All Seated

DECEMBER 16, 2019

From garden chic to modern minimalist, we have seen all sorts of trends come and go in the special events industry. As event pros, it is our duty to stay up-to-date with the latest trends to provide our clients with the latest styles and designs. Here are a few rental trends to keep an eye out for in 2020. Go bold or go home.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

With a relaxed coastal vibe, ultrawhite-sand beaches, and activities and attractions that embrace the Gulf waters, the Florida destinations of Destin and South Walton have long been popular. With more than 65,000 square feet of event space, the resort is home to a 13,500-sq.-ft. In January, the property completed a $2.7

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Alliance Nationwide Exposition is launching Orlando Winterfest 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL in partnership with International Drive Business Improvement District and iHeartMedia. WinterFest 2020 will open Thursday, Dec 3rd, and run through Sunday, Dec 6th.

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EventUp

JULY 22, 2020

Here is a comprehensive list of restaurants that you can enjoy dine-in eating now in Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, Florida. It was founded on the desire to bring more quality, Florida-brewed beer to the thirsty masses. Florida Inspired. Restaurants open in Orlando: Ace Cafe Orlando. Tampa Brewed. Ocean Prime. Seafood or Steak?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. million convention attendees last year as in-person events made a full return in June 2021. The event will take place at the Henry B.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Business Events, conferences, exhibitions, seminars are all crucial to add on zeal in your monotonous 9 to 5 routine. Conferences and events are places with numerous opportunities for an attendee, so research and plan well before you attend any event. Hope these events nourish and inspire you. Future Digital Finance 2020.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Business Events, conferences, exhibitions, seminars are all crucial to add on zeal in your monotonous 9 to 5 routine. Conferences and events are places with numerous opportunities for an attendee, so research and plan well before you attend any event. Hope these events nourish and inspire you. Future Digital Finance 2020.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Business Events, conferences, exhibitions, seminars are all crucial to add on zeal in your monotonous 9 to 5 routine. Conferences and events are places with numerous opportunities for an attendee, so research and plan well before you attend any event. Hope these events nourish and inspire you. Future Digital Finance 2020.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Stanfield previously worked as general manager at Hilton Buenos Aires, during which the property was awarded national and international awards, including Argentina’s Best MICE Hotel in 2020 and the World Travel Awards in 2019 and 2020. He’s also worked in leading roles with Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and Washington Hilton in D.C.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Before this, she was director of sales and marketing at Nines, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Portland, Oregon—in 2020, she was awarded Leader of the Year at the property. Heather McCargo McCargo is marketing manager of communications and events for ATL Airport District. at CSI DMC.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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. who manages the event. who manages the event. 2020-23 that requires face coverings. Held Sept. Hand sanitizer.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 13, 2020

Cheers to these inspiring female event professionals! As a business owner myself, Carina inspires me to push my own boundaries and exercise my voice for the betterment of the meetings and events industry.” To a fangirl like me, she walks the walk for events and women.” Sarah Soliman Daudin. ” —Michelle Bruno. “My

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 8, 2020

For over 20 years, the Florida Festivals & Events Association (FFEA) has promoted large community events in Florida, including festivals, food & wine events, and state and local fairs. FFEA supports more than 700 event industry professional members who collectively represent 5,500 events.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Hybrid Events: 10 Questions About Hybrid Events, Answered. Event Tech: Event Tech Podcast: A Klik Review. ? We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! Do I stay or do I go?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Mary Silvester Mary Silvester, The Islands of Islamorada The Islands of Islamorada , an oceanfront residential style resort in the upper Florida Keys, appoints Silvester to the newly created coastal concierge role. In recent years, he has served as sales account manager for Topgolf, where he handled up to 25 events per day.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Founders Gabrielle Austen Browne and Ashanti Bentil Dhue, launched Diversity Ally, in response to the astonishing lack of diversity within the events, MICE and hospitality sectors. . Gabby Austen – Browne, Co-founder Diversity Ally says, . And Ashanti and Gabby are wonderful and knowledgeable facilitators!

