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Top Reasons To Host Your Meeting in Grapevine

Connect Your Meetings

Grapevine, Texas , has always been a popular spot for meetings. Ask General Sam Houston. In 1844, he brought leaders from several tribes to the fine city to negotiate a peace treaty that would open up northeast Texas to the world. Here are seven reasons why you should plan your next meeting here. A few miles away, the 5.2-acre

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Big Hotel Boom Forecast for Smaller Cities

SmartMeetings

In addition to giving planners fresh choices for backdrops to meetings, the surge in new space can also lead to a decline in occupancy rates and hoteliers hungry to negotiate with planners who are willing to be flexible. The post Big Hotel Boom Forecast for Smaller Cities appeared first on Smart Meetings. markets in 2017.

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16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast

PCMA Convene

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. If you are looking for little or no inflationary increases for your groups and these cities are in your rotation, try Boston, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, and St. Airfares will be up 2.5 percent worldwide. EXHIBITIONS.

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6 Tips for Getting the Best Speaker Possible at the Best Price

SmartMeetings

Close your eyes and imagine you are in charge of your organization’s annual meeting. You’ve decided to get an outside speaker or two, and you want to make sure you get the right speakers for your meeting, at the right price. I was once requested by the Houston Chamber of Commerce to speak to their members. Roll Those Cameras.

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Smart Women 2017: Industry Leaders

SmartMeetings

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. I use my camera for remote meetings.

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Smart Women 2017 – Industry Leaders

SmartMeetings

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. I use my camera for remote meetings.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. Where to find him? Brian Tracy Who is he? What is she known for?

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