Reintroducing Knoxville: A Growing Southeastern Convention Destination

Knoxville, Tennessee, may not be the state’s biggest city, but don’t count it out for meetings and conventions of all sizes. The city, which is

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A Journey Through the Texas Gulf Coast Reveals Compelling Group Options

Since first visiting Texas in 2008 for our inaugural Meetings Today Texas that year, the Lone Star State keeps calling me back.Starting in Corpus

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Leadership in Action: How These 6 Women Drive Group Market Success in Texas

Galveston-born Kay Bailey Hutchison started out as a lawyer and legal correspondent for a Houston television affiliate before serving in the Texas

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Trendsetter Tuesday: How Cvent's Rachel Andrews Builds Bridges to a Digital Future

Our weekly Trendsetter Tuesday podcast series checks in with Rachel Andrews, senior director of global meetings and events for meetings and events

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How Groups Can Experience Milwaukee and Madison’s Impressive Dining Scene

They don’t call it “America’s Dairyland” for nothing.There are more than 1 million cows in Wisconsin and 90% of their milk is made into cheese,

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Learning How to Lose, Get Back Up and Maximize Growth

Season 5, Episode 9Guest: Huong Nguyen, CEO & Founder, Shiloh EventsWhen you get knocked down, what do you need

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The Z: Why It’s Important to Talk Through Transitions, Personally and Professionally

It’s funny what one email introduction can lead to in an industry like meetings and events.Earlier this summer, when a mutual friend introduced me to

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The Z: Why It’s Important to Talk Through Transitions, Personally and Professionally

3 Small-Town Kentucky Destinations Offering More Than Meets the Eye, Plus the Latest and Greatest in Louisville

Kentucky is often celebrated for its rolling bluegrass fields, bourbon distilleries and the thunderous spectacle of the Kentucky Derby, but beyond

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What Planners and Experts are Saying About the New Covid-19 Variants

Nearly four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is continuing to make headlines. In 2022, the CDC updated its vaccine

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Digging Into the Event Data Goldmine

Unlock the full power of your events with Cvent's KPI framework. In this webinar, we'll show you how to pinpoint the metrics that matter most,

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Visit Anaheim Promotes Christina Dawson and Ronnie Collins to C-Suite

Visit Anaheim, the official sales and marketing organization for Anaheim, California, recently announced that it had promoted two individuals to its

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Visit Seattle Hires Stephanie Byington as New Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Following a nationwide search, Visit Seattle announced the appointment of veteran Seattle marketing executive Stephanie Byington as its next senior

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Travel Portland Names Jon Hixon Senior Vice President of Business Strategy

Travel Portland named Jon Hixon its new senior vice president of business strategy. In his new role, Hixon will work with Travel Portland’s

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Trendsetter Tuesday: Why Debbie Garcia Believes Virtual Site Tours are the Future

 Debbie Garcia is the CEO of Virsitour, an online directory for meeting and event planners that allows them to experience virtual site tours of

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5 Texas Museums With Inspiring Event Spaces

As an outsider taken by Texas at first sight, I harken to the story of Connecticut native Moses Austin and his Virginia-born son, Stephen Fuller

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Major Texas Developments Keep Pace With Tourism Growth

Small is not in the Texas vocabulary, and that includes tourism, with 115 million domestic visitors delivering $193.8 billion in economic impact last

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The Group Dining Scene in Texas Features Cross-Cultural Ingredients and Influences

One of my all-time best dining experiences anywhere was in Dallas on the first night of my first visit to Texas in 2008 at Kent Rathbun’s celebrated

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Visit Frisco's Christina Decker on the Major New Meetings Offerings in This Metroplex Gem

From the sprawling new Omni PGA Frisco Resort to major professional sporting facilities and a growing downtown, Frisco, Texas, is making moves in the

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Frisco, Texas, Has Arrived Via Major New Meetings Offerings

Frisco, Texas, is a Metroplex city on the move, having welcomed major resorts and new attractions that have propelled it into being one of the

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Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hires Wellbeing Experience Manager for Groups

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina, a waterfront resort located on 342 acres of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, hired Yagmur Quillin

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