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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. Hotels are raising rates for both leisure and group business as they are currently experiencing strong demand in many markets. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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Smart Moves in Texas, Wyoming and More

Smart Meetings

A twenty-year hospitality veteran, Casserly was most recently director of marketing in Baltimore, Maryland for Four Seasons. 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.

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How Six Sponsors are Serving up Fan Experiences at the 2021 US Open

Event Marketer

The brand discovered that cardmembers purchased 56 percent more tickets during its 2021 US Open pre-sale compared to the same window in 2019, demonstrating that consumers were ready to return to the action. In addition to the courts, the brand provided an open-air lounge offering food and drinks.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

ballroom, a 90,000-square-foot theater, a 25,000-square-foot Meridian Garden, 57 meeting spaces, 3,700 guest rooms and 27 different food and beverage outlets on the 25-acre property, soon to be announced. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. of meeting space, including a 105,000 sq.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

ballroom, a 90,000-square-foot theater, a 25,000-square-foot Meridian Garden, 57 meeting spaces, 3,700 guest rooms and 27 different food and beverage outlets on the 25-acre property, soon to be announced. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. of meeting space, including a 105,000 sq.

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The Destination Airport — and Airport Hotel — is No Joke

PCMA Convene

Likewise, the airport’s restaurant options include a range of locally sourced, organic food and wine — the Bay Area was a pioneer in the farm-to-table-movement. The Hyatt Regency’s renovation closed a sports bar and unveiled a new food-and-beverage concept, 3 Sixty, that combines a bar, lounge, restaurant, and market.

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