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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Cause the best part of waking up is with three new coffee destinations in your meetings cup. A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. The concept has already taken off at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and three other Texas locations. We’ll provide the reading materials.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas. Displayed on the shelves are a series of monographs on artists whose works are exhibited in the property, such as Jonas Burgert, Francis Bacon, Francesco Clemente and Marius Bercea. More : Exciting Developments for Planners at 10 Top International Cities. Lake Austin Spa and Resort.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Tiras, CMP, works in Houston, Texas, as p resident at International Meeting Managers, Inc. How I got here: When our youngest went off to college, I was approached by the Baylor College of Medicine to manage medical meetings for various departments. Connect with Tiras on Twitter and Instagram.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Texas Hill Country Olive Company, Dripping Springs, Texas. A post shared by Texas Hill Country Olive Co. Texas Hill Country Olive Company ’s majestic 6,000-square-foot hospitality center is a magnet for groups looking for a taste of local hospitality. txhillcountryoliveoil) on Dec 15, 2016 at 10:07am PST.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Texas dominated the Top 10, with El Paso at No. ” Breaking up Texas’ stranglehold on the top five positions, San Diego checks in at No. El Paso, Texas. Austin, Texas. Irving, Texas. The big winner is San Antonio , which is No. 1 in the SmartAsset rankings for the second-straight year. 2, Austin at No.

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JULY 10, 2017

Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. 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 Everything really is bigger in Texas, including Houston. million sq. Guest rooms: 30,577. million sq. of space.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from. Shawna Suckow.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

He’ll be tasked with growing the client base to book more meetings and conventions. Most recently, Murphy was director of sales and marketing at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel in Texas. He previously worked at the Renaissance Austin, Marriott International-Texas Sales Office and the Las Vegas Hilton.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

The big game will be held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Famed local chefs such as Ronnie Killen, who has long been considered the city’s top barbecue pit master; Chris Shepherd, a James Beard Award-winning chef; and Grady Spears, a nationally renowned Texas chef. billion transformation of its downtown convention district.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Lorena Chappell Benchmark Resorts & Hotels appoints Lorena Chappell director of sales and marketing for Hotel Contessa in San Antonio, Texas. She most recently worked at Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center of Georgetown, Texas.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Rangers Enterprises, for MLB’s Texas Rangers in Arlington,Texas. And lastly, who wouldn’t love calling Globe Life Park, home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, their office? Company or organization: NAMResorts in Katy, Texas. Second of all, we have an incredible backdrop for any type of event.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Greg Stafford Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, which is expected to open this fall, named Greg Stafford general manager. Jim Swaim Jim Swaim was named general manager at the 335-room Ramada Plaza Fort Walton Beach Resort/Destin. Swaim comes to his new role from St.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Morales general manager of Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Forth Worth North in Grapevine, Texas. She is director of Leadership Honors Bootcamp and The Leadership Wheel foundation and an instructor at Georgetown University. Atrium Hospitality appointed Obed H.

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MARCH 14, 2018

of meeting space and 800 guest rooms. Texas: Pecan Pie. To be official, only Texas pecans can be used and no chocolate. He renamed it Music City Mud Pie at his Kitchen Notes Restaurant. The hotel has 80,000 sq. Cut yourself an extra-large piece of pecan pie in the state where everything is bigger.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Make a “what if” plan for what could go wrong, and it won’t be a disaster when something doesn’t go as anticipated. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? While at AT Kearney, we hosted 100 international executives at Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys used to play.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Make a “what if” plan for what could go wrong, and it won’t be a disaster when something doesn’t go as anticipated. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? While at AT Kearney, we hosted 100 international executives at Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys used to play.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Make a “what if” plan for what could go wrong, and it won’t be a disaster when something doesn’t go as anticipated. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? While at AT Kearney, we hosted 100 international executives at Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys used to play.

