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Room Block Poaching, Deceptive Practices and Consumer Fraud

Connect Your Meetings

He has published articles in Meetings and Conventions, Convene, Meeting Mentor magazine, Connect magazine, Plan-It Tennessee, The Meeting Professional, Meetings Focus and Successful Meetings magazines and as a guest columnist for The Tennessean and Nashville Business Journal.

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Pairing memorable event experiences with bleisure travel

Eventbase

Here are four of our favorites: Select attractive destinations Negotiate extended conference hotel rates Offer companion or family passes for your event Use the event app to highlight bleisure information 1. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler? There are many ways to appeal to the bleisure traveler.

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Interviews with Planners - Chivonne Hyppolite

Eventinterface

In your beaker, combine the elements: creativity, passion, experience and negotiation. Actually, add a bit more of negotiation for good measure - I mean who doesn’t love a good negotiator. Put on your lab coat and step into the Abstract Elements laboratory.

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California Travel Ban Provokes Scorn and Cancellations

SmartMeetings

Tennessee’s state Senate passed a resolution mocking California and calling for the state to pass a reciprocal ban. At Omni Louisville Hotel, General Manager Scott Stuckey said the property received calls from both conventions withdrawing from negotiations due to the California ban, but did not identify them. “We

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Hilton Announces 14th Brand, Tapestry Collection

SmartMeetings

– Nashville, Tennessee. Property details, including hotel names, will be released as negotiations conclude. A handful of hotels in the Tapestry brand will open their doors this summer. So far, seven properties in six cities have signed letters of intent. Hotels will open in these cities: -Syracuse, New York. – Chicago.

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The Cost of Conscience

PCMA Convene

17, the Tennessee Senate had passed legislation that would allow counselors and therapists to refuse to treat a patient if doing so would “conflict with a sincerely held religious belief.” It belonged to Nashville, Tennessee, until it belonged to another host destination. But on April 6, 2016, the Tennessee House passed the bill.

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Forever Remote: Event Central

SmartMeetings

San Francisco Bay Area (particularly Napa, Santa Cruz and Lake Tahoe); Riviera Maya, Mexico; Austin Texas; Miami, Florida; San Diego and Palm Springs, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; Nashville, Tennessee and Park City, Utah are popular spots. Expectations have evolved for team building as well.

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