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A night away? We sure did pay.

Aaron Wolowiec

According to the STR report, New York City boasted the highest room rates in 2014, where hotel guests paid an average of $263 a night. The next three top-dollar locations: Oahu Island in Hawaii ($221 a night), San Francisco ($207) and Miami ($185). And Nashville, Denver and Atlanta were the hotspots for revenue growth in 2014.

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Hawaii’s Optics Problem: A Travel Hotspot Struggles With Meetings Business

Associations Now

It may be the birthplace of President Barack Obama, but that doesn’t mean Hawaii is going to get a break when it comes to the crackdown on federal spending on meetings. The problem: Hawaii, with its beautiful weather and beaches, has had challenges in securing conference business in recent years. Hawaii Gov.

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Congress Vows to Investigate Diversion of Charitable Funds

Associations Now

Regulators in New York and Hawaii also said they are reviewing the database of charitable diversions created by the Post to see if charities in their states had failed to disclose the amounts and circumstances of their losses.

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Urban Institute’s Form 990 Online Filing System Hacked

Associations Now

According to a statement on the Urban Institute’s website , the incident affects users who have filed with the online versions of Forms 990, 990-EZ, and 990-N, as well as Form 8868 extensions and filings for charitable organizations in Hawaii, Michigan, and New York.

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Lung Association Raises Alarm on Air Quality

Associations Now

Salinas joined Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont; Elmira-Corning, New York; and Honolulu, Hawaii, on the association’s cleanest cities list, according to a news release.

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Study: Why Business Travel Costs Vary Significantly by City

Associations Now

While Hawaii is the most expensive state on the firm’s ?2019 Additionally, 10 of the 15 most expensive cities for business travelers—such as New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle—are on the East Coast or West Coast in the lower 48. So, where are these expensive locales?

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Vaping Industry in Tough Fight Over e-Cigarette Bans

Associations Now

In the last few weeks, e-cigarette ordinances either went into effect or are advancing quickly in Santa Monica, California ; Baltimore ; Minneapolis ; Buffalo, New York ; and Hawaii. AVA is finding it to be a tough battle, though. Concern over the rise in teen vapers hasn’t helped.