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Natural Disasters Create New Challenges for Meetings Industry

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico, one of the worst of many destructive turns of nature during the past year, many directly affecting hubs of the meetings and hospitality industries. Built in 1910, South Carolina’s Inn at USC is one such hotel, featuring 117-rooms and 3,000 sq.

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Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

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29, is International Coffee Day—an unofficial day of worship for many meeting professionals. Cause the best part of waking up is with three new coffee destinations in your meetings cup. As for the industry that most relies on the coffee industry (that’s us, meeting profs!), Door Delivery in Durham, North Carolina.

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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

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“This is an e ngineered recession, a recession by design,” said Christian Savelli, director of tourism economics with Oxford Economics, speaking at IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange this week in Durham, North Carolina. A day of reconning may be coming for hotels,” Meyer said.

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7 Smart Moves at Four Seasons, Visit Music City and More

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Previously, he worked as an account executive for Creative Group, a full-service corporate group meeting and incentive business, and as president of Adjoin Meetings, a meeting planning company. Previously, Mazzullo served as director of sales for Island Hospitality in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.

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How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event

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Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. Even though you might assume that your meetings and events are free of LGBT influence, there’s always an effect. For example, Skift reports that the State of North Carolina has already lost nearly $83.9

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Eight Brilliant Meeting Sites Along Solar Eclipse Path

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Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Custom eclipse glasses with a brand, company or event name printed on them would be a great promotional item to give out at meetings leading up to August 21. of meeting space and 125 guest rooms.

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7 Smart Moves at Loews Hotels, Duke Energy Convention Center and More

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Robert Cox Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina is pleased to welcome Robert Cox, CDME, CSEE as director of sports development. His experience in the sports tourism field includes serving on the North Carolina Sports Association Board and Executive Committee, where he was chairman from 2013-2015.

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