Event Marketer

MAY 19, 2023

Mobile Tour Units with a Twist: Adult Swim’s Rickmobile is a Traveling Pop-Up Shop How High West Whiskey Honored Utah Rail History with a Portable Saloon And lest we forget the time in 2016 when event housing was scarce during the Super Bowl and the Wienermobile was transformed into a roving hotel.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In our previous blog, we discussed 5 biggest challenges that will impact the event industry in 2019 and beyond. At IMEX America: Event Planning Trends (and Challenges) to Watch for in 2019, 64.4 % of respondents of a survey told that they don’t expect fundings for events to enhance in 2019. Challenge 1: Shrinking budget.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Marelli most recently worked at The Gwen, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Chicago, where, as the property’s pastry chef, she established its first pastry program. She also worked at Chicago’s Langham Hotel as executive pastry chef. While there, she received the Employee of the Month award in 2016 and Employee of the Year award in 2017.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016. We’re moving into year three of what will most likely be a continuation of the dreaded ‘P’ word: pivoting.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The organization announced this first-time host city all the way back in July 2016, for cryin’ out loud! Walk across the skybridge that connects the hotel to the 1.8 The hotel has 135 guest rooms, 5,464 sq. The post 2019 ASAE Preview: 8 Ways to Enjoy Columbus, Ohio appeared first on Smart Meetings. Walk up close.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It has won the UK Event Agency of the Year award a record 5 times in last 11 years – in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018. Sam Chance is the Portfolio Marketing Manager at Fresh Montgomery overseeing shows including Hotel, Restaurant & Catering, ScotHot, Independent Hotel Show, PUB and The Foodservice Show.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

“At the same time, we are working closely with our hotels and other venues to provide innovative and attractive solutions for our meeting customers during the construction period.”… New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) scheduled to open in 2019. ”… More. Columbus, Ohio. ”… More.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It has topped of the list of challenges identified by planners in Convene ’s Annual Meetings Market Survey for years, including in the 2017 and 2020 surveys, conducted in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and in our most recent survey (to be published in a special Convene November Forecast issue).

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This will be joined by two more confirmed events for 2019. Ports Evolution catering for the booming Ports and Logistics market and The Food & Hospitality Show Egypt on 26-24 June 2019, which will support the turnaround in Egypt’s HORECA, food retail and food manufacturing sectors that began at the end of 2016.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

One respondent actually was hoping for a slowdown, mentioning this wish-list item for 2019: “A downturn in the market so hotels become more flexible in their revenue-management practices.”. 2019 attendance vs. 2018 attendance (projected) — +4.4 Number of 2019 exhibitors vs. 2018 exhibitors (projected) — +1.9

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

They provide in-house AV and production at convention centers, venues, and hotels such as Kimpton, Hyatt, and Marriott, across the country. This month on January 14th, 2019, PSAV published a press release announcing the purchase agreement for PSAV to acquire Encore Event Technologies. December 2016. January 2019.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2019

Since their conception, hotels have sought to create a personalized experience for their guests. The project will be a five-story, 14-room boutique hotel and restaurant, which will also serve as a showroom for the company’s products. A post shared by Shinola Hotel (@shinolahotel) on Jan 23, 2019 at 12:21pm PST.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

iteration, which launched in 2019, focuses mostly on contemporary art exhibits, and celebrates the city’s diverse culture and contributions to the visual arts. The 2024 edition, taking place at Fontainebleau Hotel, will include Google as premier sponsor, with Uber, Shutterstock and Canva onboard as other top partners.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 26, 2020

The venue is close to Dublin’s top cultural and tourist attractions and 20,000 competitively priced hotel rooms are within easy reach.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Smart Meetings asked Michael Smith, general manager of Hyatt Regency New Orleans and 2019 Supplier of the Year for his secrets to effective change-making. “We In fact, for more than three months, the hotel was headquarters for emergency workers, the mayor, city council and Homeland Security. Times-Picayune— Loving Cup Award, 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Palli has joined Omni Hotels & Resorts in Dallas as chief commercial officer. With 25 years of experience in hospitality management, Palli has held multiple leadership positions with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, including night manager, duty manager, front of house manager, revenue manager and more. Peter Palli. Jennifer Walker.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 10, 2017

The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) reported 2016 as its highest-ever convention booking year, having secured 713 events using 903,199 hotel room nights for future years. Compared to 2015, the 2016 totals represent increases of 18.2 percent and 5.8

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Decibel Management

MAY 24, 2021

Supermodel Naomi Campbell rented out 18 floors of Burj Al Arab, the world’s first seven-star hotel, to host her elaborate three-day birthday bash in Dubai. In 2019, during Donald Trump’s presidency he hosted an over-the-top 4th of July event featuring tanks, fireworks, and a military flyover at the Lincoln Memorial.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

A 6,500-panel solar array launched in 2016, generating approximately 25 to 30% of the center’s annual electrical use. A $40-million-dollar renovation completed in October 2019 brings improved accessibility, flexibility, and elevated design. It’s one of the largest solar arrays in a convention center in the nation. The best part?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

