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Louisville Experience Checked All the Boxes

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The city hosted 881 meetings and conventions in 2019. We have fun, but also get business done,” explained Cleo Battle, president and CEO of Louisville Tourism. Marin Bright, Smart Meetings CEO. Register for an upcoming Smart Meetings Experience here. This is a great time to think about models,” he said.

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Louisville Experience Checked All the Boxes

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The city hosted 881 meetings and conventions in 2019. We have fun, but also get business done,” explained Cleo Battle, president and CEO of Louisville Tourism. Marin Bright, Smart Meetings CEO. Register for an upcoming Smart Meetings Experience here. This is a great time to think about models,” he said.

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I Just Completed the First Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program in North America—Here’s What I Learned

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Editor’s Note : Created in 2019, San Diego State University’s Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program was created in partnership between Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and San Diego State University’s L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Deanna Roberts.

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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

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This is an e ngineered recession, a recession by design,” said Christian Savelli, director of tourism economics with Oxford Economics, speaking at IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange this week in Durham, North Carolina. Let’s take a deeper dive into why events and business travel might float above the turbulence.

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Free coronavirus-related webinars (May 2020)

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Travel launched a new weekly webinar series that looks toward the recovery of our industry and the broader economy, focusing on the guidance, data and traveler sentiment necessary to safely restoring travel and tourism in the U.S. Meeting Executive Re-Think Tank on Lessons Learned & Continued Impact ”. EST on the dates listed.

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Q&A Jason Dunn, CTA: Chin Up

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When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November. Our interactions are bigger than booths and contracts. Tourism changes views. How did the pandemic disruption affect you personally? Thought it would blow over.

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

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Cities that devote funds and square footage to building, maintaining and expanding state-of-the-art meeting facilities reap rewards in the form of increased meetings and conventions bookings, room night sales and visitor spending. 13, in partnership with San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA). billion in regional impact and $23.9