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27 New Hotels Make 2018 Forbes Five Star List

SmartMeetings

It may surprise some to know that, as always, the just-announced 2018 ratings are heavily weighted to service standards rather than facility quality. “ In the United States, New York City has two new Five Star venues: Baccarat Hotel and Residences and Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown.

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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

Event Industry News

2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Vienna, Austria (-/-). The 2019 ranking shows four new entries: Vienna in Austria (6), Stockholm in Sweden (7), and Germany’s Hamburg (5) and Frankfurt (-/7), returning to the top ten ranking after dropping out in 2018. Moscow, Russia (6/-).

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3 Trends Shaping Events: Immersive Sound, Microadventures, and ‘Reformatted’ Department Stores

PCMA Convene

The idea of microadventures is one familiar to event organizers — events have long given conference attendees options to sign up to sample what meeting destinations have to offer outside of the event venue, often before or after the event itself.

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Check Out this Baker’s Dozen of New #ThePreferredLife Options

SmartMeetings

Preferred Hotels & Resorts , the world’s largest independent hotel brand, has announced 13 new properties scheduled to launch in 2018. Steps from the famous Printer’s Alley in downtown Nashville , the nine-story Bobby Hotel will open in spring of 2018, featuring 144 guestrooms and suites. Bobby Hotel. PhilsPlace.

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Network Performing Arts Production Workshops Brings WorldWide Artists Together

PCMA Convene

Attendees are all ears at the 2018 NPAPW conference at the New World Center in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2018, the program welcomed 80 participants from 28 countries to the New World Center, an immersive concert hall and arts instruction laboratory in Miami Beach, Florida. Phillip Pessar/Creative Commons).

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5 Reasons Virtual Events Will Become More Relevant in the Coming Years

Hubilo Blog

In May 2018, the world was glued to screens to watch Warren Buffett’s comments at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s meeting. The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly held in Vienna in 2019 had 16,200 participants. No more expenditure on booking venues, accommodation, catering, and travel.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

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Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? 2018 Conferences. OpenText Enterprise World 2019 Vienna. Vienna, Austria. BE Midmarket CIO Forum is an engaging, informative, and social venue for IT Solution Providers who are focused on technologies for the midmarket. Vienna, Austria. AWE USA 2018.

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