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San Antonio No. 1 Among Best Cities for Conferences

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Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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5 Smart Moves at Teneo Hospitality Group, Amara Cay Resort and More

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Greg Stafford Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, which is expected to open this fall, named Greg Stafford general manager. Jerry Gibson Jerry Gibson was appointed vice president and managing director of Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Hawaii. Do you have an announcement about a new executive-level job appointment?

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Where To Meet In The 20 Most Expensive U.S. Beach Towns

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If you guessed Hawaii or Malibu, wrong. Poipu, Hawaii Name: Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu, Autograph Collection. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Name: Atlantic Sands Hotel & Conference Center. When it comes to the most expensive beach towns in the United States, it’s probably not where you’d expect it to be. Size: 65,000 sq.

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5 Smart Moves at Palace Hotel, Wilmington Convention Center and More

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Most recently, Vilain has held positions as executive chef at Bridgeport Conference Center and corporate chef for Charles Pointe Hospitality, both in his hometown of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Shauna Nakamura Shauna was appointed corporate and leisure sales manager for Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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6 Striking Bowling Alleys for Events

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Bowling lanes serve as a great venue for a company holiday party or a night out on the town during a conference. With locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Washington, D.C., Lucky Strike, 20 Locations in U.S.

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5 Smart Moves from VisitPITTSBURGH, Benchmark, The Jefferson Hotel and More

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Martin was previously Benchmark’s general manager for The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Nicholas Gold Nicholas Gold has been named general Manager of The Club at Kukui’ula, a luxury resort and real estate community on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services.

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

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Hilton Waikoloa Village hired David Givens as general manager of the 1,240-room oceanfront resort on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii Island. Jana McGee joined The Chattanoogan hotel as conference planning manager, where she is responsible for planning meetings and conferences at the upscale hotel in Tennessee.

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