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Modern Meetings and Ancient History

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Meet in these states to connect with the past As meeting professionals choose destinations for meetings and events, there is always the pressure to do something new, innovative, never seen before, etc. But what if we went in the opposite direction? Now groups can take hiking tours of the homes of the people of ancient societies.

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Texas, West Virginia Chefs Win Copper Skillet Awards

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Roanoke, Virginia. Chefs from Benchmark Hospitality at Deloitte Hotel and Conference Center in Westlake, Texas, and Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia, have won IACC’s annual U.S. The post Texas, West Virginia Chefs Win Copper Skillet Awards appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Modern Meetings and Ancient History

Smart Meetings

Meet in these states to connect with the past As meeting professionals choose destinations for meetings and events, there is always the pressure to do something new, innovative, never seen before, etc. But what if we went in the opposite direction? Now groups can take hiking tours of the homes of the people of ancient societies.

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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

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This year’s popular Global All-Stars presentation looked at programs in three destinations—Los Angeles, the Netherlands and West Virginia—that considered the needs of locals when building creative programs to appeal to post-Covid visitors.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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41 Virginia $24.57 44 West Virginia $24.09 The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business? appeared first on Smart Meetings. Finally, the survey saw that health and safety is the biggest threat to business travel: over inflation, budget cuts or travel freezes. 2 Rhode Island $35.18 5 Hawaii $32.85

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Virtual Meetings Lower Costs … and Interaction

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“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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6 Smart Moves for The Ritz-Carlton, Hilton and More

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Jeyakaran was named general manager of the 253-suite Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston, in West Virginia. Davis is a certified meeting planner and a certified tourism ambassador. The post 6 Smart Moves for The Ritz-Carlton, Hilton and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Jeyakaran Hector M.

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