Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The South Africa native has also worked as clubhouse manager for Muttontown Club in New York, New York, and restaurant manager for Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, after working at restaurants and private clubs in Cape Town. The post Smart Moves in Arizona, Florida and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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JULY 12, 2023

North America Sees Brand-New Hotels from Hawaii to Florida, and In-Between From coast to coast across North America, experience the storybook capital of America, a socially and environmentally responsible oceanside resort, and a refreshing beachside retreat. of customizable meeting spaces, on a combined 1600 sq. Nearly 23,000 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. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Newcomers to the Top 10 include Austin, Texas (No.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Hardesty is managing director for Thompson Austin and Tommie Austin in Texas. He was most recently CEO of Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Texas and currently serves on the board of directors and executive committee for U.S. The post Smart Moves in Orlando, Austin and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

Haute, the marketing, sales and event services company in Cedar Park, Texas, is taking 80 professionals to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas for a week-long event on a brand-new industry metric. Smart Meetings is taking California’s business and event professionals south for a stay at The London West Hollywood on Feb.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independent destination management companies and event service providers, has recently unveiled its 2022 Global Destination Index , which highlights the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world, according to booked and pending business across its worldwide partners. 5: Florida.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Fernandez is touring tennis professional and Cox is director of racquet sports for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida. He comes from Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa in Frisco, Texas, where he worked as general manager. Woody previously worked as chief tourism officer for Visit Galveston in Texas.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Bienvenu is market director of sales of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton, Bal Harbour , both in Florida. Stewart is director of special event for Visit Panama City Beach in Florida. Steffan has been promoted to director of sales for Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Christopher Walling Christopher Walling Walling joins The Salamander Collection as vice president of operations and managing director of Innisbrook in Tampa Bay, Florida. He will help Thompson Hotels to enter the Texas market with a band, and to establish the hotel as a stylish destination.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2023

32 Florida $26.82 46 Texas $23.43 The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business? appeared first on Smart Meetings. Finally, the survey saw that health and safety is the biggest threat to business travel: over inflation, budget cuts or travel freezes. 2 Rhode Island $35.18 3 New Mexico $35.11 50 Iowa $20.86

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In his 25-year career, he has worked on the opening team in six countries: Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki in Greece, Hyatt Regency Mainz in Germany, Hyatt Regency Merida in Mexico, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok and four of his own restaurants in San Antonio, Texas. The post Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Bolivar is director of food and beverage for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida, where he will oversee the property’s five F&B options, as well as its banquet operations. Benavidez is executive pastry chef at AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Daniel Benavidez.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I was the guest at Professor Dan Cormany ‘s Convention Management class at Florida International University. I have a standing invitation for event and hospitality teachers to meet online with their class for free. I increased my speaking volume, but it was as if I had been banished from the meeting. I asked again.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Vuong previously worked as director of operation for Informa Markets, managing event logistics, transportation, security, sustainability and signage for Florida Boat Shows. Petersburg, Florida, and Orange County Convention Center and Addition Financial Arena in Orlando. Nick Dorney. Josh Delgado. He has also worked for John Q.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 27, 2021

Those numbers illustrate the popularity of a hybrid experience that is a growing part of the meetings and conventions infrastructure. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, and a destination spa. We are leaning into being meeting- and event-centric, but also [we want to] appeal to the leisure and spa experience.”.

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MAY 25, 2022

As destination and corporate conferences and meetings are making a comeback, I have noticed that the trend of incorporating wellness into events is proving to be more popular than ever. Not only can incorporating wellness activities into a meeting encourage relaxation and focus, it can help attendees try something new and out of the box.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

The Boring Company is also planning on expanding into Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida (Elon Musk, founder of The Boring Company, submitted plans to build a 6.2-mile, Discussions about tunnel construction in San Antonio and Austin in Texas have also taken place. mile, seven-station tunnel system in Miami in 2021).