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Six weeks out, the Hong Kong International Airport shut down due to civil unrest, and organizers decided to make a quick switch to Singapore for the event. Key to offering a safe environment for the in-person event to take place was the choice of venue, Davis said. “It Let’s just say we’re the pivot experts at this point,” Davis joked.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Participants at the 2020 Global Wellness Summit in Palm Beach, Florida, chose how they wanted to experience sessions — while exercising or sitting. Events are more wellness focused and that will continue, I hope, forever. Adelman Law Group, PLLC, and Vice President, Event Safety Alliance. What pandemic? Steven A.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

At first glance, it might seem like a hybrid event is pretty straightforward. While it’s common knowledge at this point that this type of event merges digital and live together, there are actually several ways you can go about it. You’ve probably come across the concept of hybrid event models before. Well, sort of.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Best of the Best: Event Spaces: How to Create Event Spaces that Spark Learning and Connection. Want to learn more about designing the perfect event space to foster connections and learning? Watch this webinar about Designing Your Event With Connectivity In Mind! ?? Events being cancelled due to coronavirus.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

John’s House join the pair of buildings that were redone in 2020. The AAA Five-Diamond property has been hosting guests on Florida’s northeast coast since 1928 with a variety of accommodations. Ponte Vedra offers a wide array of meeting and event spaces. It is the fifth ROOST apartment hotel and the first in Florida.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If you spent 2020 talking about force majeure clauses more than you ever had in your career, you are not alone. Lessons can be learned from successful events, such as those that have taken place in Texas, Florida and Colorado , to see what they did and what they would do differently.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Why not inspire your leadership team with an event at a hotel with ties to historical leadership? Located three blocks from the Chattanooga Trade and Convention Center, the staff at Read House have been hosting events there since 1872 and a dozen different rooms can be arranged to suit your organization’s needs. With 6,704 sq.

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MAY 3, 2021

While Covid may have put a pause on the magic in early 2020, Disney’s Florida parks and resorts have been open since last July, operating at reduced capacity and with a variety of adaptations to reduce crowds. It’s never been more important to partner closely with your hotel sales-and-services team in developing your event.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

That number is expected to grow in 2020 as employers encourage the blending of business and leisure travel to appeal to the younger generations that are rising up through the workforce. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler? Include details of the extended rates in your event communications and event app.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. While Orlando, Florida retained the number one spot in North America from 2019, both Nashville, Tennessee (No. Orlando, Florida 2. 1) opened as a new property in late 2020 while other properties in the Top 10—Including Westin Charlotte (No.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Discover must-attend cannabis events that are shaping a fast-developing industry. Thanks to increasing legalization of recreatio nal marijuana use in many parts of the world, an entirely new category of events is fast emerging. Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. Lift & Co.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

Most recently, Hooker worked as event delivery director for the all-electric motorsport series Formula E. Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. In 2020 and 2021, she was named one of Modern Luxury ’s DC Power Players.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Craighead most recently worked for both International Association of Exhibitions and Events, where he was vice president of exhibitions and events, as well as Center for the Center of Exhibition Industry Research, as vice president of events. Bobby Barnes. Susan Carlson.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Has this year strengthened your relationship with the event contract? 2020 brought to the fore voluminous talk about force majeure clauses , common law principles and greater attention to legal terms in general. The post Event Contract Considerations for 2021 appeared first on Smart Meetings. If so, you’re not alone.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. In response to the coronavirus threat, many brands are implementing strict health rules to minimize the risk at events, other companies are moving their events to digital forums, while others are out-right canceling or postponing their events.

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MARCH 1, 2022

We will also be included in an expanded Michelin Guide coming out this year, showcasing the abundance of culinary superstars making their home in Florida. Event-ful Experiences. From July 2020 and January 2022, the Orange County Convention Center hosted more than 200 events of all sizes, making Orlando one of the few U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The disruption caused by the pandemic and subsequent Great Resignation in the events world is no exception. The urgent call to restaff hotels and events teams and engage discriminating audiences will include many unimaginable trials, learning new skills and, ultimately, a reinvention of ourselves and the industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Read More: The Story Behind Smart Women in Meetings Awards 2023 Malyna Si Restaurant Chef, Capa Steakhouse at Four Seasons Orlando Walt Disney World Resort Orlando, Florida Chef Malyna Si did not set out to become a chef. In 2019, she was promoted to chef de partie at Capa; in 2020, sous chef.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

Cisco’s announcement in November that it was buying the virtual interaction company Slido may have been a foreshadowing of event tech mergers to come in 2021 according to event tech experts. Eight-year-young, Slovakia-based Slido was emerging as the ubiquitous Q&A and polling platform at events. Big Fish Getting Better.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

It wiped out the town of Islamorada in the Florida Keys and took 408 lives, affecting a swath of states, including Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. The 2020 Hospitality Jobs Cyclone caused by the novel coronavirus may have been the equivalent of a Category Six economic storm. 1/1/2020: Hotel Manager, JW Marriott LA Live.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Oney was CSPI board president in 2020 and so, saw the association through the first year of the pandemic. Previously, Oney was director of sales at RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida and has held additional sales leadership roles at several companies, including Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa and more. Jane Cunningham.

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