The Power Play: Shaping the Future by Lifting as You Lead

Season 6, Episode 8 Featured Guest: Telesa Via, VP, Luxury & Leisure Sales at Associated Luxury Hotels

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Meet at the Beach: The Latest Trends and Renovations Along the Southern California Coast

From Beach Boy anthems to Beach Blanket Bingo, SoCal beaches capture the “school’s out” feeling of escaping four walls into adventure. For today’s

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Huntington Beach

Discover Puerto Rico Names New CEO

Discover Puerto Rico named Jorge L. Pérez as its new CEO, taking over for Brad Dean, who left the DMO in February to become the president and CEO of

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Aerial photo of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

3 Meeting Planners Share Their Top Florida Incentive Programs

Incentive groups are loyal to the sandy shores and sunny skies of Florida.The destination’s appeal may start with its warm weather, but it has other

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Live From ASAE: L.A. Tourism Chief Doane Liu Shares Meetings Haps in the City of Angels

 Tyler Davidson sat down with Doane Liu, chief tourism officer for the City of Los Angeles, at ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition to discuss

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A Bleisure Tour of San Francisco Bay With Visit California

As San Francisco expects meeting business hotel bookings to rebound to 670,000 nights in 2025 (up 70% from 2024), many convention-goers will be

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Alamo Square’s ‘Painted Ladies,’ San Francisco

The Benefits of 'Quiet Rooms' And Why You Should Have One at Your Next Event

If you’ve been to a meeting or conference lately, you might have noticed an unfamiliar room or booth on the convention floor. The room might be dimly

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10 Ways to Hyper-Personalize and Customize Events

From movies to music to shopping, today’s audiences expect every experience to be more customized, personalized and contextually relevant—meetings

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Recycle, Rebuild and Restore With the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost an estimated 2,000 square miles of coastline, according to the

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Oyster Shell Recycling Program with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Major Issues Lurk in the Background of a Successful 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting

Associations have had a challenging beginning of 2025, having fought off an attempt to eliminate the tax-exempt status of nonprofits in the

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Michelle Mason presents at ASAE Annual Meetings & Exposition at Los Angeles Convention Center

Visit Duluth Appoints New Executive Director

Visit Duluth announced Haley Hedstrom will take over as the new executive director of the DMO effective August 25.  Hedstrom will lead the

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A Conversation With San Diego Tourism Authority's Daniel Kuperschmid at ASAE 2025

 Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson caught up with new San Diego Tourism Authority President & CEO Daniel Kuperschmid at ASAE's Annual Meeting

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Sites and Bites That Fill Meetings With the Spirit of St. Louis

Approximately 1,900 in-person attendees traveled to St. Louis June 18-20 for this year’s

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How Group Travel to the Caribbean Is Evolving

The Caribbean—from its many islands to the shores of Cancun—has long been a staple for groups, and interest in the region remains strong. Incentive

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Where Innovation and Inspiration Meet

 There’s something different about meeting in Denver. It could be the 300 sunny days that make the city feel brighter. Maybe it’s the ever-

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European Union Triples Fee for U.S. Travelers: Here’s What You Need to Know

The European Union (E.U.) tripled the fee for U.S. travelers to enter its member nations, with travelers having to pay approximately $23 under the

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How the Flexibility of Conference Centers Meets the Evolving Needs of Attendees

It’s hard to believe that empty boxes of space can change so much. But they do. And they should.  In June, the International Association of

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Quorum by Convene, New York City

10 Reasons Why Washington, D.C., Is a Rising Incentive Travel Star

Incentive travel rewards are breaking from the traditional, with new generations of award-winners expressing a desire for programs that explore the

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The Smithsonian Natural History Museum, with a crowd gathered around an exhibit of an elephant.

4 New Orleans Event Venues That Show a New Side of the City

You can check off most typical New Orleans bucket-list items within the city’s iconic French Quarter, where beignets from Cafe Du Monde can be

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Arts and Culture Venues in Detroit That Give Events a Unique Sense of Place

Co-founder of Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), David Kliman is among the meetings industry’s most influential voices. Through his Tucson, Arizona-based

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