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LA vs. Paris: Which Olympic City Wins for Meetings?

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According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. There are 90,000 hotel rooms within roughly six miles of these two areas. The official languages of the Olympic movement are English and French.

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Don’t Believe Everything You See on Twitter About a San Francisco Meeting Apocalypse

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of contiguous space and sits within walking distance to more than 19,000 hotel rooms. The Fairmont San Francisco dates to 1903, when two sisters—Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt—decided to build a spectacular boutique hotel in the heart of San Francisco’s Nob Hill.