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Best of 2022: Diversity

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Smart Meeting asked CEOs of destination marketing organizations (DMOs) for tips on how to be more proactive in being accessible to travelers. For Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay , the moment of clarity arrived during discussions with the Mayor’s Alliance for Persons and Disabilities.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

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There’ll be more than 80 meeting rooms, a 50,000 square-foot ballroom, more than 500,000 sq. Moscone Center plans to achieve LEED Platinum certification and become the most environmentally sustainable convention center in North America. of function space, 12,000 seats and about 50 meeting rooms. Jacksonville.

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Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

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The hotel has partnered with local, sustainability focused Counter Culture Coffee to bring guests a selection of freshly ground beans delivered to their hotel room each morning. You know the one—where gurgling coffee pots resembling relics spit out a nice brown mud for you to doctor up with dehydrated creamer and sugar alternatives.