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APRIL 7, 2023

Scott Cochran and Kitty Chau Scott Cochran (left) and Kitty Chau (right) Cochran is complex general manager and Chau is complex director of sales and marketing for dual-property Le Meridien and Element Salt Lake City Downtown. Anya Buitrago Hotel La Compania in Casco Antiguo, Panama, named Buitrago director of sales and marketing.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

“Caesars has long offered innovative wellness options for employees and accommodated clients; it was time to make the services easier to access by packaging it all up in a ‘menu’ that could start a discussion,” said Reina Herschdorfer, director of marketing, national meetings and events with Caesars Entertainment.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Muhly is director of sales, events and marketing for Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. Before working in sales and marketing, he spent 15 years in food and beverage roles with Hyatt. She comes from nearby destination organization Visit Dana Point, where she worked as director of sales and marketing.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Bill Jordan Jordan is director of sales and marketing for The Kimpton Pittman Hotel Dallas. Before Visit San Antonio, Bippert worked as director of sales and marketing for The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum and Texas Ranger Museum, and sales and marketing manager for Alamo IMAX Theatre Rivercenter, both in San Antonio. and Canada.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York appointed Stellardo general manager and Menechella to director of marketing and communications for the Americas. Menechella brings over eight years of hospitality business and marketing experience. She began at New York’s The Mark Hotel, where she later became director of marketing.

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JULY 15, 2020

One of the massive financial challenges facing destination marketers all over the country is the sudden loss of funding from transient occupancy taxes when hotel properties were forced to at least temporarily close to slow the spread of novel coronavirus , a budget-killing reality that is still happening in many parts of the country.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One of the most difficult tasks when it comes to planning out your event marketing is figuring out how to market your recorded conference. If your conference is focused on education, it’s a bit easier to market your content. I live in Corvallis, Oregon, with my husband, daughter, and dog.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Schroeter is director of sales and marketing and Stephens is general manager for DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Doheny Beach in Dana Point, California. Visit Santa Cruz County (VSCC) in California has promoted two of its staff: Harris to director of operations and Day to assistant director of marketing communications. Eyal Goldberger.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Janice Tugaoen Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Beverly Hills also brought Tugaoen on board as area director of sales and marketing. Tugaoen previously worked as director of sales and marketing for The Westin Long Beach in California. Felicia Rahm Rahm is the new director of sales and marketing at Yotel Boston.

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MAY 4, 2021

Before Choose Chicago, Anderson was regional director of marketing for The Peninsula Hotels. Before this, Totaro worked as general manager at Atlantic City Convention Center, assistant general manager for Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati and assistant executive director at Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. Location: Bend-Redmond, Oregon. The event will take place in Portland, Oregon and is open to all (18+). We can’t wait to #celebrate with Southern Oregon this weekend! Location: Medford, Oregon. The Hemp & Cannabis Fair: Bend-Richmond.

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MAY 16, 2022

He has been regional director of sales and marketing at InterMountain Management, overseeing eight Washington and Oregon properties, and director of revenue management for over six years at Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. welcomed Ahmed as senior vice president of market strategy. Edward Searle and George Sous, MBA.

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Ins'Tent

JANUARY 24, 2024

A 2021 report by the Sports Marketing Association found that 65% of sports fans are more likely to remember brands displayed on stadium furniture, making deck chairs with printed logos or team colors a valuable branding tool.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Provenance Hotels , headquartered in Portland, Oregon , are participating in a Cyber sale, taking half off regular prepaid rates—with no fees or changes to the rate you received, regardless of trip adjustments through 2021. In Grand Est, the Alsace Safari invites guests for a magical tour that visits three Christmas markets.

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JULY 8, 2022

He has held management roles for Visit Tucson, Loews Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and more in sales, marketing and convention services. New Orleans’ Windsor Court Hotel promoted Dumont to assistant director of sales and marketing. The Benson Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton , in Oregon appointed Goeman managing director.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

By 2050, German bank Berenberg projects that the carbon offsets market will be worth approximately $200 billion. The events industry is helping to grow that market. For the organization’s October 2021 annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, participants had the option to add an offset fee to their registration.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Offering their expertise on the subject was Cvent’s marketing manager, Brooke Gracey, and team lead, Cody Liskh from their offices in Portland, Oregon. Additionally, podcasts are an added platform to market events: professionals can easily use them to “tease” content out of plug their events.

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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. 31 Oregon $27.00 Other disqualifiers included physical appearance, sexual identity and disability. 2 Rhode Island $35.18

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JUNE 16, 2023

Amanda Rodriguez Miami’s Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel named Rodriguez director of sales and marketing. Nicolopoulos comes from Portland, Oregon, where he worked as general manager for Hyatt Regency Portland. Throughout his hospitality career, he also worked in directorial roles at The Don Cesar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, and The St.

