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Travel and Experience by Train

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Connecting destinations around the country, taking the train is a slower form of transportation yet much more affordable, eco-friendly and can be a great way to add an experiential activity for a group or extend a work trip into a vacation as rail services pass some of America’s most iconic sites.

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10 Best Places to Visit in the United States in 2017

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When planning meetings for 2017, make sure you know which destinations are trending, which cities travelers are eager to visit and which locales will guarantee a fantastic event that attendees will be talking about for the rest of the year. Lincoln, Nebraska. Lonely Planet has compiled a list of 10 U.S.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

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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. The event will also utilize the Indiana Convention Center for a fan fest. The Super Bowl is one of the biggest money-makers of them all. Los Angeles.

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A Legacy of Inclusion: Winning Meeting Tips From Beth Knox

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If managing a high-profile event that traditionally takes four years to plan in just over half that time with a $15 million budget and a reliance on 15,000 volunteers sounds like a job for a superplanner, then meet Beth Knox. 2018 Special Olympics. 2018 Special Olympics torchbearer Beth Knox’s winning meeting tips. Start with a Vision.

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

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With a half-million residents and a reputation for companies that skew more conservative than cutting-edge, Omaha, Nebraska, would seem to occupy its own low-key, tried-and-true business niche. Richmond] looked upon us as being a major event,” Hutton said, “and therefore went out of their way to make us feel welcome.”.