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MARCH 29, 2022

When 112 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl 2022 pre-game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in February, they were treated to a reminder to Dream Big as a flying “Alex” floated up and down the state. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. A History of Innovation.

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JULY 6, 2021

Arias is director of sales and marketing for The Shay, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel , in Los Angeles. Arias previously worked as regional vice president for Hyatt, and before this, as director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Lisa Arias. Palma (left) and Byes (right).

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

Find something for everyone while absorbing the city’s culture Anticipating culinary expectations for groups can be stressful for meeting professionals, especially with more awareness of vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and religious-based dietary restrictions or preferences. An easy solution? A food hall.

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MARCH 29, 2022

When 112 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl 2022 pre-game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in February, they were treated to a reminder to Dream Big as a flying “Alex” floated up and down the state. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. A History of Innovation.

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MAY 1, 2024

You can host a celebration tour to meet your attendees where they are. Live Event Production Companies in Los Angeles California The Anniversary Collective: a new era in corporate milestone celebrations. So, grab those time machines, folks, and let’s celebrate the incredible legacy we’ve built together!

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sunshine, warm weather, and unique attractions await you when you choose a California college or university as your next event space. These gorgeous California colleges and universities are located all over the state and near some of the larger cities that compose it. ” California State University, Northridge.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

EventUp formed out of our desire to help others gain insight into the current happenings within the events industry , but it truly blossomed into having guests from a multitude of industries such as events, public relations, marketing, tech, and entertainment. Another purpose is to help highlight other diverse and women top professionals.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Mark Scheller Colorado’s Viceroy Snowmass has named Scheller director of sales and marketing. Chelso Barrett Barrett is lead golf instructor for CordeValle in San Martin, California. Based in Los Angeles, Fry is GMCVB’s first West Coast-based sales representative. Regis Hotels.

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MARCH 9, 2023

How combining business and pleasure at a meeting creates a win-win Just because California boasts a $3.83 In fact, the state’s celebrated spirit of adventure—along with diverse geography for shipping, farming and outdoor activities—is part of the reason meeting there are so successful. Sacramento is the capital of that state.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Photo by W San Francisco) Marco Sherer Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Beverly Hills hired Sherer as general manager. He’ll be pulling double duty as the brand’s director of operations in Los Angeles, also overseeing Kimpton Everly Hotel, Kimpton Peer Hotel and Kimpton Hotel Wilshire. Charles in New Orleans.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In what has become a far too familiar cycle , California is again dealing with a rash of wildfires, now officially declared federal disasters. Meanwhile, two more fires have raged in Southern California—the Hill Fire in Ventura County and the Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. Clear the Air.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

Smart Meetings zeroed in on the top domestic Labor Day destinations and the activities throughout the United States that meeting planners may want to utilize if they’re in the area. The Sciences of San Francisco California Academy of Sciences San Francisco has a wide range to explore in its roughly 46 sq. mile layout.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

The Evolution of Dana Point How did a sleepy surf town halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego reach the heights of Southern California Luxe culture? The Evolution of Dana Point How did a sleepy surf town halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego reach the heights of Southern California Luxe culture?

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JULY 21, 2022

Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds. Much Respect. “We

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Melis joined snöball event marketing, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, as head of growth. Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Baja California welcomed Aguilar as spa manager. The Tides Inn in Irvington, Virginia appointed Keurajian to director of marketing and resort programming. Tony Melis. Luis Arturo Aguilar. Emily Scheiderer.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Hardesty previously worked as general manager for Andaz West Hollywood in California. Rogers is general manager for Montage Laguna Beach in California. The Shay in Los Angeles named Parker general manager. Riggio is director of sales and marketing for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort , in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Although historically shadowed by its famous neighbor city of Los Angeles or seen only as the home of Disneyland, Anaheim is making literal and metaphorical groundbreaking moves to establish itself as a presence in Southern California. BE’s Market Hall. Construction begins in January 2023 to build ocV!BE. BE ecosystem.

