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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community. With sustainability as a ubiquitous and immortal topic swirling in the meeting and events industry, meeting professionals are flocking to the most sustainable places available.

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Smart Moves in The Bahamas, New York City and More

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He has spent 11 of these years at InterContinental properties, and most recently served as general manager of Marriott International – Sheraton Tel Aviv, which saw him named Marriott General Manager of the Year in 2018 for successfully guiding the properties through numerous renovations and a rebrand.

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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. Jennifer Walker.

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Palatable Progress: The Power of Culinary Travel Experiences

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Earlier this year, the World Food Travel Association published a list of the top 10 predictions for the food tourism industry in 2020, drawn partly from changes brought on by COVID-19. Delving into the roots of the foods that we eat in the U.S. can bring up parts of our history that are messy and uncomfortable.

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Smart Moves in Tennessee, D.C. and More

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She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. He brings 22 years of events and hotel operations and management experience to his new role. Bracco was most recently vice president of events at Hargrove by Encore. Derek Douglass Drew.

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7 Smart Moves—at Mahekal Beach Resort, Kimpton & More

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Anthony Kwokori Barbican’s business events team expanded in London with the addition of Kwokori as account executive. Olmstead previously served in managerial and food and beverage positions with InterContinental Hotels Group, working at the brand’s properties in San Francisco, Chicago and New York.

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Authentic Experiences 101: A Hot New Hotel and Restaurant in San Francisco

Smart Meetings

The wow experience is an intimate gathering at a memory-making new hotel that includes private dining at its restaurant, which is the latest hot spot in that food-obsessed city. In 2018, his Pinoy Heritage won Best Pop-up from the San Francisco version of the website Eater. To wit, the wow destination is San Francisco.

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