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Groups360 Adds Choice Hotels to Group Instant Booking Platform

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Will GroupSync Marketplace act as Expedia for meetings? Instant Group Booking at Scale Choice joins hoteliers Marriott , Hilton and IHG on the platform that allows meeting planners to direct book without the need to submit an RFP. This puts the hospitality technology platform one step closer to being the Expedia of meeting planning.

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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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5 Smart Moves at Meet Puerto Rico, MPI, Montage & More

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Gabriela Ong Gabriela Ong was promoted to vice president of sales for Meet Puerto Rico, where she has been brand sales manager, northeast for three years. Based in the New York area, Ong will drive sales and grow brand awareness through meetings, incentives and marketing events. Photo Credit: MPI.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

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And 5,000 people in Charleston, South Carolina, were without power on Wednesday after freezing rain and snow. says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Plan on delays. Ditto Georgia. What can planners do? Move it inside. Make room for higher attrition.

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Marriott Cuts Third-Party Commissions, Faces Criticism

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While that may be the case for most, it doesn’t appear so for the South Carolina-based Square One Meeting Planning. “We Putting Loyalty to the Test. Ultimately, Marriott is betting on the fact that the chain is too big to avoid. Obviously Marriott is no longer that company,” says Square One Owner Tammy Faust.

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Got Class? Group Learning Through Team Building

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Marine Science: In the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, HarbourView Inn offers behind-the-scene tours of the Avian Conversation Center and Sea Turtle Hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium where guests can learn about the Holy City’s local ecosystem, wild birds of prey, aquatic animals and endangered species.

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2017 Smart Stars Award Winners

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Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. of meeting space.

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