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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Patel is currently president and COO of Ridgemont Hospitality in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he also served as vice president of operations and development. Pillet studied culinary arts in Nantes, France, during his hospitality education and went on to hold multiple leadership positions in the hospitality industry internationally.

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MAY 4, 2021

Bennett has been promoted to executive vice president for Louisville Tourism in Kentucky, effective July 1; Bennett was formerly senior vice president of convention development. Doug Bennett, CASE. Before joining Louisville Tourism, Bennett was director of sales for Global Experience Specialists.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Perkins comes from Lexington Marriott City Center & Residence Inn in Kentucky. Before this move, Koerner helped establish Optimum Hospitality, a hotel and resort asset management and hospitality consultancy company, working as a principal partner in the operation. Jason Perkins. Chris Riccardi.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Reiplinger has worked in the hospitality industry for almost 20 years, most recently as managing director at the AAA Four Diamond Bodega Bay Lodge of the Woodside Hotel Group, also in Sonoma. DeRaad has been a hospitality industry leader for over 20 years. Reiplinger (left) and Vialpando (right). Brent DeRaad. Rick Colangelo.

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JULY 9, 2020

Like it or not, coronavirus has sparked a renewed interest in automation in the hospitality industry. There’s been an increased interest in contactless technology in the hospitality industry. They have long been in use by hospitals, such as Mayo Clinic, Stanford and HonorHealth. Airports are turning to cleaning robots, as well.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

As event service professionals we represent a far-reaching network of professionals supporting the hospitality industry via our clients, partners, vendors and our own colleagues. Read More : Louisville, Kentucky: Bourbon City with a Modern Twist.

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MAY 6, 2022

Most recently, the 27-year hospitality and business development veteran was CEO at Central Coast Distillery, aiding in the launch of the boutique distillery. Tyagi has been in the hospitality industry for 23 years and has held roles in food and beverage, restaurant and hotel management. Anna Olson. Cohco Harbour. Jon McGaunn.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, Kentucky The Oakroom at The Seelbach Hilton You might recognize the Grand Ballroom at The Seelbach Hilton as the setting for Daisy and Tom Buchanan’s wedding in the 2013 blockbuster film, The Great Gatsby. This hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, however, is the setting for much more than Hollywood films.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Hayes brings a series of leading sales positions to this new role, most recently as market sales manager at McKibbon Hospitality. She has also worked as director of sales at Hilton Garden Inn in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Springhill Suites by Marriott Tampa North in Florida.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Not to mention, it’s packed with some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet—your guests can expect unparalleled Southern hospitality at every touchpoint. Lexington is known worldwide as the “Horse Capital of the World,” so visitors are never more than 10 minutes away from the rolling Bluegrass hills of Horse Country.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Not to mention, it’s packed with some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet—your guests can expect unparalleled Southern hospitality at every touchpoint. Lexington is known worldwide as the “Horse Capital of the World,” so visitors are never more than 10 minutes away from the rolling Bluegrass hills of Horse Country.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Connect announces the home of its 2019 trademark event as Louisville, Kentucky. “Connect Marketplace will give more than 2,000 planners a firsthand experience of the newly expanded Kentucky International Convention Center. “We What better way to showcase Louisville than to host the most active planners in the industry?”

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MAY 5, 2017

Tharaldson Hospitality Management opened the first one, a 97-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Folsom, California, in December 2016. Four more modular hotels are under way—Courtyard Pullman in Washington, AC Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, AC Louisville in Kentucky and AC Chapel Hill in North Carolina.

