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Smart Travel: Saudi Arabia MICE Industry Booms, American Airlines Shuts Down Group-Jumpers, $65 Billion Needed to Address Coastal and Marine Tourism Climate Issues

Smart Meetings

Luxury Resort Brand Bardo to Open Pittsburgh Location in 2026 Boutique hospitality firm Left Lane will convert Pittsburgh’s 40-story Gulf Tower into Hotel Bardo Pittsburgh, opening summer 2006. The location will feature 130 guest rooms and suites, 220 residences, three restaurant and bar concepts, and 10,000 sq. of leisure and meeting spaces.

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Compass Scotland partners with leading Scottish Chef

Prestige Events Magazine

One of Scotland’s most renowned and well-respected chefs, Stevie joined Restaurant Andrew Fairlie as a sous chef in 2001 when it first opened, before being made head chef in 2006. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star within a year of opening and the second star was added in 2006.

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Smart Moves at PCMA, M&IW and More

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He began his hospitality career at Caesars Lake Tahoe, and later took on the role of director of group sales at Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, Washington in 2006, where he earned numerous personal and team rewards for sales achievements.

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Andrea and Henry’s Classic Wedding at R Garden Boutique

EventSource

The couple met through friends during their first year at University of Toronto in 2006. We’re loving the rustic elegant vibe of Andrea and Henry’s wedding at the stunning R Garden Boutique. In their time together, they have lived separately in four cities over three continents, with four different city-city combinations.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. I didn’t know that in 2006!” Now, she feels inspired as she sees the certification’s global spread. “It

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New and Renovated: Downtown Fixtures

Smart Meetings

Since the hotel opened in 2006, it has established itself as a unique Houston icon that blends its classical European style with the vibrant energy of Houston. The renovation, led by Houston-based interior designer Kara Childress , offers a boutique experience.

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How an Event in Boston Is Making an Impactful Return

Smart Meetings

The AEP conference began in 2006 as a standalone specialized workshop at the Special Events Show conducted by TSEC CEO and AEP Advisory Board Chair Sally Webb. TSEC is coming back Oct. Read More : Small is Big in Greater Boston.

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