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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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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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Smart Moves in The Palm Beaches, Los Angeles and More

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Segarra joined the destination in 2022 as chief marketing officer and since then accelerated the organization’s widest range of promotional efforts in their history, resulting in record visitation rates and a $10 billion economic impact in the local tourism markets. He has held leadership positions in assistance operations for over a decade.

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California Bans State Travel to Four More States; Texas Responds

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California has just announced an addition to its ban on state-funded and state-sponsored travel to states with LGBTQ discriminating laws. As of June 22, Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas are now included on the list. The ban puts restrictions on state-funded or state-sponsored travel to the listed states.

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California Travel Ban Provokes Scorn and Cancellations

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California ’s ban on state-funded travel to states with LGBTQ discriminating laws has set off a range of reactions in the eight affected states, including a full-blown political feud in one of them. We’ve seen in other states, like North Carolina, when these travel bans go into effect, it does not get any better,” he said. “It

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Mother of Invention: Rethinking Business Events in Light of COVID-19

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In a promotion launched during National Travel and Tourism Week in May, destinations used their own websites and social media to share one another’s images, videos, itineraries, and other digital offerings with their own local communities and audiences. Sioux Falls is a little piece of heaven,” McDermott says on the video.) Jennifer N.

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Smart Moves at Lark Hotels, Noble House and More

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Dowling previously worked with South Dakota- and Wyoming-based energy company Black Hills Energy, where she led its strategic communications, brand management and public relations efforts. Dowling will lead communication efforts with PTG’s Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green and PTG Consulting brands.

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