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Get Excited for the Biggest Hotel Brand Openings of 2024

Smart Meetings

Along with eight signature food and beverage experiences and a spa, beauty bar and fitness center, guests will be left in awe of the bright spaces across the property. of meeting space and the largest ballroom in Georgia. The opening of the property marks the city’s largest ground-up development in 40 years.

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New and Renovated: Austin Exploration and Sunny Shores

Smart Meetings

The indoor venues each have spacious 20-foot ceilings with floor-to-ceiling windows showing off downtown Austin. It combines remixed comfort food with a chic mid-century modern indoor and outdoor seating. of indoor and outdoor event space across two conference centers, banquet and reception areas, outdoor gathering space and more.

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A Guide to Serving F&B on the Exhibit Floor

PCMA Convene

From the threat of tipsy attendees, to wrappers and discarded plates cluttering booths, serving food and drink samples on the exhibition floor can be tricky business. And so most venues have firm stipulations about sample sizes, cost, and other parameters , usually provided at the start of the planning process. NO TOPPING OFF.

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15 of 2016’s Hottest Meeting Destinations

SmartMeetings

It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Austin: This lively city is best known for its 250 live-music venues, but that only begins to tell its story. of event space.

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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

About a decade ago, corporations began involving their procurement departments in the meetings supply chain, giving them ultimate say over goods and services such as venues, hotels, travel partners, catering, technology providers — basically, almost every aspect of live events. A detailed scope of work may be the best weapon in the quiver.

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City Guide – Chicago

Certain

Home to the largest exhibition space in North America, McCormick Place , Chicago plays host to some of the world’s biggest conferences, including Oracle’s Modern Customer Experience , Techspo , and Digital Summit Chicago. Where to Stay. The hotel offers all the amenities, plus an in-house hair salon and yoga classes. West Loop – $$$.

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