Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Segarra joined the destination in 2022 as chief marketing officer and since then accelerated the organization’s widest range of promotional efforts in their history, resulting in record visitation rates and a $10 billion economic impact in the local tourism markets. spa and 73 guest rooms.

Hospitality 93

Hospitality Travel Hotels Tourism 93

Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Hotels Food and Beverage Insurance 52

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. This year’s group celebrates the diversity inherent in the events industry. 36 • Manager of Events. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. Aquera Agee.

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2019 Telecommunications Sports Trade Shows 76

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

Meetings 74

Meetings 2015 2009 2008 74

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Let these four events show you. ORGANIZER The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), which uses the conference as part of its strategic-planning cycle. Their market share changes, their finances change, their leadership changes, and it sends them into a crisis or near-crisis mode. 2017 Breakthrough Thinking Conference.

Conference 40

Conference 2017 2016 Technology 40

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 30, 2017

The city that calls itself “Gateway to West” just witnessed the birth of the first new, full-service, up-market hotel to open in more than a decade. of meeting space, a rooftop pool with a bar and outdoor event areas. of meeting space—basking with the glow of youth again. of meeting space.

Hotels 41

Hotels Sports Hospitality Entertainment 41