Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2022

At the local level, it is exciting to see new meeting and conference sectors emerge that engage a new market and heighten our ability to reach new visitors.”. – Mallory Snyder , vice president of communications and strategic development, Visit York County. . – Amy Shen , sales coordinator, Destination Toronto. “I

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

These professionals will lead the county’s approach to regenerative tourism, supporting the local community while providing meaningful experiences for visitors. Morascini, who has sat on the board of Island County tourism since 2016, takes on the role of marketing and public relations director.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 12, 2024

I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services. However there isn’t much academic research into event management, so I was happy to discover Ruth Dowson and Daniel H.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2023

Before she joined Hawks Cay, she worked as group sales manager for Ocean Properties’ Florida Keys Collection. Scheller comes from Snowmass Tourism, where he worked as group sales director. Treuman previously worked as senior event manager for Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2023

Kristen Babich Babich is events manager for The Gant Aspen in Colorado. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events. Riggs joined Maritz Global Events Design Studio in 2018.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bruggemans was most recently an adjunct faculty member in the Hospitality Management Program at California State University, San Bernardino. She has previously been executive director of Sumba Hospitality Foundation in Indonesia, F&B manager for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, conference services manager for Riviera Palm Springs and more.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He previously worked for Visit Cincy as national manager of diversity sales, during which time he booked numerous large conferences and conventions. Julio Flores Julio Flores Flores joins the recently renovated Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Carson as general manager.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Cardiff based creative event specialists Genero Group are thrilled to secure their first production contract to take place at the new International Conference Centre Wales. The first event is taking place in October this year and Genero is relishing in the preparation. Brand Events. Conferences. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Meet Blackpool has announced it has become a member of three key industry associations: the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), beam and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events and tourism sectors.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

Doing good” may sound like a stretch when event managers are already turning themselves into pretzels dealing with so many other challenges, including navigating rising costs, managing risk and picking a registration technology platform— all topics covered in Convening Leaders sessions , by the way. “It

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The excitement and prestige of hosting “one big event” is often considered a major draw for cities and organizations. Events like the Olympics or the Super Bowl are still seen as pinnacles of success that bring global attention—and rightfully so. A sustained program allows flexibility in event formats and content.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 4, 2024

As part of its innovative approach to business events, major events, tourism and event hosting, Ottawa Tourism is further aligning its focus on major association congresses with leading sporting events.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2020

With the many challenges of having had to move completely online in the current environment, University of Westminster’s event management students are here to help. The BA Hons Tourism and Events Management students are about to graduate.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

She has also previously held the role of senior convention service manager and director of destination services at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, as well as senior convention services manager at her current property. Fontainebleau Las Vegas named Yousfi its senior vice president of sales, catering and conference services.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

She has also previously held the role of senior convention service manager and director of destination services at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, as well as senior convention services manager at her current property. Fontainebleau Las Vegas named Yousfi its senior vice president of sales, catering and conference services.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2025

As an organization dedicated to driving economic impact through tourism, we believe a thriving hospitality industry must also be an […]

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2025

Sir Chris Bryant MP, the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, will open next week’s Global Policy Forum on behalf of The Business of Events. The Labour MP for the Welsh constituency of Rhondda and Ogmore will deliver an opening address to the Forum, taking place at IET London: Savoy Place, on […]

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

I love learning languages and studied tourism and management as was curious about the world but then after moving to the UK, I realised I was more interested in getting into meetings and events. I also took the opportunity to study an MBA part-time. So if I could go back, I would have started my business earlier.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Most recently, Codianne was director of operations at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. He has been food and beverage manager at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa and Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, among other restaurant operations roles in the greater surrounding region. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC. Three things: 1.

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Nunify

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

However, as the event industry is getting more organized and mature, getting a formal education in ‘Event management’ coupled with natural skills can go a long way in building a successful career in this trade. We have put together a list of some of the best courses in “Event Management” that you could consider.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Business of Events can announce Anita Mendiratta, Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and Dr Helge A Wurdemann, Professor and Chair of Robotics and Head of the Soft Haptics & Robotics Lab at University College London as the final speakers for the UK Policy Forum, which will […]

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Kate Patay : Kate brings 20+ years of rich experience in business travel, tourism and event marketing strategy. She is the founder of Strategic Meeting and Events which produces mid to large scale corporate events. She’s also the co-founder and the 2018 President of the Association for Women in Events (AWE).

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

According to Paige Viren, executive director of the Sustainable Hospitality Management Program, the school created a certification program in partnership with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We know what [the planners at the conference] were talking about.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas. She previously worked at Fairmont Austin as director of event sales and services. Scott Snofsky Snofsky is general manager for Great Wolf Lodge Arizona in Scottsdale. Louis Park in Minnesota.

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Canadian Special Events

APRIL 6, 2023

Toronto, ON, for Sink the Stigma Cava Rose Verdun, QC, for Great Conductor, Great Chef Best Event for a High Profile Charity BCCHF Vancouver, BC, for The Crystal Ball hala inc. Oakville, ON, for Dell Technologies Client Peripherals, Displays, and Imaging Expo bb Blanc Inc., Calgary, AB, for Splendour Hala Inc.,

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

What event space components will make your space more sellable to attract events and/or more experiential for events? If you are building a house, you would hire an architect; so, if you are developing an event space, then the requirement should be to hire an event management expert to define your event space criteria. “As

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Loren Christie Loren Christie Christie is appointed as the new managing director for BestCities Global Alliance. YoJainna Otero YoJainna Otero YoJainna Otero returns to Omni La Mansión del Rio and Mokara Hotel & Spa as director of catering and conference services.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 27, 2022

They include developing essential skills in general management and leadership, human resources, finance, revenue management, security and risk, marketing, sales, front-of-house, housekeeping, as well as culinary and food and beverage service.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 14, 2020

She has worked in the meetings and events space for over 25 years. A certified Event Designer and Digital Strategist, Tahira holds a Diploma in Event Management and a Bachelor of Hospitality Management. The events that have been the most successful are the ones that have made it more about design over platform.

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2018

This was apparent at their QuickBooks Connect Conference, which demonstrated different techniques to keep their attendees happy and engaged. Thought leadership conferences are the new breed of buzz-worthy events popping up. Chatbots are fast becoming the next big thing when it comes to streamlining event processes.

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Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

Let us give you a small context of what this event is about and who the organizers are. MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. The event was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. ACE of M.I.C.E.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 4, 2022

The jam-packed agenda features sessions covering topics from business transformation, automation, customisation, data and sustainability from seven different conference streams enabling visitors to select the topics they are most interested in and giving them a tailored agenda to suit their business needs.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 22, 2020

A survey of Australian event managers is revealing the kind of support Australian events and festivals believe they will need to survive the cancellation or postponement of their events as required by the COVID-19 ban on public gatherings. As of 5pm Sunday March 22, 95 Australian event managers had completed the survey.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Exhibitors include Air Canada, Okinawa Japan, Fiji Tourism, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Sydney Conference and Training Centre, Salam Management Services, Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events, Shanghai New International Expo Centre and Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality. Brand Events.

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