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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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According to the global survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets: Nearly all global business travelers (94%) are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, including 67% who are very willing. 29 Alaska $27.05 32 Florida $26.82 The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business? 50 Iowa $20.86

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More

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In her 15 years of hospitality experience, Avery has worked with Wild Dunes, a Destination Hotel in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, McKinley Chalet in Denali National Park, Alaska, and The Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida. Boyett is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.

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Not Your Mother’s Incentives… Or Even Last Year’s

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More business elements: Combining a meeting and the incentive to share business messages. There is definitely a strong fun and reward component, but incentive travel seems to have taken on a new meaning,” is how Danielle Boyles, director of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Vail in Colorado , puts it. ROI: Elephant in the Room.

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2017 Smart Stars Award Winners

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Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. of meeting space.

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Top Event Agencies: The Ultimate Directory (2019)

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Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. While numerous brands have adapted their own in-house event marketing teams and others haven't—sometimes a specialized agency is needed. ACTIVENT MARKETING.

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Travel Industry Reacts to President Trump’s Revised Cuba Policy

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In a decision that will have a significant impact on the tourism industry, President Donald Trump spoke in front of a room full of supporters in the Little Havana community of Miami, Florida, on Friday to officially announce and sign his new policy on the United States’ relationship with Cuba. Cruises remain unaffected.

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