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Event-Tech at the Winter Olympic Games 2018: Part-1

Hubilo Blog

A country known to be a technology hub, the home of revolutionary tech-giants such as Samsung , Hyundai and LG Electronics , South Korea is playing host to one of the most tech-forward events recorded in history, the 2018 Winter Olympics. Visit the official PyeongChang 2018 event website to check it out for yourself.

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IHG Hotels Launches Vignette Collection, a ‘Conversion Brand’

Smart Meetings

Voco was created in 2018 and currently has 19 properties around the globe in countries as varied as the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Austria. At the brand’s conception, the plan was to open around 200 hotels by 2028. In 2015, a study by PKF Hospitality Research found that 1/3 of U.S.

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Los Angeles is the New Sports Capital of the World

Smart Meetings

Over Los Angeles Sunday, April 29, 2018. The city was recently selected as a candidate host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the official host of the Summer Olympics in 2028. Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, many of the other venues are also undergoing major renovations—such as the STAPLES Center and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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People on the Move

PCMA Convene

Altizer joined the organization in May 2018. The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visit Raleigh) has retained the services of Dan Douglas of Urban Strategy Group to oversee aspects of the Wake County Destination Strategic Plan, or Destination 2028 Plan, which was revealed last year. Jay Altizer and Jason Popp.

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Guest Blog: The 7 MICE hotspots of tomorrow revealed

Event Industry News

In April 2018, the MENA Hotel Benchmark Survey Report revealed that Abu Dhabi attained the highest hotel occupancy figures of any Gulf Cooperation Council city, with an impressive rate of 87.9% — climbing 4.7% each year to 2028. There’s already strong evidence that the strategy is working. year-over-year.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

SmartMeetings

These ambitious goals contributed to the City of Angels winning the bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympics. National Figure Skating Championships in January, one month ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability

PCMA Convene

This is part of a social charter solidified in 2018 between local trade unions and employer organizations, a first in Olympic history, to open up more opportunities and resources for job seekers and small businesses. The result? Paris is “a very old city with a lot of existing infrastructure,” she said, and with L.A.

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