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Smart Moves in San Antonio, Atlanta and More

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In this role, he will call on his more than two decades of experience in sales management, New York hotels and the cruise industry to build on existing client relationships and expand the hotel’s business opportunities in luxury leisure and corporate sales. Mikio Akiyama Mikio Akiyama Zentis Osaka appoints Akiyama as general manager.

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Smart Moves in Scottsdale, St. Louis and More

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De Jesus comes from Imperium Food & Wine in Celebration, Florida, as food and beverage director, where he worked for the last three years. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas. Kimpton Banneker Hotel in Washington, D.C.,

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Smart Moves in Half Moon Bay, Melrose and More

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For more than 20 years, Lindner has moved his way through the hotel industry, starting in food and beverage roles in Germany, his home country. Lindner has been food and beverage manager for Mandarin Oriental, Paris, director of food and beverage at Mandarin Oriental, London and more. Timothy Lee.

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Smart Moves in LA, NYC and More

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Codianne has 30 years of experience in hospitality and food and beverage management. He has been food and beverage manager at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa and Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, among other restaurant operations roles in the greater surrounding region.

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Smart Moves from Rome to Tokyo

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Cattini was most recently hotel manager of The Dorchester in London. Cattini brings over 25 years of food and beverage and hotel management experience to his new role and has held leadership roles at Corinthia London; Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts properties in Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand, and more.

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Why Talent Development is Crucial

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The meetings and events industry is currently worth U.S.$250 250 billion for us in Asia Pacific (APAC) and last year, more than 35 percent of food and beverage revenue came from this segment. As such, we will continue to focus on delivering quality events at our hotels.

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How to Plan Your First Hybrid Event in 2022

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However, although a hybrid event can ‘break’ geographical barriers, we still need to take differences in time zones into account. The high-level items can vary depending on the type and size of your hybrid event, but you should include at least the following items: Venue rental (including additional costs like insurance required, etc.)

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