As May begins to bloom, the world wakes up and we know summer will soon march in. Who isn’t excited for the wave of sunnier days and seeing the sunset grow later? There’s no better time to take your meetings to a destination where summer arrives in full swing sooner rather than later....

The Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay, located in downtown Monterey, completed a $1.83 million renovation project at the end of February that touched on its De Anza and Bonsai ballrooms as well as its De Anza Foyer. The property worked with San Francisco-based RoseBernard Studio to refresh the spaces’ interior designs, drawing on inspiration from the city’s maritime heritage through a coastal theme featuring weathered wood and clear blue water-colored motifs....

Where your group meets matters, but so does the framing for the discussions that will happen in and out of the ballroom....

Buick B's Magazine recently took the Buick Wildcat EV concept - a concept vehicle that represents a vision of upcoming vehicle development - to Monterey County, California. ...

Meet in Monterey. Experience inspired California meetings and events at the AAA Four Diamond and LEED® Certified Portola Hotel & Spa, located steps from Fisherman’s Wharf in the heart of downtown Monterey. ...

Smart Meetings names the 100 most inspiring women in meetings, and Portola Hotel's General Manager, Janine Chicourrat, is named a 2021 Hall of Fame inductee....

A recent $60 million renovations of Monterey Conference Center created a light, bright central destination for coastal meetings....