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Buenos Aires Delivers a Fresh Pitch to Revive Its Once-Dominant Meetings Market

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Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. About 2,500 people signed up, including 81 international buyers, of which half set up meetings with Visit BA. Buenos Aires might also be getting a hand soon.

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Beauty and Business Below the Equator

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South America offers modern convention centers with cultural experiences International travel is trending for incentives, executive retreats and corporate meetings. “American readers would be surprised that we prioritize sustainability in our meetings practices. With 19 event rooms and 3132 sq.

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Buenos Aires Delivers a Fresh Pitch to Revive Its Once-Dominant Meetings Market

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Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. About 2,500 people signed up, including 81 international buyers, of which half set up meetings with Visit BA. Buenos Aires might also be getting a hand soon.

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Capitol Hill Addresses Visa Wait Time Issue

PCMA Convene

Travel Association estimates that these delays, primarily affecting visitors from countries including Mexico, Brazil, and India, have cost the U.S. is paying attention and really starting to lean in on wanting to see the problem solved,” Tommy Goodwin, vice president for the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA), told Convene. “I

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Why Future Event Planning Will Include Sustainability by Design

PCMA Convene

Samantha Veneruso, director of learning programs at the American Geophysical Union (from left); Goradesky; and Lauren Parr, SVP, meetings and learning at AGU, were introduced by Joni Opperman, Hilton Worldwide Sales. Most recently, she served as conference programmes manager for WindEurope.

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Smart Moves in The Bahamas, New York City and More

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He earlier served as vice president of global accounts with Conference Direct. In this role, she will guide the spa team to help provide visitors with a transformative wellness journey at the first Brazil location of Rosewood’s integrative wellness concept. He is a member of MPI, PCMA, SITE and IRF.

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TWT: Convention Center Labor Disputes, Holiday Travel Stats

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food service workers in five major meetings markets, has announced the possibility of strike votes over wages and working conditions. Union members in Orlando, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Sacramento and Detroit held a press conference on Monday, Nov. UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers union representing Sodexo Live!

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