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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

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Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. million visitors. Concentration.

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Smart Moves in Roanoke, New Orleans and More

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Dawson joined Vespera Resort on Pismo Beach, an Autograph Collection Hotel as director of sales for this c entral California coast venue. Bukhari is now director of guest relations at Blossom Hotel Houston. an education consulting firm in Chicago, and brings more than three decades of experience in education, management and meetings.

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Here’s What Moved These Community-Minded Meeting Profs to Take Action

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Three events — a brutal storm, a dozen tractor-trailers filled with conference waste, and an awareness of a crime taking place under the meetings industry’s radar — brought this year’s PCMA Community Advocate of the Year finalists to causes that fired their passion, and clinched their company’s commitment. Here are their stories. Jeff Chase.

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16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast

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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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The Community Driven Convention Center

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Conversely, meeting attendees want to encounter the character of cities they visit in genuine ways, according to Ken Maher, a fellow and former principal at HASSELL. “I Meeting the critical functional needs of a convention center isn’t easy. HOUSTON: It’s All in the Mix. Brown Convention Center.

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2017 Smart Stars Award Winners

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Best Special-Event Venue. Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. of meeting space. Back to top].

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Essential! Support the $1 Trillion Meetings Industry, Restart America

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When the lights went dark on the more than $1 trillion meetings and events industry in March, the call to shelter in place dimmed prospects not only for 26 million people whose jobs are directly or indirectly connected to bringing people together, but also for the 1.5 billion globally who attend meetings and $2.5 Out of the Shadows.

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