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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Instawork now matches gig workers with venues or planners in order to staff receptions and business events in D.C., percent—a 50-year low—meeting planners might be finding it harder to procure reliable temporary staff for registration and help desks, F&B functions, and other event elements. NYC, and Boston.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. When a city is preparing to host a sporting event, they invest in improving their infrastructure, building and renovating hotels and expanding their public transportation routes.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

He acknowledged that the city’s existing National Convention Centre is not large enough to sufficiently host many major events. of meeting space. Los Angeles. billion expansion of Los Angeles Convention Center and JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live in May, according to Los Angeles Times.

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MAY 25, 2017

Bar Covell (Los Angeles). Plush, plum colored sofas, and wooden barrels surround the European cave-looking venue. The post 7 Coolest Wine Bars for Your Next Event appeared first on Smart Meetings. Live performances of quintessential New Orleans jazz embrace the city culture. Take the stress out of tasting.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium , home of Jack Hanna, offers a one hour outreach program to bring an animal presentation to corporate and group events throughout the country. Many zoos nationwide have similar offerings, so inquire with the zoo most local to your meeting venue. Throughout the year, they host events in major U.S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The nation’s most populous city contains myriad meeting venues , from large hotel banquet halls to meeting rooms atop skyscrapers. The expansive New York City public transportation system connects them all, in addition to virtually any destination for post-meeting plans. Los Angeles. of exhibits.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

We take you on a planner’s tour of the films’ picturesque settings— from Montreal to Atlanta to Sydney —and break down where to host an event. Notable conference center: Palais des congres de Montreal, holding 113 rooms and venues with 551,520 sq. acre Hillcrest Park & Zoo and rodeo activities at Curry County Events Center.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Cannizzaro will oversee all catering operations, audio-visual operations, budgets, and large events. He will serve as general manager for both The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles and Hotel G in San Francisco. McCoy haspreviously over 20 years of experience in the meetings and events industry. Don Jacinto.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Menu selection can be one of the most inspired , and fraught, decisions you make when planning an event. When the world’s elite athletes gather to compete in 102 events in 15 different disciplines, the culinary options ought to be up to par as well. After all, the Olympics are about more than competing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

VR has been on the “trends to watch” list for some time now in the meetings space , but the amount of destinations who are actively using it to showcase their venues and cities has seemingly blossomed overnight. At a media breakfast hosted by Meet L.A., At a media breakfast hosted by Meet L.A., Radisson Red.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Previously relegated to basement recreation rooms, pingpong got a major venue upgrade in the form of Spin, a collection of pingpong clubs that counts Susan Sarandon among its investors. Spin opened a New York City flagship in 2009, followed by clubs in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Toronto, with more locations to come.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Previously relegated to basement recreation rooms, pingpong got a major venue upgrade in the form of Spin, a collection of pingpong clubs that counts Susan Sarandon among its investors. Spin opened a New York City flagship in 2009, followed by clubs in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Toronto, with more locations to come.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Five days later, The Golden Globe Awards followed in Beverly Hills, California, and the ceremonies will keep on coming, leaving event planners and hotels mighty busy straight out of the gate. Staging an awards gala requires substantial planning, and in many ways it is similar to planning a meeting or an event.

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MAY 31, 2017

Best Outdoor Event Space. Best Special-Event Venue. Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. Where else will 35,000 fascinating creatures in nearly 200 exhibits welcome your event? Best Golf Resort.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Event spaces all over the Golden State have designated zones for these restaurants-on-the-move. Slightly north of there, The Long Beach Convention Center debuted The Cove event space this summer, which Visit Long Beach is calling “Southern California’s premier street party venue.” of usable space in the Grand Plaza.

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