Following a nationwide search, Visit Seattle and its Board of Directors announced that Tammy Blount-Canavan will serve as its President and CEO, effective May 9. She will be Visit Seattle’s first female CEO, replacing longtime leader Tom Norwalk, who retired earlier this spring.

Meeting planners and suppliers met at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort and visited other top properties on the Island of Hawai'i for Meetings Today LIVE! Hawaii.

Recent new meetings and events properties news from the western and southern U.S.

IHG Hotels & Resorts, which represents nearly 6,000 hotels in over 100 countries across 17 brands, has debuted its new global loyalty program: IHG One Rewards.

Meetings Today relaunched its Best of awards following a year hiatus due to the pandemic shutdown of the meetings and events industry. 

The DMO for Huntington Beach in Southern California announces the appointment of a former sales director for the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Following a formal and thorough executive search and interview process, Michael Martelon has been named Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Visit Santa Cruz County (VSCC).

The results of Meetings Today's 2022 Meetings Today Trends Survey, which indicate a great deal of change in the meetings and events industry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meetings Today announced the winners of its annual Best Of Awards, given to the top meeting facilities and destination marketing organizations (DMOs) in North America, as well as awards for the top global DMOs.

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