TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Red Velvet Events (Austin) Weareredvelvet.com For more than 20 years, event planners at Red Velvet Events have focused on their mission to “create compelling human connections through insight, design and collaboration for brands on the cusp of disruption.” The company has garnered an Award for Excellence from the Better Business Bureau.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Austin Gardner Gardner is vice president of business development for Staypineapple Hotels Inc. Gardner has more than 13 years working in hospitality sales and marketing—specifically with independent hotels—most recently as regional vice president of sales for Oxford Collection Hotels. based in Bellevue, Washington.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 13, 2024

In part two of our live coverage from SXSW 2024, we bring you six more steal-worthy event and experiential strategies spotted during our travels around Austin. The space served as a hub for people starting, running and growing businesses and offered daily programming on a small outdoor side patio, as well as meet-and-greets with Inc.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Jeff Ouradnik Ouradnik has been named director of sales and marketing at Hyatt Regency Austin. Tracy DeMario Streamlinevents has welcome DeMario to the team as vice president of sales and marketing. The post 7 Smart Moves at Hyatt Regency Austin and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Lauderdale, Florida.

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JULY 17, 2023

Public art creates desirable destinations for meetings for its contribution to cultural representation, urban functionality and beautifying a visitor’s overall experience. The open lot and the covered roof area together give meeting professionals 137,977 sq. of art for their outdoor event. and Popping!

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Its modern Southern Hospitality and refurbished vintage architecture make the property the social hub that earned it the adage, “Meet me at the Hermitage.”. of meeting space across 15 rooms. Hotel Granduca Austin. A boutique market with local goods and necessities will be nearby. A newly designed chapel with 6,650 sq.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. Mardell is general manager and Bruce is director of sales and marketing for Thompson San Antonio—Riverwalk.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Destination meeting spaces for groups all about luxury These new and renovated properties offer all you can imagine in the category of luxury—resort life like you’ve never seen it. Royal Retreat The Tea Rose Executive Meeting Room Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club , fondly known as the “Pink Palace,” boasts over 22,000 sq.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Learn more about Ticketbud & events in Austin. Part of what makes Austin such a live event mecca is the plethora of beautiful, creative and downright odd spots and venues available to host those events. The post Top Spots For Your Austin Event appeared first on Ticketbud Blog. Event Ideas: Industry Happy Hours. Bar Crawls.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

It’s our 8th year of powering the SXSW Go mobile app, and we’re excited to hit Austin once again. This event brings together event marketers, organizers and technologists for an afternoon of learning and discovery. Join this afternoon meet up to network, learn and share with other women in the events management world.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lime Venue Portfolio is planting a tree for every Christmas Party booking confirmed between the 27 th of September and the 30 th of November, as it looks to provide even more incentives for businesses to meet during the festive season. The festive market has grown in sophistication in doing just that.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JUNE 26, 2018

Think you know Austin , Texas? With so many new hotels and meeting spaces opening, you may not recognize the cityscape. Wyndham Austin. Fairmont Austin. This hotel boasts 1,048 luxurious guest rooms and 42 suites with scenic views of Lady Bird Lake and Austin’s skyline. The Proper Austin Hotel. Think again.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In this new position, Oshiro focuses on the wholesale, military, groups and travel agent markets for Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head , Waikiki Malia and Hotel Renew. Formoso comes from Kempinski Hotel Cancun, where he worked as director of sales and marketing and played a role in rebranding the property from The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun.

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MARCH 12, 2024

We asked three women at three powerhouse meetings hotels about their approach to bringing everyone along and were impressed by the passion that unites them. Read on to meet these brilliant meeting profs. The post United by Passion: Female Hospitality Leaders Lift Everyone Up appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has seen continual growth and retention through 2019, highlighting the particular value of its role during challenging trading conditions. Chair Kay England proudly revealed at the association’s 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 11 February that mia membership had grown by 15.8%

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District in Texas named Deutsch general manager. Boyett is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Boyett comes from Florida, where she worked at The Ritz-Carlton Hotels in South Beach and Bal Harbour as director of sales and marketing.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas.

