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An Outstanding Year for Venues of Excellence

Prestige Events Magazine

From sales and marketing to food and beverage management, we’ve welcomed over 250 delegates from both member and non-member venues over the past 12 months. Offering both online and in-person options, our courses provide venues with the flexibility to ensure their teams can participate, no matter their location or schedule.

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Smart Moves in Berkeley, Hollywood and More

Smart Meetings

Paul Pomerantz Paul Pomerantz, ASAE As managing director of ASAE ’s Association Governance Institute (AGI), Pomerantz will lead the launch of the new initiative, which is dedicated to promoting excellence in governance practice for Associations.

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Arizona and More

Smart Meetings

Lacassagne began his career as an assistant food & beverage manager at Hotel Concorde Montparnasse in France and continued to work in various F&B roles through Egypt, Morocco and the Caribbean. He has worked with the Shashi Group since 2019, first as director of food and beverage.

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ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

Smart Meetings

There, over 300,000 worms convert leftover food waste into compost that is used in the center’s green spaces. In August 2023, ExCel released its pioneering Sustainability Strategy as part of its parent company ADNEC Group ’s wider ESG (environmental, social and governance) ambitions and own sustainability strategy. s largest wormery.

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How a Storied F&B Kitchen Went Halal to Accommodate Allies

Smart Meetings

government as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). A huge part of this massive project was turning the conference center’s state-of-the-art food and beverage resources into halal kitchens that serve up to 4,000 meals a day. Their chef and their dining team made great Afghan food, kabobs. Artwork by Afghan children.

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Meeting Planners Travel Report: Airlines Get Poor Report Card

Smart Meetings

The gains are due in part to increases in food and beverage scores as many services were reinstated for upper-class cabins in the post-pandemic period. One thing everyone can agree on: One of the few areas showing improvement across all segments this year is food and beverage, which is up 12 points overall from 2022.

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AHLA Survey: Supply Chain Disruption Increasing Costs, Impacting Hotel Amenities Indefinitely

Smart Meetings

The biggest challenges were linens (85 percent said they couldn’t get them and 77 percent said the cost had gone up), cleaning supplies (72 percent said they were not readily available and 79 percent said the cost had increased) and food and beverage suppliers (availability was a problem for 76 percent and cost was an issue for 77 percent).

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