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Six Smart Moves at The Westin Grand Cayman

Smart Meetings

He earlier served as the property’s director of events from 2018 to 2021. Watching food and travel shows with her mother throughout her childhood eventually drove her to earn her degree in hotel management. She is now sales and catering coordinator at the Westin Grand Cayman, after joining in May 2023.

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Smart Moves in Texas, Wyoming and More

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He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others. Most recently, Giang was executive assistant manager of food and beverage at Alma Resort. Kelli Donahoe, CMP.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Virginia and More

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Before this, he was director of rooms for Hyatt Regency Seattle, where he worked on the opening team in 2018, as well as director of food and beverage for Grand Hyatt Denver. Polito is currently managing director for mdg, a San Diego-based agency that specializes in event and association marketing. David Cirincione.

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Meet Well in Riverside, California!

Connect Your Meetings

Rejuvenate with citrus-themed signature beverages and farm to table menus from our creative culinary staff. The Boutique Riverside Convention Center has the distinction as one of the top three best conference/convention centers of 2018 and 2019 in California under 100,000 square feet.”. Slaters 50/50 , famous for their 50/50 burger.

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Considerations when making hospitality innovations fit for purpose

Prestige Events Magazine

The plan was for the two markets to exist harmoniously together, which proved a great success – with food and beverage spending doubling over the summer period. Despite these limitations, at Stonehouse Court, we recently gained Silver accreditation from Green Tourism in 2019 and are aiming to achieve Gold in 2023.

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Destination guide for sustainable venues in Stuttgart 

The MICE

To cater to this, the V8 Superior Hotel was added in 2018 with an additional 153 rooms. They display information about where the food on the buffet comes from and I’ve never seen this elsewhere before, and it’s a fantastic idea to showcase sustainability in a transparent way. Beverages are mainly served in reusable packaging.

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How to Plan Virtual Events – Ideas for Amazing Online Experiences

Planning Pod

Before the coronavirus outbreak, virtual events were estimated to grow from $14 billion in 2018 to $18 billion in 2023. Reduced carbon footprint – Actually, practically no footprint when you consider that travel and food are far-and-away the biggest event-related contributors to carbon emissions. No comparison.