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Emirates to offer daily flights to Toronto from 20 April

Travel Daily News

We have been serving customers between Toronto and Dubai since 2007, and although the double-decker A380 aircraft has been operating the route since 2009, demand arising from leisure and corporate travellers, diaspora and students has consistently outstripped the allocated capacity.

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BestCities Global Alliance and GainingEdge extend partnership

Travel Daily Media

BestCities Global Alliance, the world’s leading network of premier meeting destinations and GainingEdge, a global leader specializing in providing advice to the conventions and meetings industry, are pleased to announce a three-year renewal of their management contract. GainingEdge has been managing the alliance since 2009.

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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

Since 2009, hotel room occupancy has increased steadily and is now breaking records with average occupancy at 65.5 There were three reasons millennials chose to meet face-to-face: networking, mentorship and professional development. Transient Room Stays Rising Fastest. percent in the United States. “We

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Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Maui and More

Smart Meetings

Craighead has won several accolades, including the Planner of the Year Award by Smart Meetings in 2020 and the Show Manager of the Year Award in 2015 from the Expo Group and Trade Show News Network. Patrick Lacassagne. Lacassagne joined NoMo SoHo in New York City as general manager. Carl Pratt and Daniel Birnstiehl.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE Blog

Angeles has been in the events industry for over 30 years and possesses international experience with a large network. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. We had a strong year in 2008, and in January 2009, we began getting cancellations one after another.

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Case Study: Adrian Segar – “Conferences that work”

Conferences that Work

A key component of a conference is networking, whereby attendees make informal contacts during breaks or social time, outside of the formal structure of the event. In between structured sessions, there are scheduled breaks to enable informal information gathering.

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Cvent puts education and innovation at the forefront for its 3rd Annual Cvent Travel Summit on 19 April

Travel Daily News

Dan Cnossen, seven-time Paralympic medallist and former SEAL Team One platoon commander Lieutenant Commander Dan Cnossen was serving as the platoon commander for SEAL Team One in Afghanistan in September 2009 when he was wounded in an explosion. The accident caused Cnossen to lose both his legs just above the knee.