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F&B Can Make or Break A Meeting
What we know: if the food at meetings and events is good, meeting participants are happy; if it's not to their liking, even if all other aspects of a meeting or event are great (for them and others), bad or unattractive food will be the only thing discussed and remembered...
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5 Steps to Smarter Meetings
Some of the following five steps to smarter meetings will be 'old hat' to some; others will be known to but not practiced by many; and some will be new to your meeting planning process...
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Fun exercise to begin to create better meetings.
It seemed the comments made on my last blog and in other outlets where it was posted didn't calm me down much. Too many folks are still asking me to be patient and wait for changes...
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Breakout:
Wag of Approval
The Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club & Spa in Kirkland, Wash., has a new, furry permanent resident. Woody Mae, a black Labrador retriever will be swimming in Lake Washingotn and greeting guests with kisses...
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The Current
The new Nobu Las Vegas restaurant and 181-room boutique hotel at Caesars Palace is a product of the long-standing partnership between Robert De Niro and internationally renowned chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Dining and catering opportunities are available for groups at the upscale 12,775-square-foot Japanese restaurant, the chain’s largest...
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| March 12, 2013 |
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Dan McNamee
Loews Denver Hotel
Denver, CO
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Are there any quirky places we should check out?
Justin Cucci has a couple of really good and interesting restaurants in town that fit the “quirky” theme. Root Down took over a 1950’s gas station and has all recycled furniture including an old high school basketball hardwood floor. Their cuisine is “globally inspired”. The other is Linger which took over the Olinger Mortuary. They just removed the “O” on the neon sign (largest neon sign in Denver). The cuisine is “Street Food” from around the world...
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| Planning Virtual Events |
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