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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

Live music, sporting events, and arts and theater shows are often held at the park, and there are plenty of places to eat and drink from coffee and cocktails to barbecue and vegan food. Read More : Roundup of Post-Event Life for Olympic Venues. In 2018, international visitors accounted for 81% of Bangkok’s tourism spend.

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IBA’s Welcome Party Entices All 5 Senses

PCMA Convene

The event used 15,000 flowers and wheat stalks, as well as 75 dancers and other performers. Best in Show 2019: Welcome Party for International Bar Association 2018 Conference. 7, 2018 Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati in Italy (just outside of Rome) 4,000 attendees. Best in Show 2019: More Inspiring, Creative Ideas for Events.

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PCMA announces 2022 Global Meetings Executive of the Year award recipient

Event Industry News

Buongiorno is Vice President, AIM Group International, a company that for over sixty years has been one of the international leaders in events and conferences. The award recognizes a business events strategist who has demonstrated a vision, commitment and passion for the advancement and education of the global meetings industry.

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The Unlikely Lads: The story behind Burberry’s “Dirty Great Scaffold”

Event Industry News

Featured Image: Matt and Graham, 2018. Graham Hudson’s installation Sisyphus Reclined for Burberry, London 2018. Graham is a regular visitor to Matt’s Old Wolverton business premises where both Vantage Event Structures and MK Scaffolding are stationed. Did Matt ever envisage he would move into the world of fine art? “No

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Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Caesars Forum Hits Another Milestone

Smart Meetings

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but Caesars Forum in Las Vegas is making exciting progress. This is an exciting step towards the development of Caesars Forum which will redefine the offering for meetings and events in Las Vegas,” said Michael Massari, Chief Sales Officer at Caesars Entertainment, in a press release.

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Digging Deeper: Inside EAA’s Conference on Archaeology and History

PCMA Convene

The event in Belfast, Aug. There was a last-minute shift in the hybrid event’s attendance ratio — approximately 3,000 in-person delegates and another 500 delegates online — because of a few hiccups, including a problem with U.K. 2, was supported by Conference Partners International’s “fantastic team,” Murphy said.

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Meet in the Nation’s Capital, Where Economics, Culture, and Academics Unite

Cvent: Event Marketing

by ridership (SmartAsset, 2018). Fourth city in which Ford will debut its self-driving vehicles (CNN, 2018). billion in 2018. Top industries include pharmaceuticals/health products, insurance, electronics, and business associations (Center for Responsive Politics, 2018). Second-largest subway system in the U.S.,