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JULY 27, 2017

Sharon Fisher is the CEO and Chief IdeaSparker of Play with a Purpose, a company devoted to creating more fun, participatory, creative and hands-on meetings. The Orlando Chamber of Commerce named her company one of the Top 25 Best Places to Work in Orlando, proving that her passion for play works. Being able to think different.

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MARCH 22, 2017

These seven wine cellar meeting venues prove that groups don’t have to head to Napa or Bordeaux to gather among grapes. Set in the foothills of the Andes Mountains amid Argentina’s Uco Valley wine-growing region, Casa de Uco Resort ’s underground wine cave, pictured above, is the ideal space for secluded meetings. Casa de Uco.

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JULY 10, 2017

Finding a host city for a key meeting can be a geographic Rubik’s cube of schedules and locations that can seem impossible to solve. Meeting space: 4.2 Brown Convention Center’s red, white and blue nautical theme offers meeting professionals 1.2 Meeting space: 5 million sq. Meeting space: 600,000 sq.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Tom went into meeting planning and founded CONTACT Planning, a national meeting planning company with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Pritzker Award for Excellence. Tom’s company books over 100,000 room nights annually, working with corporate and association clients. Register for Webinar.

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JULY 24, 2019

Working with the hotel during the planning and execution of the event can save you money for your next meeting. If you are hosting a bar at the event, meet with the beverage manager at the end to supervise the beverage count to make sure you agree with the count. Hotel catering typically drives 35 to 40% profit.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Since its inception, the Orlando-area amusement park has been a place that has made every parent’s wallet just a tad bit lighter and every child’s heart a bit more golden. Many Walt Disney Parks and Resorts also offer hundreds of thousands of square feet of great meeting space and experiences that go far beyond Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Gabriela Ong Gabriela Ong was promoted to vice president of sales for Meet Puerto Rico, where she has been brand sales manager, northeast for three years. Based in the New York area, Ong will drive sales and grow brand awareness through meetings, incentives and marketing events. Email us the good news at editor@smartmeetings.com.

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MARCH 21, 2018

Tom went into meeting planning and founded CONTACT Planning, a national meeting planning company with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Pritzker Award for Excellence. Pasha’s company books over 100,000 room nights annually, working with corporate and association clients. Website: www.contactplan.com.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Register for “Advanced Hotel Negotiations, From the Hotel Side” To be a more effective negotiator, meeting planners will learn how hotels evaluate their businesses and manage their inventory of space, rates and dates. Room rates, meeting space usage, catering and even spa and golf sales are all critical areas that hotels evaluate.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Cvent has unveiled its annual list of the top hotels for meetings and events in the United States. The strong meetings and events industry has led to fierce competition among hotels. meeting hotel was Omni Nashville Hotel. Its 85 meeting rooms offer a total of 757,478 sq. of meeting and event space. “We million sq.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Jean Spaulding Villas of Grand Cypress named Jean Spaulding director of sales and marketing for the Orlando, Florida, property. Most recently, Spaulding, who was named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Travel” by Travel Agent Magazine, served as director of sales and marketing for Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Disney Springs at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, is the perfect backdrop for larger than life Lego dinos, princesses and Planet Hollywood memorabilia. The post 6 Ways to Inject Retail Therapy in Your Next Meeting appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Her customer service and sales background is a beneficial asset in our efforts to attract additional meeting and events clients to Plano Centre.”. Ken is a proven leader who will ensure we have an IT strategy that helps meet our business objectives and works to exceed our guests’ expectations.”. in Orlando, Florida. Jana McGee.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Lindsay Hardee Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando appointed Lindsay Hardee group sales manager. Aronson brings 28 years of hospitality experience to the role, and will be tasked with planning and implementing sales, marketing and product development programs for the property’s meetings and convention business.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Simply Divine, Orlando, Florida. Voted Best Food Truck in Orlando 2015, Chef Edgar and the team at Simply Divine will create a bespoke menu for your event, based on your requirements, using fresh and flavorful ingredients. The post Best Food-Truck Catering for Your Next Event appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Dana Orlando . Wischermann Partners appointed Dana Orlando as general manager of Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Orlando will lead the operation of the historic downtown hotel located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The post 4 Smart Moves at Hyatt, Hotel Ivy and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Traditional meeting powerhouses were still among the SmartAsset’s Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences. Orlando ranked No. Smart Meetings is thrilled that several of the places we have recently visited made the cut. Smart Meetings is thrilled that several of the places we have recently visited made the cut.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Let’s face it: This year will be tough for meeting planners. Not only are we in a seller’s market, but planners will also face tighter budgets, higher meeting costs, and less bandwidth. So, what happens when an unstoppable force (supplier price increases) meets an immovable object (meeting planning budgets)? .

