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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

Bolivar is director of food and beverage for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida, where he will oversee the property’s five F&B options, as well as its banquet operations. Luksza us director of food and beverage and Bergman is executive chef for NoMo SoHo in New York City. Daniel Benavidez.

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Best of 2022: Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

This year, hotel food and beverage departments as well as catering outlets and F&B in conference and exhibition centers struggled to catch up to post-Covid pent up demand as well as to what is now called “accommodation cuisine.” As meetings went back to in-person settings, health and safety stayed paramount.

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F&B Smart Moves in New York, Park City and More

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Lopez will serve as director of food & beverage, bringing with him 21 years of experience in food and wine in the hospitality industry. He will manage all food and beverage processes and events and will establish and uphold exceptional culinary experiences for guests.

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Get Excited for the Biggest Hotel Brand Openings of 2024

Smart Meetings

Some have all the meeting space you can imagine; some are in destinations you dream of meeting in; others are brimming with personality and provide a one-of-a-kind experience for your attendees. Marriott AC Hotel Naples 5 th Ave From Old Naples, the gem of southwest Florida, comes AC Hotel Naples 5 th Ave , opening early 2024.

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Smart Tip from Salamander Hotels: The Meeting is Just the Beginning

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The number of meetings being scheduled now is quickly picking up steam as mask mandates are lifted and people start gathering again, but meeting formats have evolved. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. Ty Brassie.

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The Brief: Karaoke Gondolas and AI Experience Centers

Event Marketer

Armed with limited-edition bottles of OJ featuring the “AI” dropped from its name (“Tropcn”), the brand showed up in Sin City and doled out free juice to celebrate its natural ingredients and underscore that its beverages have no artificial additives. Or as Tropicana put it: “Sure, we love STEM. Case in point: A pre-Super Bowl event on Feb.

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Smart Moves in Aspen, Islamorada and More

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Mary Silvester Mary Silvester, The Islands of Islamorada The Islands of Islamorada , an oceanfront residential style resort in the upper Florida Keys, appoints Silvester to the newly created coastal concierge role. He will pursue meetings with 200-2,000 attendees from organizations based in Arizona, New Mexico and the upper Midwest.

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