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Miami, Florida. San Antonio, Texas. Fort Worth, Texas. The post 5 Best Airports for Layovers appeared first on Smart Meetings. A common thing theme among the top five best places for layovers is costing passengers just a bit more than the rest, most of them ranked in the mid-40s or higher. Los Angeles, California.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Most recently, Mancuso was director of convention sales and development at Visit El Paso, the Texas destination’s tourism bureau. Petersburg area of Florida and spent 12 years as executive vice president and CMO of Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Mancuso is convention sales manager at Discover Santa Clara. Martin Moggré.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

A 14-year hospitality and events veteran, she has also been event planning manager and executive housekeeper at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Hotel Haya in Tampa, Florida, appointed Carlson director of food and beverage. Jessica Candy. Jeff Carlson. Rich Ainsworth.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Pam Kressley and Lori Cassidy, co-founders of the new individual travel incentive company Gift a Trip , recently arranged a buyout of a space capsule as part of a three-day immersive experience for the winners of a Texas Lottery. The post Out of This World Gifting appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Kaila Nasci and Morgan Cox Kayla Nasci (left) and Morgan Cox (right) Cox is catering sales manager and Nasci has been promoted to director of catering for Hawks Cay Resort in Duck Key, Florida. Before she joined Hawks Cay, she worked as group sales manager for Ocean Properties’ Florida Keys Collection. Regis Hotels.

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MAY 12, 2021

of space for small events, full audiovisual capabilities, and a dedicated meeting support staff. Holiday Inn Express Houston and Staybridge Suites Houston-Galleria Area, Texas. of meeting space. AC Hotel Fort Lauderdale Sawgrass Mills/Sunrise , Florida. of meeting space. Staybridge Suites.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. Arlington, Texas. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. Austin, Texas. 37 • Director of Education and Meetings. Delray Beach, Florida. Aquera Agee.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

In her prior career, she was executive director for Meet, a South Carolina company, director of sales at Visit Myrtle Beach and convention sales manager for Kingston Plantation Resort. Gibson is now director of resort experience at Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys. Daniel Gibson. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE. Bree DiBernardo.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 7, 2023

It was taking place around the time that Texas Gov. The concept of SocialOffset was first tested at ASAE’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Nashville. They “ran a really teeny tiny test case at ASAE’s annual meeting — it was all about minimum viable project,” Surmont said. I was conflicted about being there,” Surmont told Convene.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

De Jesus comes from Imperium Food & Wine in Celebration, Florida, as food and beverage director, where he worked for the last three years. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas. Louis and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2023

In his more than 15 years of hospitality experience, Wood has worked as director of sales and marketing at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico; director of catering and events at Grand Hyatt San Antonio in Texas; and director of catering and convention services for Hyatt Regency Jersey City in New Jersey.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

International hospitality group Accor appointed Erney executive director of global sales for meetings, incentives and industry relations. She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Mark Goeman.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas, got the love from Kat Sanford, chief fun officer at Kat Sanford Events. Hilton Americas , Omni Dallas , Gaylord Texan and Hilton Anatole were also among Texas hotel favorites. Joe’s Clubs & Resorts in Panama City Beach, Florida. Galveston, Texas. Frisco, Texas. Plano, Texas.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida. He has also worked in management roles with JW Marriott Austin in Texas, Langham Place in New York City, The Gates Hotel Miami Beach in Florida, JW Marriott Chicago and more. Read More : Orlando: A Meetings Destination for the Ages. Vanessa Williams. Jason Baer.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Babe has been a hotel operations leader for a decade, serving in similar management roles at Faena Hotel Miami Beach and multiple Ritz-Carlton properties across Florida, Massachusetts and New York. The post Smart Moves in Rancho Mirage, Atlantic City and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Gilles Stellardo and Victoria Menechella.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Before this, he worked as national sales manager, North America, for Visit Britain and executive meetings manager for Destination DC. Saputo is general manager for Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection , in Fort Worth, Texas. Before Four Seasons, he worked as front office manager for Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel in Florida.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2018

What could be more inspiring for meeting attendees than a luxurious setting? Dallas Marriott Las Colinas Within a master-planned community in Irving, Texas, a multimillion-dollar renovation is wrapping up that includes all 364 guest rooms and 27,000 sq. of indoor and outdoor meeting space. It offers 83,000 sq.

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