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Elevated Experiences Scored at Florida Smart Meetings Event

Smart Meetings

Luxurious Touches Made Everyone Feel Special in The Palm Beaches When the CEO arrives on the greens of historic PGA National Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in a helicopter, dropping a bucket of golf balls to pick the winner of a high-stakes raffle, you know this is going to be a hosted buyer event unlike any other.

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Poll Results: Will NAACP Florida Travel Advisory Affect Meetings?

MeetingsNet

Close to 40 percent of meeting professionals responding to a recent MeetingsNet survey say that recent travel advisories issued for Florida by the NAACP and other organizations make their organization less likely to book events in that state. The advisories in Florida are likely to affect our choices : 24.3%

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TWT: Travel Still Flocks to Florida

Smart Meetings

Florida Continues to Come Back Strong. Florida Tourism has released Quarter One (January to March) results for travel to the state in 2022. Not surprisingly, travel is up and hotel bookings are strong, with a 36 million total visitor figure, a 39.6% Florida airports saw an influx of visitors. increase over Q1 2021.

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The Brief: Mechanical Gator Rides and ‘Wonka’s’ Bitter Taste

Event Marketer

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover syrup fountains, the “Fyre Festival of kids events” and the inaugural Florida Man Games. FLORIDA MAN’ GET HIS OWN GAMES The typical “ Florida man ” is like a living, breathing urban legend that wreaks havoc on society—and endlessly entertains us.

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It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Hotels Launch Fundraising Initiatives

Smart Meetings

Florida Kimpton Properties Kimpton EPIC Hotel , in Downtown Miami, is holding initiatives to raise money for the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. Their “Cabana for a Cure” program offers guests the opportunity to book a private, pink-themed poolside cabana for up to seven people.

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Florida Shows Off Everything Under the Sun

PCMA Convene

I arrived at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers on the first Sunday evening in December, a little late to the party. The beaches along the Atlantic may be the most-recognized real estate in south Florida, but there is another section of equally stunning waterfront. We all raised mojitos in a lunchtime toast.

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Why Organizations Are Choosing to Meet in Controversial Destinations

PCMA Convene

Last year, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida after Gov. That kind of thinking is behind California’s repeal last fall of a 2016 law that banned state-funded travel to dozens of destinations with discriminatory laws on the books. We love living in Florida, but we’re not happy with what’s happening politically.

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