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Best of 2022: Food and Beverage

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This year, hotel food and beverage departments as well as catering outlets and F&B in conference and exhibition centers struggled to catch up to post-Covid pent up demand as well as to what is now called “accommodation cuisine.” Essential F&B: 2022 Catering Trends. Bon Accommodation. And then we’re left out.

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The Brief: Karaoke Gondolas and AI Experience Centers

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We hit the ground in Vegas last week for the 56 th annual CES to hunt for fresh booth trends and design tactics. Those who find a bottle can scan the code and enter to win a trip to Florida, the “original orange juice state.” ORANGE YOU GLAD TROPICANA MADE IT TO CES? Or as Tropicana put it: “Sure, we love STEM.

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Smart Moves in Aspen, Islamorada and More

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He will lead the team to monitor market trends, to develop sales strategies and campaigns for key market segments and to strengthen client relationships. He brings an extensive background in travel risk management, with experience in business growth, strategic development and building lasting relationships with customers and partners.

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Automation in F&B Inches Closer to Dominance

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The newly opened 196-room Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport in Dania Beach, Florida, recently appointed their first robot employee, Betty Bot, who will serve as a busser for the hotel’s multicultural restaurant, Radiant 166. Read More : Essential F&B: 2022 Catering Trends. Customers receive a custom PIN to unlock the robot’s lid.

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What to Expect from Event Safety in 2021

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Cartotto is complex director of security and risk management for Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida. Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. Which leads us to the next trend Cartotto sees in the near term. And being prepared is right up Mark Cartotto’s alley.

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Cooking Up Culinary Excellence

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Five woman chefs of color in leadership roles across the United States spoke to Smart Meetings and shared stories of their careers, their inspirations and their passion for great food. Peruvian food is very diverse and dynamic in its flavors,” she says. In modern Peruvian cooking, Italian, Japanese and local Andes food all merge.

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Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017

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If you’re a meeting planner and you happened to book your next gathering in a small village in France, you’re in sync with the top meeting trends for 2017, according to Pacific World’s 2017 Annual Destination Index. And going to out-of-the-way places and showing social responsibility rank high among trends. 10 Top Meetings Trends.

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