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New Rules for Planning a Corporate Meeting in Cuba in 2019

Smart Meetings

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The tropical island’s location 90 miles south of Florida and rich cultural traditions make it particularly attractive to American audiences. Demand Increases.

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Mindful Meetings for the Full Mind

Smart Meetings

Seeking calm via mindfulness strategies In today’s fast-paced corporate environment, stress and burnout are widely experienced yet rarely discussed. Workplace culture can sometimes lead us to believe that these harmful states are simply the price we pay for a lucrative or successful work life.

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New and Renovated: Unique Venues from the City to the Sea

Smart Meetings

To the Theater Meeting space at Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel The site that once housed the landmark 1917-established vaudeville venue, Victoria Theater, and later a historic cinema, had gone unused for many years—until recently, when Renaissance Hotels opened Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel.

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New Rules for Planning a Corporate Meeting in Cuba in 2019

Smart Meetings

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The tropical island’s location 90 miles south of Florida and rich cultural traditions make it particularly attractive to American audiences. Demand Increases.

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How an Open-Minded Workplace Culture Improves Employee Engagement Through Collaboration and Problem Solving

Gavel International

Reading Time: 3 minutes Creating an open-minded workplace culture is not merely a warm and fuzzy ethical consideration. An open-minded culture positions each and every employee as a partner to leadership, instead of a subordinate. This equality supports open, and better, communication between teammates. Of course, you do.

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Beauty and Business Below the Equator

Smart Meetings

South America offers modern convention centers with cultural experiences International travel is trending for incentives, executive retreats and corporate meetings. The central location provides visitors access to the surrounding cultural and culinary gems of Lima. Prefer to stay outside?

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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

Smart Meetings

Digital nomads” and “work from anywhere” culture is changing the equation for meeting demand. Just as evolving technology has transformed the possibilities of remote work, virtual meetings make frequent business trips and corporate meetings less necessary. Are destination board retreats a thing of the past?

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