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MARCH 29, 2024

Morascini, who has sat on the board of Island County tourism since 2016, takes on the role of marketing and public relations director. She will also lead all marketing efforts and oversee the county’s implementation of its regenerative tourism approach. She will now lead the Aspen resort’s sales efforts and strategic initiatives.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Work closely with your local chapter or Destination Marketing Organization to identify two or three local worthy causes that you’d like to help. This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Here are some suggestions. Choose Your Charity.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Demand for large events has been so strong that we’re currently working with customers to secure availability into future years during peak times in key markets. Sheraton Orlando Lake Buena Vista , which features more than 31,000 sq. In addition to 94 event rooms, 101 breakout rooms, and nearly 550,000 sq.

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MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. Cvent’s Top Destinations data shows: Orlando remains the No. Orlando, Florida 2. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Read More: IMEX America Insights: Notes from the Tradeshow Floor Getting Personal Mike Waterman In Central Florida, Mike Waterman, chief sales officer with Visit Orlando , says the trick is making attendees feel like they are part of a bigger cause by breaking down the event into smaller pieces that are personalized for their needs.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Dringham enters as director of marketing. She most recently served as director of marketing at Davidson Hospitality Group, where she provided both on-property and task force marketing leadership to numerous properties. Throughout her career, she has held multiple strategic marketing positions.

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MARCH 14, 2023

The newly debuted Lake Nona Wave Hotel in Orlando, Florida, features 234 guest rooms and 17,000 sq. We had new teams that were so excited to meet everyone in person for the first time and others who hadn’t been to Orlando or the office in a while and were eager to reconnect,” said Jones. of indoor and outdoor meeting space.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Visit Florida is so pro meetings that it has a hashtag for that very market: #MeetFL. This week, almost all of the Florida meeting folks are attending the annual Florida Encounter taking place at the luxurious Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. There’s so much to know about #MeetFL.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

The 234-room Lake Nona Wave Hotel is right at home in Lake Nona, Florida, a 17-square-mile planned mixed-use planned community that is self-proclaimed “of and for the future.”. Orlando remarkably ranked at No. See more : Michelin-starred Dining in…Orlando? — Well, not superhumans exactly. 1 on Cvent’s list of the top U.S.

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MAY 2, 2022

Researchers at Lawn Love also consulted market findings from the international Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers in developing the list. Florida was named the “leading wholesaler of floriculture crops” by Lawn Love researchers. cities in flower access, delivery access, vendor quality and local demand.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa named Baer director of sales and marketing. Before joining Hyatt Regency Maui, Baer was director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa in California. Klinkenberg is hotel manager for Caribe Royale Orlando.

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APRIL 6, 2023

22 and March 22 showed a list headed by London, Cancun, Paris, Orlando and Rome.­) MD-VA Market Leads Meetings Stats Knowland, the data-as-a-service insight provider for the meetings industry has announced that the Washington, D.C.-MD-VA MD-VA market is leading the U.S. The market averaged 200 attendees per meeting and 5,468 sq.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 24, 2017

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Johnson is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Newport Beach & Company in California. She serves on the industry boards and committees of Destinations International, Destination Marketing Association of the West, Visit California and California Travel Association. Nick Dorney. Josh Delgado.

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JULY 3, 2017

Usually you can accuse a corporate marketing team of overselling things, but when it comes to Universal Orlando Resort’s “meeting enhancements” program, the opposite might be true. See “digitalNow 2017,” p. Mission pretty well accomplished. Soon to be Six.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Dadhich also worked as general manager for Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida, the first Conrad property in the continental United States. She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. McCarron comes from Waldorf Astoria Orlando, where he worked as general manager.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Three independent show organizers collaborated for the first time — Informa Markets’ MAGIC Pop Up Orlando, Clarion Events’ WWIN, and Tarsus Group’s OFFPRICE — on an in-person trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Location: Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. Date: Feb. 9-11, 2021.

