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JUNE 22, 2022

You can also filter the results according to the availability of direct flights from any number of departure airports, so if you have employees flying in from Dallas, Seattle, and San Francisco, everyone is catered for. The platform’s flexibility also means you can browse room availability by category and compare rates.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The urban-designed hotel offers 519 soundproof guest rooms, gorgeous downtown views (unlike the runway views you’d expect from an airport hotel) and incredible meeting space, including 82,000 sq. The post 8 Lessons 2016 Taught Us About Meeting Planning appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Now past the halfway point, the multiyear, $500 million expansion of San Francisco’s Moscone Center is making progress toward a late 2018 completion date. We recently talked with John Reyes, executive vice president and chief sales officer for San Francisco Travel, who filled us in on construction plans and facility upgrades.

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JUNE 22, 2017

From June 5 to 9, Apple triumphantly returned its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to San Jose, where it hosted the inaugural event in 2002. For the last 15 years, it was held in San Francisco. I know many developers that stopped going to WWDC because the cost of a week in San Francisco was just too high. “I

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Don Bugito—San Francisco. The San Francisco-based company transforms insects using a wide variety of flavor notes. Who knows, you might end up enlisting one for catering, using them as a venue or even stopping by for a bug bite. A post shared by Don Bugito (@donbugito) on Jun 4, 2016 at 9:23am PDT.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Besides the three east coast cities, Instawork services restaurants, hotels, and events in Chicago, Las Vegas, Greater Los Angeles, Phoenix/Scottsdale, San Diego, and San Francisco/Oakland. Also, some meeting-planning platforms such as Aventri and Cvent provide links to temporary-staff firms in different cities.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

If you are still looking for the right jewelry to pair with your outfit, on Rock Box, the San Francisco-based jewelry rental monthly subscription, you can find earring, necklace, rings and bracelets by Kendra Scott and Kate Spade, to name a few. The Color of Skin.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Convention center projects around the globe signal a very bright future for meetings and events in the new year. From San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand, and Sydney to Aberdeen, Scotland, convention center projects include major expansions and new builds that are born from demand. San Francisco, California.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

Reyes was most recently the executive vice president and chief sales officer for San Francisco Travel. The hospitality industry veteran entered the biz in 1982 and has also worked at the CVBs in Monterey County, Jacksonville & the Beaches and San Diego. Photo Credit: Visit Sacramento Mark Huntley Fairmont Washington, D.C.,

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Guests staying at Hotel Zetta in San Francisco don’t have to find a drive-thru for a chicken fix. Additional bonfire menus include wine and cheese, burgers and hot dogs, or pizza. Chicken Nuggets. Watch out, Mickey D’s, there’s another late-night nugget in town.

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APRIL 11, 2017

Local Eateries: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport—were at the bottom of the list due to their poor variety of options, high prices and high number of low-rated chain restaurants.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

DiNucci began his sales career at the Handlery Hotel San Diego and has held positions in San Diego, San Francisco, Boston and Phoenix. The post 3 Smart Moves at Visit Pittsburgh, DoubleTree by Hilton and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Email us the good news at editor@smartmeetings.com. .

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

One of the big meeting stories coming out of San Francisco this week is the lawsuit filed by people who attended an NAACP California-Hawaii conference two years ago at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Many conference-goers were sickened by a norovirus outbreak, reportedly from ingesting tainted salmon.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Kevin Boland Palace Hotel San Francisco, The Luxury Collection appointed Kevin Boland director of sales and marketing. He will be spearheading all new sales initiatives and marketing strategies. Previously, Boland was the director of sales and marketing at The Drake, a Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Palace Hotel.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Angie Clifton Palace Hotel San Francisco appointed Angie Clifton hotel manager. His experience spans more than 30 years of growing sales in competitive hotel markets. His most recent position was the director of sales and marketing at Hilton Arlington in Virginia. The National Conference Center.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Julie Barajas Hotel Zelos, San Francisco has named Julie Barajas its new director of event sales. Barajas brings with her 10 years of hospitality experience from some of San Francisco’s most renowned hotels. LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Lemmond has 20 years of experience in boutique and lifestyle hotels, and previously worked with The Highland Dallas and Hotel Vitale, San Francisco, among others. Acosta will be tasked with increasing the Manhattan hotel’s occupancy and revenue, as well as generating bookings for the 6,000-square-foot meetings and event space.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

