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Elevated Experiences Scored at Florida Smart Meetings Event

Smart Meetings

Luxurious Touches Made Everyone Feel Special in The Palm Beaches When the CEO arrives on the greens of historic PGA National Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in a helicopter, dropping a bucket of golf balls to pick the winner of a high-stakes raffle, you know this is going to be a hosted buyer event unlike any other.

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Moving Your Meeting Amid Rising Reproductive Rights Concerns

PCMA Convene

That wave of dissent has become increasingly familiar for health-care associations that host meetings in states like Florida and Texas, where laws have placed extreme restrictions on abortion care and reproductive rights. Like many associations, SMFM signs contracts with its host destinations years in advance.

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

PCMA Convene

For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida. In 2019, FAMP drew 1,500 attendees and 140 booths. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”.

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California Continues to Attract Global Visitors

Smart Meetings

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. A year ago, research showed that many thought California was less ready to welcome visitors than Florida. ADR was 10% higher than the same time in 2019.

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Mickey Mouse Gets a Pay Hike

Smart Meetings

Cast members at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, overwhelmingly voted to accept a new five-year labor contract that will pay a starting wage of $15 an hour by 2021. Nor have any of his Magic Kingdom pals. But now they’re on their way to a starting pay boost of more than 50 percent.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

NYC & Company reported at IMEX that the destination expects to recover 85% of its record 2019 visitation, welcoming 56.7 . — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. New York City Reports Attendance Rebound. million visitors by the end of 2022.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

NYC & Company reported at IMEX that the destination expects to recover 85% of its record 2019 visitation, welcoming 56.7 . — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. New York City Reports Attendance Rebound. million visitors by the end of 2022.

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