The Westin Grand Cayman Appoints Natasha Anna Pereira as Director of Event Management

 The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa named Natasha Anna Pereira its director of event management. Pereira will lead the

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Florida’s destination experts speak about the future of meetings

What will the future bring to the various regions of Florida and what are some of the trends regarding meetings in those areas? We spoke with the

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Team Building Gets Techie

The competitive advantage today goes to businesses leveraging the power of technology to help drive success. And tech-related activities are top team

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Authenticity and Personalization Rule: Insights From the 2023 Hilton Global Trends Report

“If 2022 was the year of the changed traveler, then 2023 is the year of the evolved traveler,” asserted Hilton with the release of its 2023 global

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Trendsetter Tuesday: Where Does Javier Cano Find the Time to Be So Awesome and Inspiring?

Native Los Angeleno Javier Cano wears many hats, from overseeing 10 hotels in Greater Los Angeles, including LA LIVE’s JW Marriott and The Ritz-

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What Components Make Successful Agriculture Meetings?

It’s no surprise that some of the country’s biggest agriculture shows have made the Midwest their preferred region. Located in America’s heartland

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Dreamforce Defies 'Doom Loop' by Re-Upping San Francisco Show

There’s been a great deal of effort expended on writing off San Francisco, that jewel box of a city that is so iconic both as a tourism destination

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American Airlines Fined $50 Million for Treatment of Disabled Passengers

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently fined the air travel giant American Airlines $50 million, citing its numerous violations of laws

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Resources for Hybrid Meetings on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel

Many meeting and event professionals agree that hybrid meetings will be part of the new normal as the industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic

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State of the Market

Although clouds have hovered over the Hawaiian meetings horizon for the past two years, rays of sunshine are breaking through at last. Group business

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Great Hotels of the World Adds Six Properties

LONDONGreat Hotels of the World, the London-based hotel sales and marketing alliance, has added six new properties to its collection, announcing new

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The 2024 Meetings Trendsetters Paving New Paths in the Events Industry

Looking for a little inspiration to help guide your work in the meetings and events industry? These 20 Meetings Trendsetters have set a great example

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Dazzling DoubleTree Debuts in Dublin

DUBLIN, Ireland DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin-Burlington Road completed an extensive $21.6 million refurbishment of all public areas, guest rooms and

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Flashy Tech, Modern Design and Plentiful Space Give CAESARS FORUM a Meetings Edge

The brand-new CAESARS FORUM was one of 2020’s highly anticipated openings, but—like so many others—its plans were thwarted by the COVID-19 crisis. In

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Cvent Appoints Andreas Heckmann as Chief Customer Officer

Meetings tech giant Cvent appointed former SAP Executive Vice President Andreas Heckmann as its new chief customer officer. In his new role, Heckmann

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Cvent to Launch Pharma Meetings Tool

Cvent, a meetings management technology provider, announced plans to roll out a new meetings management solution aimed to help planners of health

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Business Travelers Show ‘Rogue Behavior,’ Study Finds

How happy are business travelers from around the world with their travel programs? Why do they book outside of policy and what might motivate them to

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Which Generation Are You? Pew Research Sets Guidelines

There has been much discussion and research on the Millennial generation. But who exactly is a Millennial? What about Gen Xers? And what will be the

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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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Corporate Planner Pros Share Ways to Pull Off Stellar Events

Your single most important activity as a planner is not in the job description: Keeping track of trends and adjusting your business to take advantage

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