SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

South Bend, Indiana, is not the first city that comes to mind as a major event destination. The Mishawaka metropolitan area of South Bend is investing millions to draw business travelers. of event space and hosts large-scale business meetings. Not to be outdone, University of Notre Dame has its own conference center—and hotel.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Virginia and Maryland to draw large meetings to Indianapolis, which was named the number one convention city in the U.S. She’s been with Visit Indy since graduating from Indiana University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in tourism management. Zimmerman previously worked at the Helmsley Hotel in New York City. by USA Today.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

For many, however, the bracing weather of the holiday season also comes with travel plans. Just for you, tourism bureaus and hospitality professionals are hanging holly, preparing their spaces to host events and—beginning Black Friday and Cyber Monday—sales for holiday business travelers. Other experiences come a la carte.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

This year, MPI WEC introduced WEC Villages, where nearly all of the educational sessions took place on the Indiana Convention Center show floor. That evening, Caesars Entertainment hosted me at the MPI President’s Dinner, an exclusive event held at Indiana Roof Ballroom that this year honored U.S.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 6, 2021

She will present an overview on the current status and how meeting and event professionals can use data to chart their course ahead. Finally, Gus Vonderheide, Vice President of Global Sales – Americas for Hyatt Hotels, will share insights on group business nationwide.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 15, 2017

As you take in all the action, consider the eight first- and second-round host cities as potential destinations for your next meeting. Greenville will taunt travelers with tasty temptations, as the city has developed into South Carolina’s inland culinary capital. But multitasking is still possible. Buffalo, New York. Overall No.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 15, 2023

Experience Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | Get a Quote South Bend, Indiana is home to the prestigious University of Notre Dame and is a memorable event venue with over a dozen spaces throughout campus to host events, with the largest able to accommodate 5,000 people. You’ll feel like you’ve traveled overseas to a historic pub in Ireland!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Read More : South Florida Meetings: Health, Wellness and Productivity. This includes an expansion of Indiana Convention Center , which will add more than 190,000 sq. Fifty-eight percent of those travelers described the airport as severely or moderately crowded; in 2019, 59% described it as such. Medium Airports.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 16, 2016

Cindy Hart joined Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado , as director of sales and marketing. She has been a development leader in the hotel sales industry for more than 20 years, most recently as director of sales for Saratoga Resort and Spa in Wyoming. Cindy Hart. Amanda Hawkins-Vogel. Heather Bailey.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

With waterfalls and national parks , PGA golf and pro football, amphitheaters and fine-arts , Akron is prospering today as a destination for business travelers and tourists alike. of convening space, including large ballrooms and several meeting rooms. Further Reading: Meetings of the Heartland: Ohio and Indiana.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 23, 2017

For those already missing the excitement of Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress (or those who are kicking themselves because they wish they had been in Las Vegas last week), organizers left you with something to look forward to. And it is a legitimate 15 minutes to downtown hotels. Hoosier Hospitality.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

In the world of business events, VR is already transforming how some destination marketing organizations work with meeting planners, from saving time and money on sites visits, to creating jaw-dropping experiences at shows. Travel Association’s IPW show in June 2015. “We And Los Angeles hotel videos are available on the Meet L.A.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Ohio is making a comeback as a meetings and tourism destination. With big companies come big meetings. Cincinnati accommodates them with large hotels from Hilton, Hyatt, Westin and Marriott that offer 21,000–40,000 sq. of meeting rooms and a 32,000-square-foot ballroom. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Citywide meetings may be a challenge to plan, but they also represent an opportunity for meeting planners to spread their wings and take advantage of all the great resources that a destination has to offer. The post 4 Essential Planning Guidelines for Citywides appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A version of this post first appeared on Meetings & Conventions online: Urgent Wakeup Call: Mass Shootings and the Meetings Industry . In fact, more countries are issuing advisory warnings about the risks of gun violence when traveling to the U.S. See Can We Keep Guns Out Of Meetings? ). Sign The Petition.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

They had purchased a Canadian company in Vancouver, British Columbia, and asked me to plan a boat cruise where employees could meet and network. What I love about my job: Leading the strategic vision of how event technology can disrupt the meetings industry. Company or organization: Meeting Achievements in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

They had purchased a Canadian company in Vancouver, British Columbia, and asked me to plan a boat cruise where employees could meet and network. What I love about my job: Leading the strategic vision of how event technology can disrupt the meetings industry. Company or organization: Meeting Achievements in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

It is only fitting that Global Meetings Industry Day and New Orleans Entrepreneur Week coincide, said New Orleans & Company President and CEO Walt Leger III at a GMID panel discussion. Meetings are of profound importance. Meeting face-to-face builds friendships and solves problems,” she said. Meetings change lives.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Convention Hotel Services. Then she had more to say. “A

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Colleen Phalen, CMP, CEM , Executive Vice President of Program Development and Meetings, Destinations International. We want to focus on what our value proposition is to the meeting planner, and most importantly, to our members.”. “We Which is why the organization embarked on “The Weaponization of Travel” study, released in July.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

After Donald Trump’s historic presidential election win, reactions ranging from positive to cautiously optimistic have been coming in from around the travel industry. travel and tourism community, and am confident that he will be a valuable ally in advancing some of our industry’s key priorities,” Dow said. “Mr. ” U.S.

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