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JUNE 23, 2022

He started in 1978 with Hilton Hotels Corporation, rising from sales trainee to vice president of sales and marketing. Member of the Year recipients were Elite Productions International Vice President of Events and Marketing Pawntra Shadab, and Destination South Meetings + Events Manager Shannon Jones.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They are well-appointed, but not the most expensive in the market. Nocon currently oversees the strategic operations of Hotel Californian in San Diego, Hotel Les Mars in Healdsburg, and Black Walnut Inn & Vineyard in Dundee, Oregon. They bring a sense of place and connectivity to the destination.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

How do the Portland and Tempe markets differ? Three hundred thirty days of sunshine each year allows for even more activity than you could perhaps partake in in Oregon, although people do go outside all year there. My family has a wine business in Oregon, so I enjoy fine wine and good food. I feel at home in Tempe.

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Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

Here at Guidebook, we share a lot of strategies for planners from tech tools to try, sponsor package ideas , and specific event marketing timelines. We love this analogy originally shared on another post by Tom Spano, Head of Sales and Marketing at Goombal. But there are some fundamental strategies that never go out of style.

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JULY 29, 2022

Most recently, Sullivan served as director of sales and marketing at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Moussa is now director of sales and marketing at Doha, Qatar’s The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort , the newest hotel by GHM Luxury Hotels & Resorts. Ali Moussa. Jennifer Duffy. Thomas Nicholson and Sergiu Les.

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MARCH 11, 2019

He’s held leadership positions in food and beverage as well as hotel operations for properties across the country, including The Arrabelle at Vail Square in Colorado, Sunriver Resort in Bend, Oregon, and Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California. Trish McClean Visit Baltimore has named McClean its director of brand marketing.

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MARCH 14, 2018

After nearly two decades at Visit Phoenix, Jessie returned last year to Oregon—a homecoming of sorts for the University of Oregon graduate. What is an interesting innovation you’ve seen in regards to destination marketing? How do you include diversity in your marketing approach? “We put on a hat or a hood.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

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. He will focus the CVB’s sales and marketing efforts to bring year-round group business to the area and its hospitality partners.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The ride was co-founded by NBA Hall of Fame Center Bill Whalton, in an effort to raise funds for California and Oregon (as wildfires burned in much of the Western United States). Event Marketing. Bike for Humanity’s virtual Halloween ride raised over $175,000 to support firefighters, their families and fire victims. Categories.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The business is so successful that it is now synonymous with cannabis tourism, providing digital resources in hundreds of locations including Oregon, California, Alaska , Barcelona and Jamaica. But it’s not just the tourism industry that’s latching onto this idea; it’s affecting the meetings market, too.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon , employs at-risk foster and homeless youth to create swag attendees love to take home. Training includes creating promotional items, marketing and graphic design. New Avenues INK has mainly focused most of our efforts on the Portland-local and Oregon-local community.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

We never use the words exclusive or luxury,” Parley Stock, director of sales and marketing at the FOUND:RE and a proud native Arizonan, told me. The property speaks for itself in its design, and we want to make sure that anyone who walks in our doors feels this city’s inspiration.”. Meanwhile, fans were arriving for Final Four weekend.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Connect Diversity in Portland, Oregon, took a page from Maya Angelou, who once said that there is beauty and strength in diversity. It’s time to diversify your marketing plan. Our annual conference showcased the many meanings of diversity as it relates to the events industry. Here are some our key takeaways. Diversity is natural. .

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Last week we held our Unique Venues Annual Member Conference in Portland, Oregon, a city that is unique in and of itself. As the new Director of Marketing for Unique Venues , I get to harness my creativity and come up with new ways to market not only our company, but also YOUR venue to planners, too. By: Alyson Salem.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

I was surprised by The Nines in Portland, Oregon. There are restaurants in all directions, which my group loves; it’s clean and bright; and there is an amazing public market called North Market one block from the center. I think Albuquerque would make a great destination for small to midsize meetings of under 1,000 attendees.”.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Marriott announced the Build Your Own Mini Bar in the West Package in May, available at 28 of their properties in California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Guests who book this deal get $20 daily to use towards food and beverage items sold in the hotel’s general store, The Market.

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Unique Venues

MAY 6, 2020

Viking Pavilion at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon is a modern, LEED-compliant sports and event arena that hosts concerts, corporate events, conferences, trade shows, family entertainment, and tournaments. There’s even a behind-the-scenes tour of the Zamboni garage! Plan your next team building experience today: [link].

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Pike Place Market in Seattle. Three daily flights to Eugene Airport in Oregon beginning April 1, 2017. For the fifth consecutive year, Delta Air Lines is expanding flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) to seven new destinations. Since 2012, Delta has more than tripled flights and destinations at its Seattle hub.

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