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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

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To help meeting planners handle risk and other issues that are trending in today’s climate, MPl is adding a slew of educational offerings on a wide variety of topics. We believe the MPI Executive Education Series will meet that need.”. The new courses are listed below: 1. The new courses are listed below: 1.

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7 Smart Moves at Four Seasons, Visit Music City and More

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Sandra Olivia Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida, announces Oliva as director of marketing. Koji Akaboshi Akaboshi joins Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida as hotel manager. He’s worked for the brand at various properties for more than 20 years.

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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

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Of course, as anyone in the hospitality industry knows, at no point were we able to coast. We still had to be out in front of potential customers, meeting them face-to-face. Jeff currently serves on the Board of Directors of Society of Hosts at Florida State University, which named him Alumnus of the Year in 2004.

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5 Smart Moves at Visit Albuquerque, LGBT Meeting Professionals Association and More

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In her roles, she consults with the Broward County, Florida, personnel about travel issues regarding the transgender community. The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) announced that Richard Gray is a new member of the board of directors. million LGBT travelers to South Florida. Richard Gray. Kristin McGrath.

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Activity Vendors Pair with Planners for Unique Attendee Experiences

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Operating on opposite sides of the United States, Billy Mosleblech from Key West, Florida, and Mike Murray from Honolulu are both resort activity vendors that appreciate the role they play, and their symbiotic relationship with event planners. Billy Mosblech. “I Mosleblech says. “Of

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Guest Opinion: How Meetings Industry Can Boost Natural Disaster Relief

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Therefore, if you are able to do so, I encourage you to talk to your boss, board of directors, constituents, members and/or suppliers to let them know that you are proactively taking a meeting to an impacted venue, such as southeastern Texas, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico or the Bahamas.

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2017 Smart Stars Award Winners

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This resort features five distinctly different, onsite hotels and two much-beloved theme parks—Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure—as well as the brand-new Universal’s Volcano Bay. of meeting space. of meeting, ballroom and function space, and more than 5,000 guest rooms. of meeting space.

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