From Dining to Live Entertainment, Connecticut Puts on a Show for Groups

The nation’s third-smallest state punches way above its weight when it comes to dining and live entertainment. Here are marquee match-ups for

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The All-Suite Caribe Royale Orlando Has All the Right Ingredients When it Comes to Creative Cuisine

2023 is the comeback year for events, declared Gladi Colon, Caribe Royale Orlando’s Complex Director of Event Management and Catering. “We are seeing

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Crush That Meeting in Napa Valley

When creating an amazing event or gathering, the setting is the first thing to consider, and there’s nowhere more stunning, no matter the season

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Meet Downtown LA’s Electrifying Convention Campus

Los Angeles’ convention campus is the city’s electrifying core and the gateway to Downtown meetings and events.   The heart of conventions is

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Dear Ashley: 8 Apps I Live By When Traveling and Planning Around The World

Dear Ashley, It’s been a long time since I’ve led an event outside of the United States and I’m feeling a bit rusty navigating the

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Fairmont Dallas Promotes Christina Mertz to Director of Catering and Conference Services

Fairmont Dallas announced the promotion of Christina Mertz from her previous role as assistant director of catering and conference services to

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Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau Taps Candy Iannucci-Guay as National Director of SMERF Accounts

The Middletown-based Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau (CTMEETINGS), the state’s official meetings and sports event sales and marketing

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Visibility Eclipses Ability: Articulating Your Value with Confidence

Season 4, Episode 1 Guest: Quinn Conyers, Event Emcee & Professional Speaker, Speak to Society, LLC It's

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4 Ways to Incorporate Wellness Into Your Next Meeting or Event

Wellness has a different definition in everyone’s book, whether it be training for a marathon or simply practicing mindfulness in stressful

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Philadelphia Serves Up a Feast of Eats & Arts for Groups

Philadelphia is in that rarefied air of historic destinations, being the Birthplace of the Constitution and home to a list of impressive U.S. firsts

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5 Tips to Establish a LinkedIn “Habit”

LinkedIn has become the go-to social

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4 Tips for Planning Drive-To Meetings

Fear of flight cancellations, lost baggage and unanticipated overnight airport stays have been on everyone’s radar since air travel became an

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The Hidden Gems and Local Favorites for Nightlife Fun in Major Arizona Cities

While many meetings markets in Arizona tout their 300-plus days of sunshine, the cities of Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tucson really light up when the

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Off-Agenda Experiences and Shows for Meeting Groups in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas development ecosystem is running hotter than ever in 2023. Sidelined since 2005, Fontainebleau Las Vegas soon joins the party after

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San Jose’s Emerging Cuisine Scene Plates Well for Meeting Groups

The undisputed tech capital of the world, San Jose and the Silicon Valley may be known more for bytes than bites, but its culinary scene—fueled by

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Virgin Hotels Merger Results in New Global Brand

Virgin Hotels, the luxury lifestyle hospitality brand of the Virgin Group and Virgin Limited Edition, announced that the private global collection of

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Maritz Global Events Appoints Rachael Riggs as General Manager, Environmental Strategy

Maritz Global Events announced the appointment of Rachael Riggs as general manager, environmental strategy, where she will lead global sustainability

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5 Ways to Deliver on DEI at Your Next Meeting

Editor’s note: Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO of Destination DC, is a leading proponent of

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Southwest Airlines Makes Major Changes Following Holiday Meltdown

Following Southwest Airlines’ meltdown over the holiday travel stretch resulting in more than 15,000 cancelled flights, Brandt Krueger, senior

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Destination DC's Elliott Ferguson II on the Role of DMOs on DEI

In the run-up to his keynote address at Event Service Professionals Association’s 2023 annual conference, meetings industry leader and DEI champion

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