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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More

Smart Meetings

Russell Stewart Russell Stewart The Westin Atlanta Gwinnett welcomes Stewart as director of sales and marketing. Greg Redman Greg Redman Redman joins leading Hawaii-based destination and event management company MC&A as director of sales. In this role, she will personally oversee high-profile bookings from contract to completion.

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Benefit Cosmetics Shares 10 Tips for a Lucrative Influencer Event

Event Marketer

Influencer partnerships are fundamental to Benefit Cosmetics’ marketing strategy, so when the brand transported a group of its “Benebabes” to Hawaii for an influencer event promoting the launch of its Box O’ Powder blushes, it left no stone unturned. And they’re one of the most impactful tools to do that.”.

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Hotel-Labor Shortage: How Bad Is It?

MeetingsNet

After a pilot in five markets, the campaign is now active in 14 cities, all of which are big meeting destinations: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego, and Tampa. Unite Here, the largest hospitality union with 300,000 members across the U.S.

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California Continues to Attract Global Visitors

Smart Meetings

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. What hasn’t varied is the desire around the world to visit California for business, pleasure or both. Future Positive. and Canadian meeting planners.

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Navigating the Legality of Vaccine Requirements: What You Need to Know

Event Leadership Institute

Some states such as Florida and Texas, though, have banned vaccination mandates, meaning event pros working in those markets need to decide whether they want to “follow the letter of the law.”

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When Good Meetings Go Bad

SmartMeetings

Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii worked with Artura by calling confirmed guests and asking them to change their dates so her group could enjoy a buyout feel. The space had been contracted, but the venue had failed to inform the city and so, no parking. The property gave away the suites that were contracted. Speaker No-Show.

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Election Results: What the Mid-Terms Meant for Events

Smart Meetings

The first week of November, the union announced that it had agreed to contracts in Oakland, California and Detroit, but 7,000 employees were still on strike at Marriott properties in California, Hawaii and Boston. Celina Villarreal, marketing manager for Visit Laredo , said planners there are creative about finding space.

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