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MeetingsNet

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)? . and San Antonio, Texas. Kissimmee, Fla.; San Jose, Calif.;

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

So who’s showing some love for meeting and event planners? Brittany Ryan, a full-time corporate planner based in Dallas, Texas, is the brains behind the operation. Cue Profbox— a subscription designed entirely by and for professional planners.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Plano Centre named Karen Fey as sales representative for the convention center in North Texas. She has also worked for Texas Instruments, Texas Health Resources and Travelers Insurance. “We It has more than 12,500 sq. of flexible function space.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

With locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Washington, D.C., there’s a good chance there’s a Lucky Strike close to your meeting. A post shared by Lucky Strike (@luckystrikeent) on Feb 8, 2017 at 5:05pm PST.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Therefore, if you are able to do so, I encourage you to talk to your boss, board of directors, constituents, members and/or suppliers to let them know that you are proactively taking a meeting to an impacted venue, such as southeastern Texas, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico or the Bahamas.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Martin managing director of Delta Hotels-Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center scheduled to open in Allen, Texas, in January of 2019. Martin Benchmark named Stacy T. Martin was previously Benchmark’s general manager for The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Many visitors and meeting planners impressed with GH and Texas will return to build future tourism,” the study states. The game brought an estimated $428 million in new spending to the region. Houston, which needs all the economic help it can get in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, is fresh off a World Series win.

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MAY 25, 2017

Winebelly (Austin, Texas). The bar has a patio, decked out with twinkling string lights surrounded by a garden. The grilled American food and more than 150 wine selections also add to the special low-key character. If you’re a fan of felines, the quaint patio usually has few cats hanging out in the back.

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MAY 4, 2017

Mexican Martinis are hugely popular in Austin, Texas. Ingredients. 4 watermelon chunks. triple sec. lime juice. simple syrup. cayenne pepper. Mexican Martini. Adding fruit juice, tequila and extra brine allows the spin-off it to identify as a Mexico-inspired beverage. Ingredients. Salt (optional, for rim). Reposado Tequila. triple sec.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Murphy has gone on to work at nine properties in eight states across the country, including Austin, Westlake Plaza, California and Lost Pines Resort and Spa in Cedar Creek, Texas. He’s been awarded Hyatt Corporation’s Rooms Director of the Year twice.

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APRIL 7, 2020

. “Again, as I said before, it depends on the law that governs your contract, which is usually where your meeting is going to be held. Many companies provide meeting plan services to clients in exchange for hotel commissions. What happens when a client cancels a meeting for force majeure?

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JULY 5, 2017

Wilson previously served as the director of sales at Horseshoe Bar Resort in Austin, Texas, where she surpassed banquet goals by $1.4 In her role, Wilson will oversee revenue management; group, catering and transient sales; as well as marketing initiatives for the AAA Five Diamond resort. Jim Curtis.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Attendees will receive peer mentoring and learn about career resources available to women looking for leadership roles in meetings and events. The course was first launched earlier this year and will be offered five more times in 2017, in New York, Florida, Nevada and Texas.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

All are skills I rely on in meeting planning. Company or organization: Travaasa Experiential Resorts: Travaasa Hana on Maui in Hawaii and Travaasa Austin (soon to be Miraval Austin) in Texas. Keys to my success: Time management, organization and ability to add fun. Jorah Anderson. Job title: Director of sales.

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MARCH 28, 2017

– JW Marriott Austin in Austin, Texas, jumped nine spots to fourth place, making its first appearance in the top 10. Notable trends: – With three properties in the top 10, more than any other city, Las Vegas maintains its position as the leading destination for conferences and conventions.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Graham also said that laws requiring people to use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate are discriminatory, and shared ASAE’s lobbying efforts in Austin, Texas, to stop them. “We We don’t want to hurt them, but it is a matter of values.”. This requires constant vigilance.”.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Jodi Ann LaFreniere Ray, MPI’s current Vice President of Membership and Volunteer Experience, will depart in mid-November; she has been selected as the incoming Executive Director and CEO of the Texas Society of CPAs. The post MPI Announces Major Reorganization and New Appointments appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Texas Beer & Bites. features private meeting space for groups in the Pallet Room. Founders will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. It has won six World Beer Cup medals, four European Beer Star medals and three Great American Beer Festival medals, 13 medals honoring eight different beers.

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JUNE 21, 2017

ATX Television Festival, which took place June 7–10 in Austin, Texas, made sure to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility laws, and provided ASL interpreters at the presentations. Many videos exist on YouTube of interpreters performing on the sidelines of a parade route.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Houston, Texas. billion renovation that will totally change the face of meetings and conventions in America’s fourth-largest city. 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.

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