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Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs

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Together, they bring over six decades of experience in DMC-specific backgrounds across sales, creative design, operations and hospitality. There, she gained extensive insight into business models, strategy and leadership styles, which she will draw from as she leads the vision and culture for Access alongside her co-CEOs.

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Lessons for Meeting Profs from MGM Resorts’ Sabbatical Policy

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The Science Behind the Break Stephanie Glanzer The program, which rolled out in 2022 following an intense couple of years navigating the pandemic, is part of a cultural journey at MGM Resorts to provide employees with the one thing that can never be replaced—time. We understand employees have passions and goals outside of work.

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Reflections on ADMEI 2024 Annual Conference: “In the Zone”

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Reflections on ADMEI 2024 Annual Conference: “In the Zone” 20 March 2024 The 2024 ADMEI Annual Conference, aptly themed "In the Zone," delivered a powerful punch of education, networking, and industry insights for Destination Management Companies (DMCs) worldwide.

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Best of 2023: Event Contracts and Budgeting

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Creating experiences, setting the stage for networking opportunities, and fostering connections among colleagues and association members are what the meetings and events world is all about. Meetings MBA: Budgets, Models and Forecasts Budgets are great for estimating and tracking spending.

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Making Meetings Green: Biophilic Design Uplifts Event Space

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Bringing Nature Inside To get insight into how adding a biophilic design can benefit a meeting space, Smart Meetings spoke with Joe Zazzera, the leading biophilic design pioneer of Plant Solutions that brings nature into interior spaces. They’re probably being more apt to connect with other people.” They love to see us when you come in. “Now

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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Embraces CSR and Afghan Refugees The staffing crisis decimating hotel services due to the slow return of employees to front desks and housekeeping carts added to the already brutal disruption in occupancy levels from the global pandemic. Flothmeier says this is a benefit of embracing the uniqueness of all employees.

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Exploring the Metaverse for Corporate Event Experiences

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This digital dimension invites companies to redefine engagement with employees, clients, and stakeholders, promising an era of limitless possibilities. Here the constraints of the physical world vanish, allowing for unprecedented event experiences that are both global and immersive.