The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center represents the first dual-brand concept for Marriott International. Additionally, Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center stand out as large conference venues in Europe.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The property offers six event spaces, between the North and South Gallery conference rooms, The Boardroom, The Study, a private dining room at Le Moyne’s and the divisible Crystal Ballroom. The new suites offer numerous options to cater to the business traveler. Four Business Suites, feature built in work nooks and adaptable desks.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 14, 2021

Over the years, event marketers have relied on traditional tactics to sustain event engagement, like wrapping the event with a concert by a Grammy Award-winning artist or offering major incentives like free travel. More Conference Coverage: To Stay or To Go: Brands Weigh the Pros and Cons of Moving a Flagship Conference.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Maeder brings 20 years of hospitality experience to the position, most recently serving as director of food and beverage at The Maybourne Beverly Hills. Among other properties he has worked for are Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara and The Setai, Miami Beach, as director of food and beverage at both.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Grand openings and major renovations refresh meeting space in famous international cities All across the world, in some of the most sought-after international cities, come new and renovated hotels and meeting spaces, leaving the stage set for outstanding gatherings, wherever your attendees may be traveling from to get there.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Dominguez noted that even though mega-conferences were absent last year, borders are now largely open and travel is back with a vengeance. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. For those who did some ‘revenge travel’ last year, Dominguez says ‘revenge meetings’ is the next thing. We haven’t seen a drop-off.”.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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APRIL 22, 2024

This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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GEVME

JUNE 27, 2018

Every conference starts with an idea. Whether it’s increasing awareness about a niche-related issue or building a platform for new ideas, your goal will define the vision of your conference. Your ideal picture of a conference venue shouldn’t be tied to a nice, accessible locale only. When to start looking for a venue.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Nearly all water used inside Mandalay Bay Convention Center for restrooms and food preparation is treated and returned to Lake Mead through Southern Nevada Water Authority programs. Since 2012, the conference has been tracking diversion, recycling and reuse and has averaged an 86% diversion rate.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 29, 2020

The O2, has enhanced its senior leadership team with the appointment of Emma Hatt as director of meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE), and Amit Pathak, as food and beverage manager. Her previous roles include event director at Capita Travel, and head of events at the reputable venue, The Hurlingham Club.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Instead of plastic, we use re-useable and recyclable aluminium cans, glass or ceramic jugs for milk and all our food is served in sustainable food boxes. We now have a 50 per cent plant-based food and beverage menu, beef has been removed from our menus, all our deserts are plant-based (and taste delicious!),

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AUGUST 21, 2023

“Room rentals used to be something that you would have to pay if you had a really low food and beverage minimum or if you were coming in within like 60 or 30 days at a hotel,” Pilcher reflected, “Now, you’re coming in and saying, ‘I’m bringing a thousand people to your hotel.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here are a few examples: Allow attendees to select tracks to plan their time on site — from keynotes, and breakout sessions, to networking, food and beverage, and other engaging experiences and activities. Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee.

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MAY 17, 2021

Event planners, speakers and attendees all saw their calendars cleared out last March, returning slowly with virtual events and only now showing a glimmer of hope for the return of live conferences. One bad element can ruin an otherwise great experience at a conference and cause an attendee to reconsider returning the next year.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

At a recent conference for business-event planners, executives from four hotel-ownership companies sat on stage and presented the ugly truth: Costs for just about every element of group events are up a lot compared to pre-pandemic days. population lives within an eight-hour drive of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metro area.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Read More: Learn and Groove in Oahu Paradise, Inside and Outside of the Meeting Room The Hawksbill Conference Room at O2 Beach Club and Spa O2 Beach Club & Spa stands on the serene south coast of Barbados. Enjoy stunning ocean views through wide windows or take in some fresh air on the accessible deck.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The biggest events conference in the world is a marathon in itself with participants reporting that they recorded 10,000, 20,000 or more steps walking the floor and hoofing it to after-parties. Participants tracked steps and earned points for eating plant-based food or taking a walking tour using an app.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Events and conferences often embody all four sectors of the hospitality industry: entertainment and recreation, food and beverage, lodging and travel and tourism. Focused Hospitality . The overarching goal of hospitality is to give people a positive and memorable experience.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Gibson also has years of food and beverage experience, having worked as kitchen manager and in other restaurant management positions in New Hampshire. Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Tiffany Alves Hafer. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. Due to her exceptional support of her team and dedication to collaboration, she was quickly promoted within the food and beverage department.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Trevor Tkachyk Trevor Tkachyk, Fairmont Dallas Tkachyk is promoted to the role of director of conference services from his former role as director of banquets at Fairmont Dallas , home to several major annual conferences in Dallas. He will now oversee the 545-room hotel’s conference services team.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. Shafi is director of operations for the AC Hotel Miami Dadeland , and Salinas is now the hotel’s food and beverage manager. Roger Huldi.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

He brings his passion for travel, astute understanding of luxury and extensive experience to this new role. He earlier served as vice president of global accounts with Conference Direct. He will oversee all JOALI Maldives, JOALI BEING and BIJAL Turkey. Since pre-opening, Arlsan has made the JOALI brand a success as a pioneering leader.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Brennan Bastyovansky Brennan Bastyovansky, WTP Bastyovansky will serve as general manager of sales and marketing for World Travel Protection (WTP). He brings an extensive background in travel risk management, with experience in business growth, strategic development and building lasting relationships with customers and partners.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. At this new conference center, there are no restaurants, says Director of Group Sales Louis Gonzales. “It DEI Task Force Marks Starting Point for Improvements.

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JUNE 7, 2024

The annual commemorative date was established following a 1992 proposal by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But Liu says, this should in no way discourage groups from traveling to Atlantis.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. Due to her exceptional support of her team and dedication to collaboration, she was quickly promoted within the food and beverage department.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. Due to her exceptional support of her team and dedication to collaboration, she was quickly promoted within the food and beverage department.

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JULY 22, 2022

It combines remixed comfort food with a chic mid-century modern indoor and outdoor seating. Travelers with pets can purchase Origin’s Pup Package. of indoor and outdoor event space across two conference centers, banquet and reception areas, outdoor gathering space and more. Casa de Campo has a total of 24,500 sq.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. Due to her exceptional support of her team and dedication to collaboration, she was quickly promoted within the food and beverage department.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. Due to her exceptional support of her team and dedication to collaboration, she was quickly promoted within the food and beverage department.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Successfully keeping brand identity as the nucleus from which things like keynote speakers, color schemes, and even food and beverages flow, is about more than monogramming napkins, or strategically placing the company’s logo on PowerPoint slides. Larger ones, like conferences, could alternatively prioritize seamless and efficient.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Read More : This Las Vegas Bar Wants You to Horse Around Also within the venue is a food market serving up gourmet street food, like pizzas, burgers and wings, along with sandwiches and salads. It’s nostalgic, it’s classic, it’s pencils and paper, and engaging with your group of four,” says Cavalli. Where’s the Plastic? “I

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

During their visit, cardmembers could also create their own dream vacation inspired by Amex Travel’s 2024 Trending Destinations report, and design their own personalized, premium travel pouch. At the Chase Lounge, air conditioning, food, drinks and clean bathrooms awaited cardmembers. Agency: Momentum Worldwide) –R.B.

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JUNE 28, 2024

MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 This reduces travel, housing and F&B costs. Creative F&B Read More : Making a Tasteful Impression Through a Food and Beverage Program That’s a Cut Above Calculate the cost of using on-site catering versus having meals catered.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector). As food-and-beverage costs increase for venues, those expenses are passed directly to event organizers. Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic.

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