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Why You Should Plan Your Next Event in Alaska

Smart Meetings

Despite being widely regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the US, meeting profs generally dismiss Alaska when it comes to planning conferences or incentive trips. Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge: offers complete business services with two full-service meeting rooms and views of the Chena River .

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PRA Acquires Weil & Associates

PRA

Hawai‘i’s Business Events Market Leader Joins PRA in Its Next Chapter of Growth CHICAGO, June 1, 2023 – PRA, a leader in the Business Events industry, announced today that the company has acquired Weil & Associates, a destination management sector leader in the Hawaiian market.

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Lessons Learned from a Marathon SITE Fundraiser Showcase

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We knew only our fantastic technical team at Meptur Destination Business Services would be awake for the duration, so we created a master time zone map of all our chapters and began assigning “15 minutes of fame” to each. How Did We Do It? Now, on to planning a live event, and we can’t wait!

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In It for the Long Haul

MeetingsNet

and the new president of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence. Last year she was honored as a MeetingsNet Changemaker for the creation and rollout of SITE’s new Certified Incentive Travel Professional designation. How soon do you think meetings and incentives will return after the pandemic?

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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

Usually when hotels bring AV companies to bid on for the exclusive in-house AV contract hotels typically will go with the company that gives them the biggest kickback and the best incentives. Because of their stronghold, PSAV will have less incentive to give back a large commission to hotels. But this might be great!

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Lessons from Dubai’s Massive, Rescheduled 2020 World Expo

Smart Meetings

“Expo 2020 Dubai is an investment in a sustainable, resilient and diversified economy that will spur broader economic impact in key sectors—including construction, transport, storage, communications, travel, tourism, hospitality and business services—in the UAE, the wider region and beyond,” Nagdev said. Pandemic Impacts.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

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Jamaica recently served as the host destination for the International Board of Directors Meeting of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Global. “It The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020.

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