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Real Results, Real Impact: EventMobi Celebrates GMID 2018

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Today is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), which is an annual event that brings together leaders from across the meetings and events industry. Meeting professionals across the world participate in GMID’s international day of advocacy. They used EventMobi for their 60th annual general meeting.

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Alaska and Southwest Tops for Airline Customer Service

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For the 10th consecutive year, Alaska Airlines topped the list of traditional airline carriers with an index score of 765 points. With all of the negative publicity major carriers have received over the past few months, it’s possible we will see even bigger leaps in 2018. How did airlines rank?

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2018’s Best Frequent-Flyer Programs

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per $100 spent), with Alaska Airlines coming in a close second ($19.87 Four of the 10 largest airlines are offering more rewards in 2018 than in 2017, sweetening the pot by an average of 20 percent. The post 2018’s Best Frequent-Flyer Programs appeared first on Smart Meetings. And they’re all free to join.

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Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups

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A post shared by Park City Area Restaurants (@parkcityrestaurants) on Dec 9, 2018 at 3:11pm PST. Alaska Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. A post shared by Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (@iditarodsleddograce) on Oct 18, 2018 at 3:59am PDT. The post Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Say Farewell to Virgin America

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On March 22, Alaska Airlines announced its plan to eliminate the Virgin America brand, with an official termination to occur in 2019. Last year Alaska purchased Virgin for $2.6 ” Since the merger closed in December, Alaska has been striving to enhance the combinednetworks. However, in keeping with U.S.

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7 Ways that Travel Changed in 2017

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From translating ear buds to devastating earthquakes, the past year has been full of major developments that affected meeting professional road warriors. Forecast: Unplugging is likely to accelerate as meeting professionals and others face increasing demands in a high-speed world. meetings as long as the ban exists.

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DMA West: Going Viral, What’s Trending and Crisis Communication

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After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from. A post shared by Oinkari Basque Dancers (@oinkariboise) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT.