Cvent, a leading event management company recently revealed its list of Top 50 Meetings Destinations, according to which Orlando is the number one destination for meetings and events activity in the United States.

The comany evaluated more than 5,700 cities, based on meeting and event booking activity through the Cvent Supplier Network and the number of meeting places in the area, separating the top 50 among them.

The top spots in the Cvent list are occupied by Orlando, Chicago and Las Vegas, followed by Atlanta on 4th place, San Diego, New York, Washington, Dallas, Miami and Phoenix on the 10th position. In case you want to see the full list from Cvent, click here.

Magical Dinning Month is an annual event and 2013 is its eighth year.  Over 70 area restaurants are participating in this year’s month-long event. As September is at the end of the summer tourist season, this event is making Orlando an attractive destination for a late vacation.

This is a wonderful opportunity to experience some of the different restaurant venues in Orlando at impressive discounts. On average, restaurants charging $30 for their three course dinner generally have entrees ranging in price from $20 to $35, with appetizers averaging around $10 and desserts for another $5 to $10. Not a bad deal – just be sure you bring your appetite!

This special is not limited to Florida residents. Tourists to the Central Florida area are encouraged to take advantage of these discounted dining specials. The program is bringing back another, less-well-known variation that launched last year: Magical Nights – there are several packages pairing dinner for two with a one-night hotel stay, aiming to get people to spend the night at select hotels in the area after their meal. And

With James Beard-nominated chefs and celebrity chef restaurants, Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month serves up the best of Orlando’s emerging culinary scene, including: nationally-recognized chefs and celebrity chef restaurants. And the best thing – it it happening at many places at the same time and you can choose the restourant and hotel that best fit your taste.

Something magical will happen in the beginning of this autumn in Chicago. Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic with a five-day programme at the United Center on September 11 to 15, 2013.

65 of Disney’s unforgettable characters from 18 beloved stories come to life, including the one and only Mickey Mouse, the irresistible Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio and many Disney Princesses. The guests will be also thrilled by exciting moments from The Lion King, Mulan, Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Toy Story films.

Aside from the magnificent costumes and the beautiful sets, you will have the chance to enjoy some of your favourite Disney songs like Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, and When You Wish Upon A Star.

The shows will begin at 7 PM from September 11 to September 13. The other performances are scheduled for 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM. You should also know that the show on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 7 pm is presented entirely in Spanish. The price of the tickets ranges from $15.00 to $72.00 and the parking for the guests wll be free in all official United Center parking lots.

The country singer Loretta Lynn brings her voice to the Mahaffey Theatre in Saint Petersburg. The woman, whose life story was immortalized in the film “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” will perform in a very special one-night show on September 14, at 8 p.m.

Lynn, who defines herself as “just a woman”, has an impressive music carrier of 53 years, through which she created many country hits, like “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A’Drinkin (With Lovin’ On Your Mind).”

Already 81, Loretta Lynn rarely tours, which makes this concert the perfect opportunity for her fans to enjoy her music. The tickets for the show are already on sale and the prices are $29.50, $35.50, $39.50, $45.50 and $59.50.

The annual contemporary Christian music festival of Disney`s Magic Kingdom will celebrate its 31st year with a special show. Some of the hottest Christian artists will perform at several stage locations for the guests in the most magical place on Earth. In addition, visitors will be also able to enjoy the many popular attractions of the compex.

The event will taka place at the Magic Kingdom Park on September 6 and September 7, 2013, around 7 pm. The price of the tickets for individuals is $55.00 for one night and $99.00 for the both nights. The tickets for groups begin at $51.00 per person for one night and $94.00 for both nights. The guests will have the opportunity to hear the songs of the following artists:

Performing Friday, September 6th, 2013:

Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman
Skillet
MercyMe
Audio Adrenaline
Mandisa
Matthew West
Moriah Peters
We As Humans
City Harbor

Performing Saturday, September 7th, 2013:

Newsboys
Tobymac
Francesca Battistelli
Building 429
Group 1 Crew
For King & Country
Plumb
Jamie Grace

Car safety technologies are becoming a more and more important problem with the more cars flooding the roads. Auto makers seek to equip vehicles with more so-called active safety features, such as lane departure warnings or forward collision alerts—technology that aims to help drivers avoid a crash, rather than dull the blow of one that has already occurred The three-point seatbelt and the airbags. The three-point seatbelt and the airbags used to be innovative ones, now they are just not enough.

Auto makers today are using radars, lasers and other sensors in some vehicles to help drivers avoid crashes by detecting what’s around them. But what about potential dangers lurking out of sight, such as a pedestrian stepping out into traffic from behind a parked car? Wouldn’t it be nice if people could use their cellphones to prevent car accidents?

Honda Motor Co.  thinks it has a solution for that. The Japanese auto maker is working on technology that alerts pedestrians to oncoming cars and sends a warning to their cellphones if they’re about to be struck. Likewise, the technology also warns drivers of crossing pedestrians and passing motorcycles blocked from view.

“The sensors we have now are for the immediate surroundings,” said Art St. Cyr, vice president of product planning and logistics for Honda’s American division, during a presentation of some of the company’s advanced safety features.

“These technologies are looking past that, two or three cars up ahead or what you can’t see around the corner,” he added.

Honda’s system uses a phone’s Global Positioning System to send signals to the car about where a pedestrian is located, in what direction they’re traveling and how fast they’re going. It also tells the vehicle whether this person is texting, making a call or listening to music.

The application then calculates the risk of a vehicle-pedestrian collision, and if one is found, alerts the driver with alarms sounding in the car and a flashing display that says “brake.” The pedestrian’s phone also gets a warning to “watch out” and makes a honking sound.

Say goodbye to the summer and celebrate the holiday weekend with this year`s Light Up the Night 2013 boat parade in Tampa, on September 1. The visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful evening, starting at 6:00 pm, with an amazing fireworks finale.

There are a lot of interesting activities planned for the guests, like a live entertainment at Channelside Bay Plaza, followed by a Yacht StarShip Lighted Boat Parade, where different boats will manifest down the channel between Sail Pavilion and Channelside. The evening continues with an After party, including an awards ceremony, held at the Sail Pavilion.

The fireworks show, which is scheduled for 8:30pm, will bring the perfect end of this year`s celebration.

Depeche Mode has announced the first tour dates for the Delta Machine World Tour 2013 in North America. The tour is currently scheduled for 19 concerts in 18 cities across the U.S. & Canada. One of the upcoming performances of the band will be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

As pioneers of the post-punk era and the most popular electronic band of all-time, the group continues to draw legions of loyal fans to arenas and stadiums around the world to experience their once-in-a-lifetime shows. For the fans this will be not only an opportunity to see their favourite band, but also to enjoy for the first time the songs from the new 13th album of the group.

The concert in New York is scheduled for Friday, September 6, 2013 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are already on sale and they cost from $59.15 to $147.45.

The six-time Grammy winner, Toni Braxton is scheduled to perform at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg this month. The talented singer, who is best-known these days for her hit reality show “Braxton Family Values”, will delight the fans with her music once again.

The concert in St. Petersburg is set for Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The tickets are ranging from $45.50 to $99.50. The public will be able to enjoy some of her greatest hits from the 90s, including “Another Sad Love Song,” “You’re Making Me High” and the second-highest selling single by a female artist of all time, “Unbreak My Heart”, along with some of her latest songs.