In 2016, the venue even opened a ride, The Slide, at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, which doubles as the United Kingdom’s tallest public art piece. of travel spending, an increase from its 2019 level, 79.4%. To promote tourism, the city reinvests tourism revenue fees via its hotel occupancy tax. Barcelona; and 10. Copenhagen.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And airport hotels are almost as universally loathed. Like a hospital or retirement home, [an airport hotel] is a place almost nobody stays by choice,” according to business journalist Bruce Schoenfeld. In 2019, a multiple-use complex called the Jewel is scheduled to open as an attraction for local residents as well as travelers.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

in 2017, a 4 percent increase over 2016. Capitol, the monuments and the Smithsonian) and a fresh roster of revitalized or soon-to-open tourist sites, hotels and whole neighborhoods. Meetings spaces in the hotels include the elegant, 5,300-sq.-ft. s most popular attractions also get new life in 2018 and early 2019.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

Changing the culture throughout the hotel has been a key priority and we have spent a great deal of time over the years working on the business’s values, brand and strategy; building on our passionate people, excellent service, innovation and sustainability. In my 18 years as director of Stonehouse Court, innovation has been vast.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In recent years, Dubai has been busily developing a host of new attractions, hotels, venues and infrastructure projects to boost its standing as a global hub for tourism and business events. The efforts are reaping dividends—the city did indeed become the fourth-most-visited city in the world in 2016, with 14.9

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2019

A post shared by Wanderlust (@wanderlustfest) on Jan 9, 2019 at 9:00am PST. Think Game of Thrones when you head to Vermont Renaissance Faire , a hit since it opened in 2016. The summer solstice fling features a portfolio of menus and pricing, plus live music, which can be enjoyed free by nonparticipants at The Spirit Garden.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Jam-packed with hotels, dining and entertainment, Perth’s newest riverfront tourist precinct opened in January 2016 and will be complete in 2020. It currently stakes a claim as the city’s largest hotel, and accommodates up to 3,000 in its mega-sized ballroom. Several outdoor event spaces are available to rent.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The former CEO of Choose Chicago launched into his role as CEO of Destinations International in 2016 by sprinting across the country. Louis, Missouri on July 23, 2019. 2019 30 Under 30 class. Staff can assist with hotel and venue selections, vendor options, creative event suggestions and a long list of other services.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A newly released Incentive Research Foundation 2019 Trends Study showed that incentive travel is an increasing priority in a world where acquisitions are creating bigger companies, and getting teams producing together quickly is essential to making the deal pencil out. It is not just the hotels that are joining forces. Bigger Budgets.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 8, 2019

The upstart e-commerce shaving company that sold to Unilever for $1 Billion in 2016 is slotted to launch its first automated Kiosk in early 2019 in LaGuardia airport. Mass retailer CVS has also introduced vending machines stocked with various necessities for “on-the-go” in airports, hotels and other transportation hubs.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Visit Scotland recently met with Smart Meetings in San Francisco to share news about several projects, including the construction of a new convention center scheduled to open in Aberdeen in 2019. The site also will have three hotels, including a 200-room Hilton property, an energy center and two business parks.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

will not happen until at least 2019. Theresa May has confirmed this will be done by the end of March 2017, meaning the UK will be expected to have left by the summer of 2019. Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) October 21, 2016. Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) October 23, 2016. The separation of the U.K. For the U.K.

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Bizzabo

JULY 16, 2019

NoMad Hotel Rooftop. Source: The NoMad Hotel. The Parisian-inspired NoMad Hotel on Broadway offers event planners both indoor and outdoor spaces for their events. You and your guests can choose from 27 main hotel rooms and 2 suites. Wythe Hotel. Source: Wythe Hotel. McCarren Hotel & Pool.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

An additional $700 million would go towards constructing a new 40-story hotel tower with 850 rooms at JW Marriott. A 51,000-square-foot ballroom, which AEG claims would be the largest in the city, is part of the hotel’s floorplan. It is on budget and on schedule for a January 3, 2019 ribbon cutting. of function space.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 16, 2019

The 2019 event will take place in Las Vegas, NV from November 4th-7th and those lucky enough to score an invitation will also receive discounted hotel room rates at the ARIA Resort and Casino, a perk that definitely adds to the overall event branding. SpiceWorld 2019. You should! Source: Baramundi.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The resort turned the region’s catastrophic flood of 2016 into an opportunity to completely restore its Old White TPC course, first opened in 1914. The currently closed Greenbrier course will reopen in 2019 with eight new holes designed by Phil Mickelson, the resort’s PGA Tour ambassador.

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Plan Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Such research and commensurate communications to inform attendees was the tact taken by the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) leading up to their 2016 annual meetings. Two hotels allow open and concealed carry, the Marriott Rivercenter and the Marriott Riverwalk. We shall post such signage.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 1, 2019

The 2019 event took place in San Francisco, CA and welcomed thousands of attendees during the four-day event. Think Gov 2019. IBM's Think Gov 2019 was all about technology for federal governments. In 2016, IBM wanted to develop a creative way to showcase their cognitive solutions to potential B2B customers. Source: IBM.

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