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AUGUST 7, 2024

Stadium Experience is pleased to announce that the 18th annual Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards will be hosted at the American Express Stadium, home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, on Thursday 3rd July 2025.

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JULY 25, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) just announced that COVID cases have tripled across Europe and hospitalizations have doubled. 5 is four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of omicron and is leading to significant increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. As I write this, the BA.5

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC) has acquired The Brewery, one of London’s leading large scale event venues. RHC has continued to grow rapidly since its acquisition by Oak View Group (OVG) in 2023, which represented the biggest UK hospitality deal in decades. The Party and Frameless.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Restaurant group offers lesson in setting standards for quality, culture and service Steve Pettus True hospitality starts with making a friend, according to the Brennan philosophy of running world-class New Orleans restaurants. That is hospitality, the joy of watching people eat food made with care.

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APRIL 18, 2024

The post Field Report: Inside the ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Mercedes-Benz Hospitality Experience at the Masters appeared first on Event Marketer. We were lucky enough to experience this drive into the 2024 tournament, held April 8-14 in Augusta, GA, thanks to an invitation from Mercedes-Benz for its Masters Experience.

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MAY 28, 2024

When Smart Meetings met with him after the lights had turned off and asked about his more than 34 years at Maritz, his roots in the hospitality industry and expansive volunteer roles with MPI and SITE, O’Malley said, “Humility is just the ability to look back and understand how lucky you are. My career was a series of fortunate events.”

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JULY 3, 2024

Teams need to find their footing with new people and new rules of engagement in the marketplace—because the customers are changing, too,” the author and School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University Alumni Board president says. Managers have to learn how to lead and set examples like never before.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The annual fundraising lunch, brought to life by The HAC and its inhouse caterer Searcys, is designed to support the charity’s mission to rebuild lives through employment opportunities in the hospitality sector. Cook & Dine” is a celebration of the UK hospitality industry’s commitment to inclusion and career growth.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

Living in Orlando (not the happiest place in the world today) provides a close-up view of the horrific impact the pandemic is having on people and businesses in the live-event, hospitality and travel industries.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Since McCormick Place is now a hospital, that’s probably a really smart move. Whatever options you provide, it is wise to put together a good FAQ page on your event website. The Institute of Food Technologists recently pulled the plug on their July show in Chicago. We are very impressed with the FAQ they put together.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

Creative communications group DRPG hosted a Make a Moment Christmas Party at its Hartlebury studios and headquarters this weekend for children and families supported by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity. Guests explored interactive sets designed and constructed by DRPGs in-house Stage and Scenic team.

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MARCH 5, 2024

User-friendliness is an important quality of healthcare and hospital web development because it lends credibility to your website. For example, 81% of consumers view a strong social media presence as an indication that a hospital offers cutting-edge technologies. User-friendly.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Out of the storm may come more efficient approaches to event planning and respect for hospitality employees. It’s no secret to event managers that the so-called Great Resignation has hit the hospitality […]. The post How Event Planners Are Tackling Staff Shortages by Maria Lenhart appeared first on [link].

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JUNE 16, 2020

While the event industry is busy with its reopening plans, a resurgence in hospitalizations is once again casting serious doubts about the safety for attendees. He helped out with hospitality for […]. As a result, we have updated our coronavirus Outlook and Recovery Timeline.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 16, 2020

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) stopped using the title Speaker and refer to their SME’s as Learning Facilitators , which has had a profound effect on the way they now approach all their session formats. Rebrand title from Speakers to Facilitators of Learning.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many convention centres were converted into hospitals to assist with the public health crisis, they're now turning to […]. The post How Planners Can Successfully Leverage Virtual Event Studios by Victoria Copans appeared first on [link].

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APRIL 18, 2024

Skift Take: Rich in natural beauty, a proud and vibrant cultural heritage, warm hospitality with unique and luxurious accommodations and venues; Northern Ireland should be on your radar as the next must-visit incentive travel destination.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

While this year has been incredibly trying for events and hospitality, there continue to be major advancements and investments in tech for both industries. Here are some of the most notable recent developments. The post Event Tech Flourishes as Events Recovery Timeline Is Pushed Back by Victoria Copans appeared first on [link].

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AUGUST 24, 2022

However, Knowland, a data and hospitality technology company that tracks meetings and events volume is optimistic that the industry will be back to 100 percent by the end of 2023. Skift Take: As Skift Meetings has been reporting all summer, events have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels.

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APRIL 20, 2022

Face-to-face meetings and events are returning, but many of the employees who worked in the hospitality industry in 2020 are not around to greet them. Droves who have worked in travel, tourism, hospitality, and events have moved on to other workforce sectors.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Skift Take: Cvent, a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, is reportedly looking into selling with private-equity firm Blackstone interested. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Focusing on our own professional community—the meeting (and hospitality) industry—I’d like to make a modest proposal for a social media platform that might meet our needs better. What if an industry leader like Freeman , RX , Cvent , PCMA , or MPI , to name a few, set up a Mastodon server for the event and hospitality industry?

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the Delta variant already overwhelming hospitals in Europe and the threat of a new, potentially […]. The recent emergence of Omicron, a new Covid variant of concern, has sent shockwaves through global markets and led to the WTO conference being postponed days ahead of the planned meeting in Geneva.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 22, 2019

And, as evidenced in healthcare settings, teamwork among the members of a hospital can result in better patient care. Learning how to work more effectively as a team benefits the individual, the team and ultimately the organization for which they work.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Skift Take: In this episode of the Event Manager Podcast, we’re joined by Jeff Bzdawka, chief executive officer of Knowland, a hospitality data analytics and technology company. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Industry experts advise event planners to adhere to local health guidelines and pay attention to Covid infection and hospitalization rates. To mask or not to mask, that is the question. As mask and vaccine requirements are rolled back, what does this mean to event planners who want to make their gatherings as safe as possible […].

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Of course, for this to happen safely, everyone involved in the event — attendees, staff, hospitality workers, and transportation personnel — must be vaccinated. Presumably, in-person events during this period could become feasible for those who had received the vaccine. 3) We overcome conspiracy-theory induced fear of vaccination.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

New hotels and venues await business event attendees keen to experience Aussie hospitality. Skift Take: Australia's significant investment in infrastructural growth during the Covid pandemic is paying off. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Skift Take: Forever changing the lives of front-line hospitality workers – one person at a time – is Mary Jo Blythe’s mission as founder of The Above and Beyond Foundation. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Skift Take: Women are rising through the ranks of the meetings and hospitality industries, but the corner office remains elusive for most. Is that about to change? Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Skift Take: Despite skepticism from critics, proponents argue convention centers are vital economic drivers that support local businesses, tourism, and hospitality industries. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

It’s up to meeting and event organizers to ensure that their Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander attendees, staff, exhibitors, vendors, and hospitality partners are, at a minimum, safe from the rising wave of hate, bigotry, and violence while at events. — Skift Take: While anti-Asian bigotry in the U.S.

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JULY 27, 2023

Skift Take: McCormick Place in Chicago, a new $3 billion hotel, gaming and entertainment district in Las Vegas, the Oak View Group is living up to its mission to disrupt the sports, live entertainment, and hospitality industries. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Skift Take: The recovery of San Francisco’s tourism and hospitality industry continues to be underscored by a narrative of lawlessness and economic demise. The San Francisco Travel Association now looks to Scott Beck to reverse that negative perception. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This research highlights the rising demand for genuine, ethical and sustainable practices in the hospitality sector, particularly in event accommodations. Trust and Transparency : Clear, honest communication around sustainability practices is essential to avoiding the perception of greenwashing.

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