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Hilton Purchases Graduate Hotel Brand for $210 Million

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Acquisition accelerates growth of lifestyle market Thursday, Hilton announced it had agreed to purchase the Graduate Hotel brand for $210 million. Read More: The Continued Rise of the Extended Stay Hotel The post Hilton Purchases Graduate Hotel Brand for $210 Million appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Small Group Cruise Excursions for Incentive Getaways

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Meeting planners that are bringing their groups to Europe—especially for PCMA’s Convening EMEA conference in Vienna this September—have a new set of exclusive group cruise experiences to consider in Greece-based Celestyal Cruises’ “Authentic Encounters.”. Why Greece, though? billion by 2030.

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Pizza Hut Soothes Gen Z Stress with a ‘Struggle Bus’ Mobile Tour

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Following the Final Four, from April 28-29, the Pizza Hut Struggle Bus offered college students in Athens, GA, a tasty study break during exam week. Fans at this stop could meet Jordana Abraham, co-founder of Betches, a female-founded and led media and entertainment brand, and comedian Jared Freid, who both serve as hosts of U UP? “Hut-line”

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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

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CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. Russia’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2018 is likely to have boosted the appeal of Moscow as a meetings and events destination.

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Interviews with Planners – Ruby Benoit

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Ruby Benoit is a veteran marketing, event planning, and project management professional with 17 years of experience with global brands in tourism, hospitality, sports, entertainment, fashion, and consumer packaged goods. Athens, Greece. What is the best advice you have ever received as a planner? What was great, what was challenging?

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CDC Will Allow Cruise Travel to Resume This Summer   

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ban on sailing: “Over the past eight months, a highly controlled resumption of cruising has continued in Europe, Asia and the South Pacific—with nearly 400,000 passengers sailing to date in more than 10 major cruise markets.”. More : Navigating in Open Waters with Cruise Meetings. ports during the U.S.

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Four Seasons Keeps Expanding Global Portfolio

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of meeting space, including an 8,352-square-foot ballroom. High atop the city’s tallest building—the 60-story Comcast Technology Center—Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center will offer 217 guest rooms, a penthouse restaurant, three meeting rooms and two ballrooms. Four Seasons and Astir Palace Vouliagmeni S.A.,

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