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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020.

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

based strategy consulting firm for the events industry, Rankine said that he and coauthor Giberti — founder and CEO of Miami, Florida–based consulting company Vesuvio Ventures — were “freaked out” about the timing. 1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on. And it means that the No.

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

It wasn’t COVID-19 that kept Sandra Geiger, a global account executive with ConferenceDirect, from visiting Hotel Effie, a 250-room hotel in Sandestin, Florida, before she signed a contract for an association group meeting in July — it was because the hotel was still under construction. Virtual Site Visits. Making a Digital Connection.

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The Commonsense Guide to Coronavirus for Events and Conferences

Bizzabo

Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. One of the medical offices will be dedicated to addressing both flu and coronavirus symptoms and will be staffed by a trained medical professional with direct access to the Florida Department of Health and an Epidemiologist. March 3, 2020. COVID-19 has landed.

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Smart Moves in Spokane, Moab and More

Smart Meetings

Most recently, Allen was chief development officer of international markets at Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners. During his tenure there, the property was named one of the 2020 Top 15 Resort Hotels in the West by Travel + Leisure. Phillip Allen. Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts appointed Allen president of the brand.