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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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MAY 2, 2022

Researchers at Lawn Love also consulted market findings from the international Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers in developing the list. And across multiple categories, California, the Golden State, is coming up roses. Los Angeles, CA. Read More : Essential List: Unique Destinations for Spring Meetings.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He will help Thompson Hotels to enter the Texas market with a band, and to establish the hotel as a stylish destination. Hudson joins Thompson Houston as director of sales and marketing. She will help to further the Thompson brand legacy and introduce the new hotel to the Texas market.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

She brings over 10 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing and a specialty in weddings, milestone anniversary celebrations, reunions and more special events. In this new role, she will optimize the resort’s growing wedding market. Choi joins ‘Alohiliani Resort Waikiki Beach as director of sales and marketing.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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MAY 19, 2023

Before this, Flanders worked at National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as director of dealer development and Leedom and Associates LLC as executive meeting planner/general manager. Hanna previously worked at Marriott IndyPlace in Indianapolis, where she worked as market director of catering sales. Before this L.A.-based

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Visit Greater Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, California, appointed Bruggemans director of sustainability and community engagement. Bruggemans was most recently an adjunct faculty member in the Hospitality Management Program at California State University, San Bernardino. Gilles Stellardo and Victoria Menechella. Melea Runyon.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Goldenvoice, the Los Angeles-based concert promoter and live event company, announced today that Mark Girton will serve as VP, Special Events at Empire Polo Club — home to the world-famous Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival and its country-music counterpart, Stagecoach.

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JULY 27, 2021

Greenwald is director of sales and marketing for Yotel Boston. He also held the general manager role with Radisson Resort Celebration in Orlando, Sheraton Orlando North Hotel and Las Alcobas in Napa Valley, California. Vahdani is hotel manager for Nobu Ryokan Malibu in California. Julia Greenwald. Joe White. Gary Maida.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions. That functionality will allow Cisco’s Webex product to be more competitive with the market dominator, Zoom. The bottom line for meeting professionals and attendees? Webex was not new to the video conferencing game.

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MARCH 1, 2019

That was the message delivered on Thursday by Jodi Low, founder of U & Improved, a heart-based leadership development consulting company, from the stage at Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, and demonstrated at the one-on-one tables in California Ballroom at Smart Meeting Southwest. Commitment is key,” Low said.

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MAY 6, 2022

Hotel Cerro in San Luis Obispo, California, appointed Olson general manager. Olson is also a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo in extended education and guest service for business development. The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch in Arizona welcomed Keough as director of sales and marketing.

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JULY 22, 2022

Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. The Diner Bar and The Grey Market riff on traditional Southern dining experiences with a full-service restaurant and lunch counter. of event space, Origin Austin’s Flight Room can accommodate up to 49 guests for small to mid-sized meetings.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Wilson is hotel general manager for The Source Hotel + Market Hall in Denver. She has also held leading roles with Spanish Garden Inn Santa Barbara and Crown Plaza Ventura Beach, both in California. Bambling has also worked with Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee and Sanctuary Beach Resort in Monterey, California. Rachel Wilson.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

17, the switch flipped on 150 education sessions and thousands of one-on-one meetings at IMEX America 2023 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas as Nick Santonastasso, CEO of Victorious International, took the stage to help everyone rewrite their stories with themselves as the narrative hero. Day 1 At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct.

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MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. Therefore, any measurement of carbon emissions from a meeting would have to take this into account.

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MAY 12, 2023

Heffron comes from the other side of the United States at Conrad Los Angeles, where he worked as general manager. Tipota previously worked across Oahu and Maui as director of sales and marketing for event rental company Accel Events & Tents. Adam Heffron Heffron is general manager at Conrad Washington, DC.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Breining has a long, accomplished history in marketing and management, previously PRA’s director of sales. Breining is an active member of Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) on its board of directors as director of programs for the Northern California chapter. Pina Purpero. Clement Koh. General Hotel Management Ltd.

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MAY 16, 2022

Burdette most recently held the role of director of front office at Ojai Valley Inn in California. He served as business development manager for Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California, sales manager at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and more. welcomed Ahmed as senior vice president of market strategy.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Citizen News, West Hollywood, California. of meeting space. Panorama Suite at Andaz West Hollywood , California. This 240-room Los Angeles-area property renovated its 1,700-square-foot suite, which features two bedrooms, a full kitchen, dining area and a balcony with views of famed Sunset Boulevard.

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