How the Roles of CVBs and DMOs Are Evolving

Anyone who works in the meetings and events industry knows that the business hasn’t just been about “heads in beds” for a long time. Creating

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Creativity, Innovation and Roots in Hospitality Anchor Meetings in New Orleans

Hospitality is a tradition in the nearly 300-year-old city of New Orleans. Multicultural food, soulful music, historic architecture and some of the

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LVCVA Names Caesars Exec New Chief Sales Officer

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is welcoming Lisa Messina as its new chief sales officer, a role in which she will lead and

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Boston Omni Transforms the Seaport District

Boston’s hot Seaport District has a major meetings player, as Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport offers more than 1,000 rooms across the street from

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Newport, Rhode Island Is for Classic Coastal Connections

Talk about an insightful and inspiring site inspection. Soon after Rhode Island lifted COVID-19 restrictions last year, Discover Newport sailed back

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Tulsa Names Meetings Industry Vet to Leadership Team

The Tulsa Regional Chamber and Tulsa Regional Tourism named a 33-year hospitality industry veteran as its new senior vice president of tourism for

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Destinations International’s Annual Convention Explores the DMO of the Future

“Your jobs in your communities have never been more important,” said Don Welsh, president and CEO of

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Roe v. Wade, Brave Spaces, and Controversial Conversations

Season 3, Episode 7 Details Guests: Shelley Williams, Director of Global Sales - Meeting

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Choose Chicago Taps Dustin Arnheim as Senior Vice President of Sales & Services

Choose Chicago has welcomed Dustin Arnheim as the new senior vice president of sales and services, a role in which he will promote Chicago to global

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Boise Is Booming With New Meetings and Events Lures

The economy of Idaho, and Boise in particular, has been on fire, with an influx of transplants seeking out the lifestyle advantages of the region and

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South Summer Openings and a Natural Tennessee Getaway

FloridaThis September,

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Detroit’s Innovation and Creativity Bring in New Meetings Business

The spirit of innovation and creativity is alive and well in Detroit, as evidenced by the hundreds of new meetings, sporting events and conventions

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Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel Taps Kahulu De Santos as Director of ʻImipoʻokela

Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel recently welcomed Kahulu De Santos as the new director of ʻImipoʻokela, an immersive training program for staff that strives

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Plano Is Putting on a Show for Groups in the Metroplex

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is a meetings magnet, with big-city allure, small towns filled with unique North Texas charm and everything in

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3 New Illinois Hotels and Indiana’s New Convention Center

IllinoisAutograph Collection debuted

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Associated Luxury Hotels International Welcomes Shaun DiGiovacchino as Director of Sales

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), a leader in luxury hotel sales for meeting incentives, conventions and exhibition (MICE), welcomed

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JabberYak Provides an Innovative, Multidimensional Way to Connect Attendees

Staying connected in a disconnected world has been one of the biggest challenges of the pandemic era, and at in-person meetings and events, where

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Fairmont Century Plaza Welcomes Jan-Peer Lehfeldt as Hotel Manager

Fairmont Century Plaza, a reopened and reimagined 400-room hotel in Century City, California, recently named Jan-Peer Lehfeldt as hotel manager.

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Friday Harbor House Taps Reid Johnson as GM

Friday Harbor House, a boutique 24-room inn on San Juan Island in Washington, welcomes Reid Johnson as its general manager. Johnson will oversee all

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3 Colorado Hotel Openings and a Wyoming Mountain Retreat

ColoradoIn late May,

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