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AUGUST 18, 2017

He previously worked at The Ritz-Carlton’s properties in the Caribbean and Mexico region, Naples, Georgia and Orlando. Johnson has served on the board of Meeting Professionals International Southern California Chapter. The post 5 Smart Moves at Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Choice Hotels and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

These cities are not only popular travel destinations, but also ideal settings for meetings and conventions. Few meeting destinations can rival Las Vegas, with its seemingly endless array of dazzling accommodations, resorts, casinos, entertainment and nightlife. of exhibits.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

Bloom founded IMEX Group, which organizes international trade shows for meetings, events and incentive industry. Bloom built European and Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM) and Incentive World before selling both to Reed Exhibitions in 1997 and 2000, respectively. million visitors in 2010, the first U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

She’ll focus on booking meetings for Washington, D.C., Richter-Piraino most recently worked as sales manager for group meetings and events at the Westin New York at Times Square. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. She’ll oversee sales planning for group, catering and banquets and help the revenue team meet sales goals.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Previously, Thomas served as director of sales for Hyatt Place Orlando Airport, and more recently government senior sales manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa, where she booked more than $1.6 The post 5 Smart Moves at Kimpton, Art Ovation, Four Seasons and The Fairlane Hotel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The post Traditional Brands Inject New Features appeared first on Smart Meetings. Recipes were dictated by the individual culinary history of the hotel’s distinct location. The entirety of the original space is still being used, but, it will be created under the anchor property branding.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Donna Hunt, CEO and managing director for HMS Meeting Services (left), and Yashema Mack. During an offsite dinner at Disney Springs , I asked Yashema Mack, who works for Connecticut-based HMS Meeting Services, how she described her job. Then she said she was really an independent meeting planner. Hotels do it all the time.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Bring your ap-PIE-tite to meetings today! Its annual industry convention and competition will be heating up ovens next month at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. of meeting space and 1,254 guest rooms. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. of meeting space and 551 guest rooms. of meeting space and 144 guest rooms.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This gives me the opportunity to grow professionally and personally through attending the various workshops and meeting so many different types of people. Sometimes we want to make things more complicated than they need to be, or we have meetings about meetings. I am able to travel to Washington, D.C., Lydia Blanchard.

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APRIL 11, 2017

Orlando International Airport (MCO). appeared first on Smart Meetings. Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Charlotte Douglas International Airport(CLT). Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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JULY 12, 2017

She will target two primary markets: corporate group meetings and international tourism travel trade. He attended Florida Southern College in Orlando. The Special Event Company, a North Carolina-based event and meeting management company, named John Kurtzweil chief financial officer. Jim Koutsky. Barret De Santos.

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MAY 31, 2017

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. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. of meeting space.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter first opened at Universal Orlando Resort in 2010 and has been expanding since. Discover Potter magic abroad at the world’s top meetings destinations. It doesn’t have meeting space, but provides overflow rooms. of meeting space.”. The brand-new 600-room Aventura Hotel opened Aug.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Orlando, Florida. As the home of Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal Studios, Orlando is a super fun destination. Even though it’s a state-wide delicacy, the dish can be found everywhere in Orlando. The post 8 Superb F&B Choices to Cure March Madness appeared first on Smart Meetings. Food: Conch Fritters.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Joshua-Sudock/ Disney Parks The much-anticipated StarWars: Galaxy’s End is coming to Disneyland Resort , and Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando in 2019. Wizarding World of Harry Potter Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando and Hollywood give patrons a taste of life as a wizard.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Experiences that bring employees together outside of a corporate or meeting environment foster connections, camaraderie, trust and employee engagement, while encouraging a spirit of creativity and collaboration that carries over into the workplace. The post Tailor-Made Team Building appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Experiences that bring employees together outside of a corporate or meeting environment foster connections, camaraderie, trust and employee engagement, while encouraging a spirit of creativity and collaboration that carries over into the workplace. The post Tailor-Made Team Building appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

AlliedPRA creates local destination experiences for meetings, incentives and events that move hearts, minds and businesses forward to deliver unforgettable moments. BCD Meetings & Events. Orlando, FL. Notable clients: HBO, FOX, History, Disney, MATTEL. San Diego, CA. Notable clients: Coca-Cola, FedEx, Google, SONY, HP.

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