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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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Arizona was one of the top 10 ranking resettlement states from 2001-2021 and Phoenix became one of the assigned locations for Afghan refugees. Imagine the difficulty of being displaced into a country without the cultural, lingual or societal knowledge of your new home,” says Flothmeier. And all four of them are rocking it.”

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Navigating Cultural Differences: Effective Strategies for Managing Guests in a Foreign Destination

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When managing guests in a foreign location, it is important to have a well-planned strategy in place. DMCs are seasoned professionals who have extensive knowledge of the local culture, traditions, and customs. In this article, we will explore the benefits of utilizing a DMC to manage guests in a foreign location.

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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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Best of 2023: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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As 2023 comes to a close, Smart Meetings reflects on some of the year’s most moving stories featuring CSR, DEI and the all-around inspiring acts of humanitarianism in the hospitality industry. This coincided with the height of the staffing crisis faced by the hospitality industry and Sheraton Phoenix Downtown decided to take action.

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Answering the Call of the Event Future

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Sooner or later, when Coke finds out Pepsi is meeting in person and getting the benefits of young people interacting with more mature coworkers, Coke [and all the other competitive companies] will demand a return to a physical location,” he said. But Ferguson is optimistic because the result is not the same. We need to harness that.”

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How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event

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When managing guests in a new, foreign location, it is important to have a well-planned strategy in place. DMCs are seasoned professionals who have extensive knowledge of the local cultures, traditions, and customs. In this article, we will explore the benefits of utilizing a DMC to manage guests in a foreign location.

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These Two California Hotels Just Became 420-friendly

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Two properties in Humboldt, California, just did something innovative but—given its location—not that surprising after all. A collaboration between a local cannabis dispensary and Humboldt Social , a hospitality and cannabis group, just made it easy for guests to indulge more conveniently and safely in the county’s most prized product.