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AUGUST 21, 2018

The dedicated honey-making efforts of bees have been highlighted at hotels and resorts throughout the world in a vast array of ways, including hands-on activities, classes, spa treatments and foods. More and more hotels are joining the bee brigade. Hotel Wailea , Maui, Hawaii. Mauna Kea Resort, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Jennifer held the role of global account director for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater in Florida, where he was director of hotel operations. Greg Stafford Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, which is expected to open this fall, named Greg Stafford general manager.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Most recently, Smith served as general manager of Capitol Plaza Hotel Topeka in Kansas. Hilton Hotels & Resorts Michele Comete-Schonemann Belmond Charleston Place named Michele Comete-Schonemann senior national sales manager, responsible for the Midwest, West Coast and Canadian markets. Regis Princeville in Hawaii.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Lemmond has 20 years of experience in boutique and lifestyle hotels, and previously worked with The Highland Dallas and Hotel Vitale, San Francisco, among others. Ileana Acosta Kimpton Ink48 Hotel in New York City has named Ileana Acosta its new director of sales and marketing. The William Vale in Brooklyn.

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JULY 12, 2017

She will target two primary markets: corporate group meetings and international tourism travel trade. Benchmark Resorts & Hotels named Jim Koutsky director of finance for Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia. He previously held the position of area director of domestic and international sales for Highgate Hotels Hawaii.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Cindy Hart joined Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado , as director of sales and marketing. She has been a development leader in the hotel sales industry for more than 20 years, most recently as director of sales for Saratoga Resort and Spa in Wyoming. Cindy Hart. Amanda Hawkins-Vogel. Ken Barnes.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

One of the big meeting stories coming out of San Francisco this week is the lawsuit filed by people who attended an NAACP California-Hawaii conference two years ago at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Before committing to a hosting your event at a certain hotel or venue, ask if they have had issues with norovirus in the past.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. The study reveals that San Diego has 255 hotels, with the average cost per night for a hotel room at $147, which is more than $100 less than a guest room in New York City. Honolulu, Hawaii. Boise, Idaho.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

of flexible meeting space, but The Spare Room within the hotel is an intimate gaming parlor with a speakeasy feel. With locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Washington, D.C., The Spare Room, Hollywood, CA.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It really excites me to engage with our customers and to know the impact our department has on the success of the entire hotel. Company or organization: Barcelo Hotel Group in Hampton, Virginia. First job: My first job in the hotel industry was as an accounting clerk in the San Juan Hotel & Casino in Puerto Rico.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

San Francisco-based Michael Mina , one of the first celebrity chefs to kick off the popular trend in Las Vegas, opened his first restaurant in Hawaii in August, with Stripsteak Waikiki coming online in Honolulu. Located inside Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, Cut was opened by Wolfgang Puck in September.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Art History : The Graffiti concierge at Hotel Indigo Lower East Side in New York City is an expert when it comes to directing groups to iconic street art locales. At Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii Big Island, a resident kumu hula , or teacher of hula, provides groups with lessons so they can take their skills back home with them.

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MARCH 5, 2018

A big item in the Oscar swag bag was an all-inclusive trip to a fabulous destination, such as Tanzania, Hawaii, Zanzibar or Greece. A post shared by International Expeditions (@ietravel) on Feb 27, 2018 at 3:42pm PST.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It really excites me to engage with our customers and to know the impact our department has on the success of the entire hotel. Company or organization: Barcelo Hotel Group in Hampton, Virginia. First job: My first job in the hotel industry was as an accounting clerk in the San Juan Hotel & Casino in Puerto Rico.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

The hotel business is full of measuring sticks, such as TripAdvisor, Yelp, comment cards, surveys, etc.,” We send them away with memories they will talk about with each other for years to come.”. That type of engagement from attendees is also just good for business, and for a destination in general. Mosleblech says. “Of

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