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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

SmartMeetings

The next morning, outside of the general session was another gathering where at least a dozen people probably handled the coffee and a display of fruit, pastries and yogurt before you plated your food. We turn to our friends in the Far East, South Korea and Japan, for insight into masking up. You get the picture. COVID-19 Deaths.

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Four Seasons to Open Luxury Resort on Jeju Island

SmartMeetings

Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea. In a major boost to meeting planners, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to open a luxury property on scenic Jeju Island in one of South Korea’s most dynamic resort developments. Korea is an important market for leisure and business travelers,” said J.

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Hot Trends in the Land of the Rising Sun

Smart Meetings

Tokyo is eager to attract more of the international meetings market, and a high-tech entertainment hub on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay could play a more important role. Like many destinations in Japan, however, Odaiba needs to attract more foreign visitors, including meeting professionals. Insights into a Changing Culture.

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5 Smart and Delicious Menu Trends for 2017

PCMA Convene

If you compiled a list of food-forward cities, Providence, Rhode Island, would rank pretty high. Seasonal and local food,” said another J&W graduate, Edward Bolus, executive chef at Mill’s Tavern, fully aware that his answer was “not that exciting.” LATIN AMERICAN STREET FOOD. TRASH” FISH DISHES. What do they describe?

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5 Smart and Delicious Menu Trends for 2017

PCMA Convene

If you compiled a list of food-forward cities, Providence, Rhode Island, would rank pretty high. Seasonal and local food,” said another J&W graduate, Edward Bolus, executive chef at Mill’s Tavern, fully aware that his answer was “not that exciting.” LATIN AMERICAN STREET FOOD. TRASH” FISH DISHES. What do they describe?

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Is Science Under Fire?

PCMA Convene

government–funded scientists made headlines yet again in December, when it was reported that there had been a 60-percent drop in participation by scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) annual meeting that month in New Orleans. Cuts in conference attendance by U.S.