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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

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.” Cvent Top Meeting Destinations | North America As pandemic restrictions eased and travel returned, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) worked diligently to promote their cities and revive the industry as quickly as possible, and those efforts are paying off. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1. 6) and (No.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

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Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. Plan on delays. How cold will it get? Ditto Georgia. Move it inside.

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Activity Vendors Pair with Planners for Unique Attendee Experiences

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Operating on opposite sides of the United States, Billy Mosleblech from Key West, Florida, and Mike Murray from Honolulu are both resort activity vendors that appreciate the role they play, and their symbiotic relationship with event planners. For example, groups want a rich and authentic luau and an incorporation of EDM DJ entertainment.”.

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Interviews with Planners - Greg Jenkins

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Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. One function that stands out was an event staged for a client in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Guest Opinion: How Meetings Industry Can Boost Natural Disaster Relief

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Therefore, if you are able to do so, I encourage you to talk to your boss, board of directors, constituents, members and/or suppliers to let them know that you are proactively taking a meeting to an impacted venue, such as southeastern Texas, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico or the Bahamas. These are just a few examples.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

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Keys to my success: Staying true to my core values of leading with integrity and creating a culture of trust by consistently leading by example with both actions and words. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Company or organization: HelmsBriscoe in Jacksonville, Florida.

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2017 Smart Stars Award Winners

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This resort features five distinctly different, onsite hotels and two much-beloved theme parks—Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure—as well as the brand-new Universal’s Volcano Bay. of meeting space. The spa, for example, offers the Redwood Forest Ritual, using herbs and wood blends. of meeting space.

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