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Scottish cities account for 24% of all major association meetings in the UK

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Scotland is bucking the trend with the number of major association events held in 2018 up 5% from 2017, despite the UK dropping two places in the latest ICCA Country and City Statistics report for total number of international association meetings. Where ideas become legend”.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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Tourism bureau Experience Columbia SC hired both Shaffer and Lilly as sales managers. Shaffer has spent over two decades in tourism and hospitality sales. Lilly has been in hospitality, tourism, event management and sales for 15 years. Visit Greater Palm Springs welcomed Foster as director of Palm Springs tourism.

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Lessons for The Great Interruption from Destinations International

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Responses were collected in a touching interview called, “ Five Questions About Race, Answered by Black Tourism Professionals.” It’s time for non-Black tourism colleagues to call out comments that are not appropriate, bring the right people to the table and make equality part of DMO core values and hiring practices. Tourism Richmond.

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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

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MPI Minneapolis will be meeting in person at Delta Hotels Minneapolis from 1-5p.m. to cover the state of the meetings industry and post-Covid experiences, featuring experts from Meet Minneapolis, Experience Rochester, and local and regional meetings industry associations. MPI chapters across the U.S.

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

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Kristin Hankins, director of sales and marketing, San Francisco Marriott Marquis Since the first day our doors opened 34 years ago, we’ve been a tower of strength and reliability in times of crisis for all in need. Read More: Wellness and Sustainability Top Agenda for Accor Tourism is vital to San Francisco’s economic recovery and vibrancy.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

The SCIB has a presence in 14 markets. It is a MICE-oriented property in the city portfolio, and the renovation allowed the hotel to position itself in a clever way in the Bernese market. Bern is the Swiss capital; hence, government business, association meetings, banking and consulting are the core business.

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And Then There Were 20

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Lastly, I’d like to generate more interest in association meetings management and make this industry more attractive to students, who potentially will be the future leaders of our field. Marketing Manager, Kenes Group. Head of Convention Bureau, Montreux-Vevey Tourisme. Associate Meeting Planner, Harborside.

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