Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2023

Bring joy into your meetings Joy is contagious. Using WalletHub’s list of the happiest cities in America , Smart Meetings gathered some of the top locations, venues and locations that are sure to bring a smile to your attendees’ faces. of meeting and event space and 43 breakout rooms.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2023

According to the global survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets: Nearly all global business travelers (94%) are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, including 67% who are very willing. 19 South Carolina $28.94 21 South Dakota $28.65 37 North Dakota $25.79 2 Rhode Island $35.18 50 Iowa $20.86

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Segarra joined the destination in 2022 as chief marketing officer and since then accelerated the organization’s widest range of promotional efforts in their history, resulting in record visitation rates and a $10 billion economic impact in the local tourism markets.

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Hospitality Travel Hotels Tourism 97

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Craighead has won several accolades, including the Planner of the Year Award by Smart Meetings in 2020 and the Show Manager of the Year Award in 2015 from the Expo Group and Trade Show News Network. Birnstiehl previously worked as general manager for Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls Downtown in South Dakota. Patrick Lacassagne.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2023

Doug Klein Klein is vice president of marketing and communications for Lark Hotels , which operates 50 properties in New England and California. Virgin Islands named Mojica director of sales and marketing. In Camphuijsen’s new role, she will lead marketing objectives for PTG’s Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Beyond Green.

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Hotels Consulting Hospitality Banking 52

Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” 39 • Director of Marketing. 39 • Senior Vice President of Marketing. 29 • Director of Sales—Meetings and Events, Americas. 33 • Meeting Planner.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council. Rethinking Destination Marketing. How do you keep your destination top of mind when planners can’t visit and groups can’t meet during the pandemic? ReThinking Creativity. Creativity Is Imperative and Wonder Is Not a Luxury.

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