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JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

Samuel Spurrier Samuel Spurrier Spurrier is appointed as The Westin Maui Resort and Spa Ka’anapali ’s director of sales and marketing. Margaux Helm Margaux Helm Helm steps in as marketing manager for meetings at Visit Seattle , the city’s tourism and promotion bureau.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

SXSW (Austin, Texas - March 13-22). SXSW is a major film, music and tech event held every year in downtown Austin, Texas for the last 34 years. This year, the city of Austin canceled SXSW the week before it was supposed to begin. Here is an overview of how several companies are rising to the challenge.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Inspired by the show’s murder mystery that takes place during an annual hot dog eating contest in Argyle, OH, the dinner offered fans and the press a chance to meet Bob and Nate, enjoy live jazz music and network. The activation extended to the streets of Austin, where brand ambassadors wheeled around with a branded hot dog cart.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Agency: Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) Formed: 2000 Annual Events: 100+ Staff: 11-50 Offices: 2 www.eventms.com. Formation: Keith Austin launched EMS in Cheshire in 2000 after 15 years of running an agency focussed on providing dealer support programmes for Peugeot and Nissan. Leadership: Keith Austin.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Small steps taken by the men and women returning to the meeting space are being heralded as giant leaps for the industry for demonstrating best practices for a safe return to gathering. But what will the meetings inside these sprawling campuses look like in the not-so-distant future? Every week is a learning opportunity,” he said.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Organisers can also use the studio’s Boardroom and open-plan Workshop area for creativity or operationally-led smaller meetings, adjacent to the main rooms. Lime Venue Portfolio recently launched its Meeting of the Future campaign to understand the future architecture of events.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

As the city of Austin has worked toward carbon neutrality, the Austin Convention Center has been leading the charge by buying carbon offsets, converting to renewable energy, and focusing on ways to be one of the greenest places to meet in the U.S. The events industry is helping to grow that market.

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Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2019

Managed by global roadshow expert Event Marketing Solutions (EMS), the tour will deliver an immersive and memorable experience to key customers and educational facilities across the country in the coming year. James added: “EMS has provided RS Components with the perfect gateway to target markets across Germany.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 23, 2022

While most golf tournaments are the ideal setting for networking and conducting business, Eileen Diskin, chief marketing officer of Comcast Business, says that traditional suites primarily cater to customer entertainment, leaving many business leaders behind. Exclusive by Design: How Hospitality Experiences Drive Brand Loyalty.

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JUNE 20, 2022

DI’s Hall of Fame was created and designed to recognize those who’ve positively changed destination and travel marketing and management, made significant contributions to the industry. Robert “Bob” Lander, former president and CEO of Visit Austin. Paul Astleford, former president and CEO of Visit Jacksonville.

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a2z Innovation Insider

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Meet Alison Heathcote, Project Manager with a2z, in our ‘Meet the Team’ series. I am based in Austin, Texas but originally from Minnesota and love to spend time outdoors hiking, kayaking, going to the dog park with my Corgi, Daphne, and grabbing tacos from my favorite taco truck. Meet the Team: Christian Brennan.

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JULY 15, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. of meeting and event space. Martin has also been senior meeting manager for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

Melissa Oliver Marriott Syracuse Downtown named Oliver director of sales and marketing. Norgren has spent 12 years in the hospitality and tourism industry, including roles as meeting planner and resort sales manager. Austin Watkins Timbers Resorts welcomes Watkins as global director of sales and marketing–hospitality.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Johnson is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Newport Beach & Company in California. She serves on the industry boards and committees of Destinations International, Destination Marketing Association of the West, Visit California and California Travel Association. Thuy “Twee” Vuong. Josh Delgado.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Louisville Tourism has promoted Morgan and Lundy to marketing manager roles and hired Clements as convention sales assistant. Morgan now handles promotion and initiative marketing for tourism in the organization. Lundy now handles marketing for the convention sales and destination service departments. Matt Connelly.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 12, 2018

But just as offices filled with outdated and impractical beige cubicle walls are beginning to give way to open-plan, well-appointed layouts, meeting spaces are starting to evolve as well. The LINE Hotel in downtown Austin, Texas, is a clear reflection of this evolution.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Cvent has unveiled its annual list of the top hotels for meetings and events in the United States. The strong meetings and events industry has led to fierce competition among hotels. meeting hotel was Omni Nashville Hotel. meeting hotel was Omni Nashville Hotel. Its 85 meeting rooms offer a total of 757,478 sq.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Most recently, she held the position of spa director at Lake Austin Spa Resort in Texas. Trish McClean Visit Baltimore has named McClean its director of brand marketing. Sokol began her career in hospitality at Austin Catering Inc. in Austin, Texas.

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