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MAY 1, 2023

Especially in the wake of devastation to the meetings and hospitality industry wreaked by the pandemic, leadership insights are relevant and needed. Lessons in 5 Answers What about the meetings and hospitality industry keeps you up at night? How can the meetings and hospitality industry attract its leaders of the future?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Like Mint Juleps and the Kentucky Derby, there’s only one drink tennis fans hanker for each year at the US Open: Grey Goose’s signature cocktail, the Honey Deuce. For Grey Goose, the cocktail serves as an anchor for sponsorship activations and hospitality experiences each year at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

But this year, in-person experiential holiday programs roared back to life in the shape of festive pop-ups, takeovers, charitable activities, installations and hospitality initiatives. Holiday experiences were in short supply in 2020 as mandated pandemic lockdowns dampened spirits and prevented gathering.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

1 in Louisville, Kentucky. And no one is quite sure what all the ramifications will be—for sports teams and fans, or the resorts, casinos and destinations facilitating the bets. Answering those questions is the impetus behind the first U.S. Sports Betting Forum, taking place Oct.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Read More : Louisville, Kentucky: Bourbon City with a Modern Twist. Formerly the Medical Arts Building, a hospital constructed in 1924, The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, now houses guests, and possibly, ghouls and a ghostly bride. There are no reports of ghosts meeting in the property’s nearly 20,000 sq.

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JUNE 17, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Henry, president of NCBMP, speak during a session of NCBMP’s Be Inspired Speaker Series: A Night at the Museum.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

A panel of hospitality experts created the original list of 20 properties, and readers cast their votes for the top 10. The 21c Museum Hotel Lexington in Kentucky is an 88-room boutique hotel. 21c Museum Hotel Lexington – Lexington, Kentucky. The Asbury, Asbury Park, New Jersey. 3 on the list. of meeting space.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Celebrating its 20-year partnership with the API, the brand welcomed cardholders into its exclusive (and literally elevated) hospitality area, the Mastercard Club. MASTERCARD CLUB It’s no surprise that presenting sponsor Mastercard showed out with the largest, most engaging activation.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Hotel Distil Moxy—Louisville, Kentucky. Boasting 354 rooms, this property will be at the center of the reimagined 3.2 million-square-foot Allen Center campus, which is still undergoing upgrades and renovations. Highlights include a signature restaurant, a nail salon, an activated green space, and 14,000 sq. of meeting and event space.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

“Many high-level sporting events have developed from a one-dimensional match or race into an all-inclusive lifestyle experience, boasting the best of cuisine, entertainment and hospitality, thereby ensuring a positive experience for all attendees, whether they have a proclivity toward sports or not,” Pettigrew says. Super Bowl 52, Feb.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Hixon is a graduate of the Western Kentucky Hospitality Program. She will be responsible for coordinating leaders, collecting hotel responses, creating bid books, and organizing site visits for clients. Matthias Schultze. Schultze serves as managing director of the German Convention Bureau.

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JULY 26, 2016

At the heart of it all is the expansion of the Kentucky International Convention Center , which will soon feature: > 200,000 contiguous square feet of open, spacious exhibit space. > This luxury hospitality giant will change the skyline of Louisville with a new 30 plus story building that will feature 612 hotel rooms.

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MARCH 9, 2018

El Toro food truck brings the street vibe to your hospitality experience. Omni Louisville’s opening coincides with a $207 million renovation and expansion of Kentucky International Convention Center next door, which will reopen with 200,000 sq. Be a Good Neighbor. of meeting space in five months.

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JULY 18, 2017

The eclipse will pass over portions of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, but research what specific locations will get to enjoy totality, some of which are very remote and uninhabited. Brooks Winery (Amity, Oregon).

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Her accolades include 2009 Spirit of NACE Mary Margaret Traxler Award and 2018 CRVA Partners in Tourism Hospitality Professional of the Year award. Dennis is a charter member in National Association for Catering & Events’ (NACE) Charlotte Chapter.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Festivals, fairs, concerts and special happenings, such as the Kentucky Derby or the races at the Daytona Speedway, draw a large crowd. The Florida Hospital entrance at Daytona Speedway. Specialists were available to discuss Toyota cars, and the company’s own sustainability efforts. They even had a wheatgrass bar.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Beyond a strong loyalty program that gives back to our valued planners, we know that genuine hospitality and service matters. Across the brand, we see ourselves as gracious hosts, and because of our unique ownership structure, our teams are flexible, empowered and creative.

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