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Lessons from 45 Years of Placing Top Las Vegas Talent

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Since some of these entertainers have gotten residencies here, their prices have gone sky high,” said The Queen of Las Vegas in an exclusive interview with Smart Meetings. I meet these amazing people, whether it be an entertainer or a speaker, that have stories, and you see people in the audience crying and feeling good and releasing stress.”

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Medical Meetings Embrace Wellness

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“Our attendees are cancer nurses,” said Jen Krause, the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS) director of national conferences and meetings. Karen Bradley Burnett, CEM, senior director of conference and meetings for the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), reports similar struggles among her membership. They work long hours.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

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The National Weather Service predicted that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will see heavy snowfall and wind chills of minus 25 degrees in the coming days. says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Ditto Georgia. What can planners do? Move it inside.

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Planning International Events: Legal and Cultural Considerations

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Grimes of Grimes Law Offices, LLC in Philadelphia, spoke at MPI’s WEC 2016 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, about planning international events. Cultural stereotypes and habits influence international business negotiations. Business Negotiations. Business negotiations usually begin with introductions.

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Hilton Announces 14th Brand, Tapestry Collection

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Hilton Worldwide launched its Tapestry Collection brand last week, but meeting planners will have to stay tuned to find out about meeting potential at the properties. Hotels will open in these cities: -Syracuse, New York. – Warren, New Jersey. – Chicago. – Nashville, Tennessee.

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Big Hotel Boom Forecast for Smaller Cities

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In addition to giving planners fresh choices for backdrops to meetings, the surge in new space can also lead to a decline in occupancy rates and hoteliers hungry to negotiate with planners who are willing to be flexible. The post Big Hotel Boom Forecast for Smaller Cities appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Preparing for a Leaner Commission World

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That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” Moreover, supply coming online in the next few years reflects that changing market, with more than 70 percent of rooms under construction part of limited service properties with equally limited meeting space.

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