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Smart Moves in Boston, Oklahoma City and More

Smart Meetings

Adan Montoya Adan Montoya, The Kimpton Pittman Hotel Montoya is appointed as senior business travel sales manager at The Kimpton Pittman Hotel. Throughout his 15 years of experience, he has shown his ability to apply market trends, diligent strategic outreach and achieve corporate revenue and direct sales goals.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

Smart Meetings

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. business travelers (72%) feel they haven’t had equal opportunity. Even more U.S. Even more U.S.

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Will Meeting Planners Be New Targets for Influencer Marketing?

PCMA Convene

Oklahoma City is using influencer marketing in the form of a travel-writing team who will highlight the city’s leisure attractions — and is also bolstering its meetings portfolio with a new convention center. Like many second-tier convention destinations, Oklahoma City doesn’t suffer from a negative perception.

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The Top 10 Reasons Why Meeting Attendees Love Oklahoma City

Cvent: Event Marketing

With a brand -ew convention center, Omni headquarter hotel, and 70-acre downtown park on the horizon, in addition to nationally recognized restaurants and museums, Oklahoma City is delighting meeting planners from around the world with its new offerings and plenty of top attractions and experiences others are known to love. Ease of travel.

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The Future Looks Bright for Destinations International’s Young Leaders

Smart Meetings

We’ve had a great opportunity to slow down and really think about what was working, what wasn’t, and how to bring things back even better than before—and now we get to act on that.”. – Chris Riggins , destination marketing manager, Destination Bryan . The other factor is travelling, mixing business and pleasure (bleisure).

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Smart Moves in Florida, Wyoming and More

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Gavin Bailey Bailey is senior travel industry sales manager for Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico. He began working with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf and Spa Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica as travel sales industry coordinator. Before this L.A.

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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

39 • Director of Marketing. 39 • Senior Vice President of Marketing. Fusion Marketing. Oklahoma City CVB. Oklahoma City. 39 • CEO, Director of Corporate Travel and Events. EMC² Travel Planners. 33• Director of Meetings and Marketing. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.”

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