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A City Within a City to Launch in SoCal

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BE will not only be an adult playground of concert venues, modern restaurants and luxury hotels, but a residential and pedestrian-friendly development for both locals and travelers to enjoy. The $4 billion-dollar, 95-acre development will be a hub of entertainment venues, world class hotels, modern food spots and residences.

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Los Angeles is the New Sports Capital of the World

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But with 10 major league professional sports teams, two new stadiums, and an all-star lineup of major events coming to the city, L.A. The city was recently selected as a candidate host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the official host of the Summer Olympics in 2028. is looking a lot sportier these days.

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Preview Las Vegas 2024 Talks Formula 1 and A’s Move to the City

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A’s Coming to The Strip A’s mascot poses for picture In this Q&A, Sewald sat down with Fisher to talk about the baseball team’s move to Las Vegas and the local support he has seen coming from Las Vegas locals toward the city’s established sports teams. Fisher grew up in the Bay Area.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

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From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. When a city is preparing to host a sporting event, they invest in improving their infrastructure, building and renovating hotels and expanding their public transportation routes.

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4 Key Steps to Become a Successful Event Planner ?

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billion by 2028. Education in the field of business or hotel management, tourism, communications, and public relations will help you achieve the credibility so essential in the industry. The event planning business is at the moment one of the fastest growing industries – It is anticipated to grow to $1,552.9

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Destination Spotlight – Melbourne, Australia

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Currently, 123 international and national business events are confirmed from now till 2028 worth more than $803 million and expected to attract close to 134,000 delegates filling over 385,000 room nights across the city. This is one hotel that will certainly be a showstopper.

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Bathroom Ban to Cost North Carolina $3.76 in Lost Business

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Business losses conclusively attributed to HB2 include the following: – Adidas considered High Point, North Carolina, as the site of its first domestic sports shoe factory, but opted to move the project and its 160 jobs to the Atlanta area instead. billion by the end of 2028.

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