In January, G’Day USA will be focusing its attention on California with pop-up events at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, including an Australian Open Experience, and a gala in San Francisco. Meetings appeared first on Smart Meetings. The post 3 Ways to Bring Oz to U.S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The nation’s most populous city contains myriad meeting venues , from large hotel banquet halls to meeting rooms atop skyscrapers. The expansive New York City public transportation system connects them all, in addition to virtually any destination for post-meeting plans. San Francisco.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

As a meetings professional, you fly. A Canadian study published in 2004 found passengers were 113 times more likely to have caught a cold during a five-hour flight between San Francisco and Denver than during normal daily life. Sometimes often. But there are strategies for ducking flu and cold viruses when you fly.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

As a meetings professional, you fly. A Canadian study published in 2004 found passengers were 113 times more likely to have caught a cold during a five-hour flight between San Francisco and Denver than during normal daily life. Sometimes often. But there are strategies for ducking flu and cold viruses when you fly.

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JUNE 14, 2017

W San Francisco, located in the heart of the SoMA district, appointed Camila Frederico as director of operations. Previously, he held the position of director of sales at Hyatt Regency Chicago and has held many management positions at domestic and international Hyatt hotels and resorts. Camila Frederico .

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Janet Rudolph, founder of Team Building Unlimited in the San Francisco Bay Area, offers wine-themed team-building to help people capture the sense of place when they hold meetings in the wine regions springing up all over the country. Be careful when responding to questions to encourage guests. Location Specific.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Moniz previously worked for Sage Hospitality at Homewood Suites by Hilton San Francisco Airport North. Moniz graduated from University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in both economics and international relations, with a minor in Japanese.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

This San Francisco-based company focuses on connecting event planners with inspiring spaces. In minutes, you can search the portfolio of 10 countries, specify which amenities you need—whiteboard, high-speed internet, coffeemaker—then get a cost estimate and book online with an instant confirmation. Don’t see what you need?

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AUGUST 2, 2017

He will serve as general manager for both The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles and Hotel G in San Francisco. Don Jacinto was appointed to the role of director of brand at Journal Hotels. Jacinto previously served as general manager at The New York EDITION, and managing director at Row NYC.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

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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DECEMBER 6, 2017

In San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences becomes a winter wonderland complete with an ice rink and a giant snowman theater that shows a short film on the geometry of snowflakes. It allows them to tap into the nostalgia of childhood. Leverage that good cheer and make your own magic by selecting a venue with festive decorations.

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APRIL 6, 2017

San Francisco: Networking reception for hospitality associations at AT&T Park. Toronto, Canada: New meeting professionals’ question-and-answer session. New York City: The Empire State Building was lit in shades of blue, along with other shows of support throughout the city, including a large-scale ad in Times Square.

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JULY 13, 2017

Camp No Counselors has locations in Austin, Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and elsewhere. The all-inclusive, weekend-long, sleepaway camp offers the quintessential camp activities but with adult twists—mainly a no-phone policy and an open bar. Corporate Survivor. When your group arrives, teams are divided up.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Vista, which has more than $20 billion in cumulative capital commitments, has offices in Austin, Chicago and San Francisco. Vista Equity Partners is a leading private equity firm that invests in software and technology-enabled businesses. Cvent, Inc. has approximately 16,000 customers and 2,000 employees worldwide.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The waterfront property is best-known as the host of San Diego Comic-Con International each July. San Francisco. Moscone Center plans to achieve LEED Platinum certification and become the most environmentally sustainable convention center in North America. million sq. Moscone Center. Jacksonville.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Airbnb’s recent purchase of Luxury Retreats for $300 million raises an important question: Can planners now look to Airbnb for group meetings? Among meeting planners, Airbnb ranks low—or not at all—as a way to find beds for meeting attendees. Planners favor hotels and resorts.

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JULY 5, 2017

He has spent 25 years with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts throughout eight properties in the United States, most recently at Hyatt Regency San Francisco. GMR Marketing named Amy Zellmer as vice president of GMR Marketing’s Meetings + Incentives team. Amy Zellmer.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

As PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 kicks off in San Francisco, we got a behind-the-scenes look at the insights they are using to transform their conference. “Sometimes, you lose perspective on what’s really happening at your event,” said Kim.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

San Francisco-based Michael Mina , one of the first celebrity chefs to kick off the popular trend in Las Vegas, opened his first restaurant in Hawaii in August, with Stripsteak Waikiki coming online in Honolulu.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

A post shared by Bacon Bacon – San Francisco (@baconbaconsf) on Aug 24, 2017 at 9:42am PDT. Customers crave that sense of things made just for them, so watch for personalization to continue to rise in 2018. One-Item Restaurants. They saw overwhelming success in 2018, from bacon-centric spots to strictly fro-yo joints.

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