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TWT: Travel Still Flocks to Florida

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Florida Continues to Come Back Strong. Florida Tourism has released Quarter One (January to March) results for travel to the state in 2022. Florida airports saw an influx of visitors. Traffic at 19 Florida airports increased 70.1% during Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021 and were down from Q1 2019 by 5.5%.

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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

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followed by a presentation on group travel recovery in the first half of 2022 by Heath Dillard, director of insights for Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, and a live global broadcast at NASCAR Hall of Fame to finish off the day. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Top 10 Cities for Curating Efflorescent Events in 2022

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Lawn Love , a platform for independent lawn and yard maintenance professionals, published the results of its study, “ 2022’s Best Cities for Local Flowers ,” which compared 200 U.S. Florida was named the “leading wholesaler of floriculture crops” by Lawn Love researchers. It’s hard to deny the draw of freshly cut flowers.

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2022 Cheapest Airfare in the United States  

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Four of the top 10 airports where you can fly on the cheapest airfare are in Florida, according to data from the U.S. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Read More : South Florida Meetings: Health, Wellness and Productivity. Tampa, Florida. The post 2022 Cheapest Airfare in the United States appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Global DMC Partners Releases 2022 Destination Index

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Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independent destination management companies and event service providers, has recently unveiled its 2022 Global Destination Index , which highlights the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world, according to booked and pending business across its worldwide partners. 5: Florida.

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Best of 2022: Food and Beverage

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Essential F&B: 2022 Catering Trends. Our January 2022 feature on catering trends saw locally-sourced foods as a major player. The post Best of 2022: Food and Beverage appeared first on Smart Meetings. We lost out and we may lose our deal because at a critical moment, we had to leave the table.”. Ravish: Pasta-licious.

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Event Genius continues Iberian expansion with exclusive partnerships for Sónar Lisboa, Neopop, Cruïlla and Florida 135

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In Portugal, Sónar Lisboa – the latest addition to the global Sónar festival family – has partnered with Event Genius for their debut edition, which will welcome 25,000 fans per day to the capital from 8-10 April 2022. Florida 135.

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