Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

This year’s popular Global All-Stars presentation looked at programs in three destinations—Los Angeles, the Netherlands and West Virginia—that considered the needs of locals when building creative programs to appeal to post-Covid visitors. Sessions outlined best practices for helping everyone feel welcome at events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

She’s in-the-know about the latest and greatest events, activities and trends the city has to offer. She was previously a welcome desk agent at the hotel. Photo by W San Francisco) Marco Sherer Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Beverly Hills hired Sherer as general manager. She’ll also be responsible for Kimpton Hotel Wilshire.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 12, 2018

Emily’s resume includes The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Morgans Hotel Group and The Peninsula Hotels. Jeyakaran was named general manager of the 253-suite Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston, in West Virginia. Aretha Kelly Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), in Washington D.C., Jeyakaran Hector M.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Mowery holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from University of Houston and completed his MBA at University of Houston in 2015. She previously served as task force director of events, sales and marketing for Benchmark. She previously served as task force director of events, sales and marketing for Benchmark.

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JULY 12, 2017

Benchmark Resorts & Hotels named Jim Koutsky director of finance for Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia. Benchmark Resorts & Hotels hired Barrett De Santos as director of leisure sales for Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Jim Koutsky. Barret De Santos. Philipp Knuepfer.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Talk about an ideal location to host an event! The Office of Conference Services features national award-winning dining services, modern guest apartments and contemporary meeting and event facilities and is a unique and stimulating venue for anything from conferences and camps to meetings, retreats and festivals.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

A complete golf renaissance is underway at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, one of the nation’s premier golf destinations. July’s Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour event provided a grand stage for the reveal. Part of the work involved thinning trees to reintroduce sight lines that had been obscured for decades.

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