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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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29 Alaska $27.05 32 Florida $26.82 The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business? appeared first on Smart Meetings. Finally, the survey saw that health and safety is the biggest threat to business travel: over inflation, budget cuts or travel freezes. 2 Rhode Island $35.18 3 New Mexico $35.11

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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. The post Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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How to Harness the Power of Native American Cultural Centers

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Thanks to some exciting new spaces opening across the country, meeting planners can host events at cultural centers that provide educational experiences that will have a lasting impact. It’s an opportunity for our guests to meet and see the artwork actually being produced and handmade,” she said. Meeting space at IPCC.

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5 Best Airports for Layovers

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Anchorage, Alaska. Although it ranks third overall, Alaska’s largest city ranked first in shortest average departure delay and lowest share of delayed departures, it also ranked fifth in the lowest share of canceled departures. Miami, Florida. The post 5 Best Airports for Layovers appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Las Vegas No. 1 Among Most Fun Cities

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It’s no surprise that the most fun cities in the United States, according to a new report released by WalletHub, are also key meeting destinations. Las Vegas has the most clubs per 100,000 residents at 23.60, which is 70 times more than in Anchorage, Alaska, the city with the fewest at 0.34. Tampa, Florida. New Orleans.

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JetBlue’s Cuba Flights to Begin This Month

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31, will be between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Santa Clara, Cuba. Eight carriers—Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines—subsequently were granted tentative permission to fly to Havana. airline to do so in more than 50 years.

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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. Janet Traphagen, immediate past chair of IRF and president of Creative Group, an award-winning designer of incentive programs as well as other meetings and events, has seen it all in her 25 years in the industry. ROI: Elephant in the Room.

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