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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

Smart Meetings

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. Cvent’s Top Destinations data shows: Orlando remains the No. Newcomers to the Top 10 include Austin, Texas (No. 6) and (No.

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TWT: Monkeypox May Be a Red Herring, Bleisure Booms

Smart Meetings

While Monkeypox may be top of mind in the media, Covid-19’s rising U.S. rates of infection and hospitalization are also an underreported but important trend. As travelers get back out there, a few trends translate from leisure to business travel. Jennifer McQuiston said, “We are in the early days of this response.

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A Masterclass in Making Meeting History Beachside

Smart Meetings

The meeting was originally scheduled for May of 2020 and the date moved five times before we were able to stick the landing after the State of California reopened for events. The intense focus on guest hospitality that has marked the experience since Marilyn Monroe, Franklin D. We are on the right trend line,” he said.

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Even with Staffing Issues, Hotels See Strong Rate Gains

MeetingsNet

Meanwhile, new hires nationwide slowed to the lowest level since December 2020, with hospitality still short more than a million jobs than pre-pandemic. Here’s an interesting conundrum: Hotel-room occupancy rates in the top 25 U.S. Here’s an interesting conundrum: Hotel-room occupancy rates in the top 25 U.S. but rose 9.1

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7 of the Top Event Planning Conferences in 2021

Social Tables

NEW Client Services Get all the support you want for your events because we know hospitality matters. Read on to learn more about some of the top event planning conferences that 2021 has to offer. Discover some of 2021’s top event planning conferences: 1.

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How to Leverage the Revenge Travel Trend

Dana Communications

Keep reading for our insights on how to leverage the revenge travel trend and boost your bottom line. Dana insight: If you’ve been marketing uninterrupted over the last year-plus (as we have advised our own clients to do), your brand commands coveted top-of-mind status with travelers ready and raring to go on a long-awaited trip.

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Retailers: Hoteliers of the Future

Smart Meetings

The hospitality industry is booming, and retailers are taking notice. Brands known for being luxury watchmakers, specialists in home decor and pushers of simple apparel are all trying their hand in the hospitality industry. West Elm, founded in Brooklyn in 2002, plans to open a line of hotels in 2020.

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