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Smart Moves in Boston, Oklahoma City and More

Smart Meetings

Adan Montoya Adan Montoya, The Kimpton Pittman Hotel Montoya is appointed as senior business travel sales manager at The Kimpton Pittman Hotel. Shaun Yates Shaun Yates, Visit Oklahoma City Visit Oklahoma City (Visit OKC) welcomes Yates as vice president of convention sales and services. Read More: Smart Moves in Washington, D.C.,

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

Smart Meetings

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. business travelers (72%) feel they haven’t had equal opportunity. Even more U.S. Even more U.S. Global and U.S.

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The Top 10 Reasons Why Meeting Attendees Love Oklahoma City

Cvent: Event Marketing

With a brand -ew convention center, Omni headquarter hotel, and 70-acre downtown park on the horizon, in addition to nationally recognized restaurants and museums, Oklahoma City is delighting meeting planners from around the world with its new offerings and plenty of top attractions and experiences others are known to love.

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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event. Should you remove the event from the agenda?

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Will Meeting Planners Be New Targets for Influencer Marketing?

PCMA Convene

Oklahoma City is using influencer marketing in the form of a travel-writing team who will highlight the city’s leisure attractions — and is also bolstering its meetings portfolio with a new convention center. Like many second-tier convention destinations, Oklahoma City doesn’t suffer from a negative perception.

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The Future Looks Bright for Destinations International’s Young Leaders

Smart Meetings

Wondering what the dynamic meetings industry future holds? We asked the stewards that will be leading the way to whatever comes next, the 2022 Destinations International 30 Under 30 Class, what most excites them about the future of meetings and events and their responses gave us hope for a brighter tomorrow. The 30 Under 30 Class.

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NYU Offers Incubation Hub for Hospitality Entrepreneurs

Smart Meetings

Funded through gifts and sponsors like Atento Capital, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based investment firm, the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) and Jonathan M. For meeting planners on the go who don’t want to stay at the airport for hours, they can work in a hotel room. The program’s mentors and investors will select the winners.