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GMID 2024: Events Scheduled for Global Meetings Industry Day

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Meetings planners converge to share their experiences April 11th, 2024, marks the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) where meeting professionals all over the world will be able to share and learn from each other about the importance of the meetings industry on a global scale.

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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, Florida and More

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Diaz has worked in numerous positions at various Hyatt Hotels properties; before the San Diego role, he worked as executive housekeeper at Hyatt Regency New Brunswick in New Jersey and Hyatt Regency Dallas, among other positions, beginning in Puerto Rico, his birthplace. Chandra Allison. Kelly Cavers.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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Out of all states, five out of the top 10 most expensive states are located on the East Coast, with Rhode Island ($25.18), New York ($33.67), Maryland ($32.64), and Pennsylvania ($31.62). Looking at Southern states, New Mexico ($35.11) and Georgia ($31.42) are the only southern states to make the top 10. 3 New Mexico $35.11

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Smart Moves in Aspen, Islamorada and More

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Mary Silvester Mary Silvester, The Islands of Islamorada The Islands of Islamorada , an oceanfront residential style resort in the upper Florida Keys, appoints Silvester to the newly created coastal concierge role. He will pursue meetings with 200-2,000 attendees from organizations based in Arizona, New Mexico and the upper Midwest.

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How to Harness the Power of Native American Cultural Centers

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Thanks to some exciting new spaces opening across the country, meeting planners can host events at cultural centers that provide educational experiences that will have a lasting impact. The center was founded in 1976 by the 19 Pueblo tribes of New Mexico across an 80-acre campus in the heart of the city.

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Smart Moves in New York, Texas and More

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Pete Beach, Florida, and The St. She also worked at the front desk of The Delano in South Beach, Florida while attending Florida International University Juliana Liew Liew is general manager at Fusion Suites Vung Tau in Vietnam. She also worked as a meeting planner for American Public Works Association in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Smart Moves in New Orleans, Atlanta and More

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Claudio is assistant director of rooms for The Windsor Court in New Orleans. Before moving to New Orleans, she worked with several Florida-based properties, including The Betsy Hotel in Miami, Miami Beach Edition and The Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in Naples. Read More : New Orleans: Cultural Collaboration in The Big Easy.