SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2017

Marriott got a boost from its purchase of Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 2016. A few high-profile properties scheduled to hit the market this year and next include: * AC Hotel Miami Aventura in April. * Moxy NYC Times Square in July. * Gaylord Rockie Resort & Convention Center in October 2018. About 1-in-3 rooms in its U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2019

IKEA, which opened its first hotel in 2016, is arguably one of the pioneers of the hotel-to-hospitality trend. A post shared by Palazzo Versace Gold Coast (@palazzoversace) on Dec 20, 2018 at 12:57am PST. The hotel will be located on a portion of the sixth floor and the top four floors. View this post on Instagram.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville jumped from its second-place position in the 2016 rankings to take the top spot. Its 85 meeting rooms offer a total of 757,478 sq. of meeting and event space. “We of meeting and event space, the combined properties make a winning event space. million sq.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2018

The fully interactive experience they’ve created at the House of Eternal Return pushes the envelope of what is possible for an exhibition space — an idea that quickly garnered national attention before opening its doors in 2016, thanks to city initiatives and backing by business partners such as George R. Santa Fe ranked No.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

That scenario is playing out now as San Diego and Comic-Con International work toward an agreement to keep the reigning king of all comic book conventions in its longtime home after the current deal expires in 2018. The convention center, which opened in 1989, welcomed nearly 825,000 guests to 158 events in fiscal year 2016.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 2018 attendance vs. 2017 attendance (projected) — +3.2

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 2, 2017

And one major force driving this growth: meeting planners. Dubai Tourism’s 2016 tourism figures, released in February, show 14.9 Dubai snaps up meetings awards. million overnight visitors, a 5 percent year-over-year increase—that’s twice the global average. The government’s efforts are paying off.

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