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JULY 8, 2022

He has held management roles for Visit Tucson, Loews Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and more in sales, marketing and convention services. New Orleans’ Windsor Court Hotel promoted Dumont to assistant director of sales and marketing. Waldorf Astoria Orlando welcomed Fitzgerald as its new general manager. Ron Bracco.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Gift of Perspective Many destination marketing organizations crystallized around a role that had always been part of the picture but was front and center when travelers left the picture. Youth sports was a key market during the pandemic when corporations were hunkered down. Industrywide, there is a huge gap and a big opportunity.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

He’s also worked in leading roles with Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and Washington Hilton in D.C. Schroeter is director of sales and marketing and Stephens is general manager for DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Doheny Beach in Dana Point, California. Angeles Moreno. Sabrina Schroeter and Donovan Stephens. Cameron Cundle.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Prior to her new position, Roose served in sales positions at various Marriot properties, such as Autograph’s Collection Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands and more recently, Palm Beach Marriot Singer Island Resort & Spa in Singer Island, Florida. Lauderdale, Florida.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida, has promoted Barnes to resort manager. Before joining Innisbrook in 2009, he worked as golf operations manager for Walt Disney World’s Disney Golf and head club professional at MetroWest Golf Club in Orlando. Port is vice president of global marketing for Destination Toronto.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Alliance Nationwide Exposition is launching Orlando Winterfest 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL in partnership with International Drive Business Improvement District and iHeartMedia. The holiday showcase will create a unique and festive experience for the people of Florida and visitors from around the country.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Brian Plott Plott joined HelmsBriscoe’s Florida team as regional vice president. He was previously director of sales at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. Plott has also worked for Universal Orlando Resort, Loews Hotels and Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando.

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JULY 29, 2022

Most recently, Sullivan served as director of sales and marketing at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Moussa is now director of sales and marketing at Doha, Qatar’s The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort , the newest hotel by GHM Luxury Hotels & Resorts. Florida’s Hilton Orlando appointed Hess hotel manager.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When more than 180 destination marketing professionals gathered for education and networking sessions, the topics covered everything from technology tools to economic impact. Accent Indy, a DMC Network Company, took home Best Destination marketing Award for The Superbowl of FAMs. PRA Orlando won Best Tour Program.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, has named Clark senior sales executive; she will focus on the New England market. Her New England-based hotel experience includes Metro Market Boston, where she worked as group sales manager, and InterContinental Boston, where she worked as sales manager.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Hotels around the United States have been accepting cryptocurrency since 2021, like Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center in Fullerton, California, and the Orlando-based Kessler Collection, totaling 12 hotels, including Beaver Creek Lodge in Colorado and Grand Bohemian Hotels in St. And that’s just one cryptocurrency.

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JULY 31, 2018

From the moment you arrive at Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando , you are invited to let your creativity come out to play as you wander the hallways, which are adorned with intricate décor from around the world. The post Turn Your Meeting Into an Artful Experience at Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando appeared first on Blog. Lose Track of Time.

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JULY 9, 2019

33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. Delray Beach, Florida. Lake Mary, Florida. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances. Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Association. Winter Park, Florida. The Solid Waste Association of North America.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

He has also worked in management for Krisam Group & Global Event Partners and Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida, and has held the position of regional director of sales at Associated Luxury Hotels International. Sandpiper Hospitality , headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, has promoted Grisko to vice president of sales and marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Roland Hamberger Roland Hamberger As the managing director at Rosewood Vienna , the brand’s first hotel in the German-speaking market, opened in August 2022, Hamberger will lead the hotel in engaging guests with Austrian culture, providing exceptional services and amenities and reinforce the Rosewood brand’s sense of place philosophy.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. Orlando Launches Inspirational Umbrella Campaign. IMEX22 #Australia #meetsmart pic.twitter.com/av8XejbMg9.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Prior to her new position, Roose served in sales positions at various Marriot properties, such as Autograph’s Collection Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands and more recently, Palm Beach Marriot Singer Island Resort & Spa in Singer Island, Florida. Lauderdale, Florida.

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JULY 8, 2022

Case Study: Orlando’s 3-Day Virtual FAM. Visit Orlando hosted a three-day virtual FAM last week for more than 600 planners, showing off what’s new and safe at Orange County Convention Center and a panoply of hotels and resorts. Case Study: Inspiring Activists. Events have the power to bring the world closer together.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.

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