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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Virginia and More

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Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida. Before that, he was senior manager of performance and revenue optimization for Greater China for WorldHotels, where he managed the brand’s hotels in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Vanessa Williams. Williams is general manager for Vinoy Renaissance St. Jason Baer. Brian Smith.

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Smart Moves in San Diego, Chicago and More

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She brings more than 18 years of hospitality and destination sales experience with Hyatt Hotels, and has held leadership roles in food and beverage and events, as well. Previously, he served as regional vice president and managing director of Rosewood Hong Kong. Ali Moussa. Florian Kunkel. Thomas Nicholson and Sergiu Les.

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Michelle McDermott

The Planner's Lounge

Hotel management is a great stepping stone for wedding planning and gives you a great grounding and understanding of everything from food and beverage to table and room setups, administration including the banquet event order , and executing a wedding on the day. What other advice do you have to share? Most years, we visit the USA.

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Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017

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In addition to France, Croatia and South Africa, these are the international hot spots: * China. * Hong Kong. * Indonesia. destinations also made the cut: * South Florida. * Colorado. * New York. Pacific World teamed up with Access Destination Services to identify nine trending markets for meetings.

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

based strategy consulting firm for the events industry, Rankine said that he and coauthor Giberti — founder and CEO of Miami, Florida–based consulting company Vesuvio Ventures — were “freaked out” about the timing. 1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on.