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MAY 12, 2023

Before this, Heffron held leadership roles with Hilton Hotels, including general manager for Waldorf Astoria Park City in Utah and hotel manager for Conrad New York Downtown. He also held positions at Loews Hotel Atlanta, Renaissance Atlanta Downtown and Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

He was most recently hotel manager of Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston. Johnson has also worked in the sales departments for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as Morgans Hotel Group in New York City. She’s a longtime active member of MPI. Aqua-Aston Hospitality.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Convene participated in a press trip to Little Rock, Arkansas, that began on Nov. After checking in to the stately, handsome Capital Hotel, our small group of journalists met up in the lobby, where the dominant theme of the trip immediately revealed itself: food. The newly renovated Robinson Center. 9—the morning after Election Day.

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JULY 8, 2022

Walmart and Sam’s Club associates met in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the 2022 Associates Week, June 1-3. Visit Orlando hosted a three-day virtual FAM last week for more than 600 planners, showing off what’s new and safe at Orange County Convention Center and a panoply of hotels and resorts. Case Study: A Virtual VIP Club.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Hammons Convention Center Northwest Arkansas and the Alpharetta Conference Center, home of Connect Georgia 2018. Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas, got the love from Kat Sanford, chief fun officer at Kat Sanford Events. Hilton Americas , Omni Dallas , Gaylord Texan and Hilton Anatole were also among Texas hotel favorites.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

This is the newest addition to Avenida Houston’s convention campus and the second convention hotel connected to George R. Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau President and CEO Gretchen Hall shows off Arkansas’ premier performing arts facility. Brown Convention Center.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Less familiar Southern locales are enjoying a spur of activity as of late, adding to their appeal for meetings and conferences. billion renovation of its downtown area, complete with 300 new hotel rooms and a burgeoning food scene. Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Fayetteville, Arkansas, both turned heads this year with high rankings on the U.S.

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