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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

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Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S.

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Take A Bite Out of Shark Week At Aquatic Meeting Venues

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If you want to get in on the action, think outside of the tank and consider these aquatic venues for your next meeting or event. Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas, underwent a massive $1 billion expansion to their meetings and event space. Larger groups in the hundreds can meet on the front lawn or Great Hall.

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5 Smart Moves at Visit Albuquerque, LGBT Meeting Professionals Association and More

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He was named General Manager of the Year for four consecutive years (2012–2015) by Hilton’s Luxury Division. The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) named Alexis Dinyovszky as a new member of the board of directors. Gray serves as the managing director of Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau in Florida.

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

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She has worked in various management and leadership positions at international hotels, and worked for The Camberley Hotel Company in Atlanta; West Baden Springs Hotel in Indiana; Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal/Il Lugano in Florida; and Hilton San Diego Del Mar. in Orlando, Florida. David Givens. Heather Bailey. Jana McGee.

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4 Smart Moves at Hyatt, Hotel Ivy and More

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She brings 19 years of experience and has received several awards for her performance including Circle of Excellence recipient for Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year with Hilton Luxury Brands in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and 2013 Most Improved RevPAR Growth for Hilton Luxury Brands with her team. Susan Gladstone. Chris Skelding.

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Power in Numbers: The Mighty SMERFs

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There are many acronyms in the world of meetings, but SMERF is one you should not forget. While SMERF meetings tend to be smaller in size, the numbers do add up. While SMERF meetings tend to be smaller in size, the numbers do add up. Nowhere was this more apparent in 2016 than in Jacksonville, Florida.

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

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He’s previously worked at The Silversmith Hotel in Chicago, One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida and various Marriott International hotels in Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

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