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8 Smart Moves at Hard Rock, Paragon Events and More

Smart Meetings

Shelley Williams. Hard Rock International named Williams director of global sales for meetings and events. Most recently, Williams worked as vice president of sales at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. In her more than 25 years in the industry, she’s had stints with Caesars Entertainment, Westmont Hospitality Group and University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada.

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Incentive Travel is alive and well … in 2021

SITE

Corporate inSITEs Edition 2 is currently “fielding” with our US corporations and we’ll have a sneak peak of preliminary results during SITE Classic. We’ve been following up with some of the corporations on our panel and received this wonderfully inspiring email from one of them highlight how incentive travel is alive and well … “Just completed the survey and thank you for resending and allowing me to include my input.

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How Can Virtual Video Events Be Better? Just Ask mmhmm

Eventbrite

Creators are using the video app to add custom effects, backgrounds, animations, and more to their events. 2020 was the year virtual events went mainstream — because that’s simply the way it had to be. To survive, creators of all stripes have pivoted to digital and hybrid events. In doing so, they’ve discovered both their […].

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A ‘4 Cs’ Framework for Omnichannel Events

Convene by PCMA

Musician Ciaran Gribbin leads PCMA EduCon 2019 attendees in a song during a session about team building. Creating engaging future events will partly involve more active audience participation, says one events organizer. (Jacob Slaton Photography). I’ve read enough about the downside of multitasking to try to focus on one thing at a time. But I make an exception when it comes to podcasts — there’s no cognitive fatigue caused by listening to them on walks, during long drives, and while crocheting,

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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How Does Climate Change Affect Property Values?

Redfin

Dramatic weather events such as wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, drought, and storms are on the rise all over the world due to climate change. As a result, all of these climate-related events are posing an increasingly large risk to real estate and the housing market here in the U.S. So if you’re a homeowner or you’re planning to buy or sell a home in the future, you’ll want to consider what impact these extreme weather conditions may have on your home and its value over the long run.

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Tips to Consider Before Leveraging Customer Data for a Targeted Customer Strategy

ITA Group

Tips to Consider Before Leveraging Customer Data for a Targeted Customer Strategy. It still surprises me how many companies underutilize the customer data they have. I suspect even if you polled companies who are “doing great” at leveraging data, they would say they could do better. Even the big corporations who are amazing at leveraging data miss a trick every now and then.

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It's Time to Connect - Live and In-Person!

Special Events

Connect Live was held July 19 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami

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No planning, no planet event announced

Travel Daily News

The lunchtime event will be hosted on 17 th September by Friends House, the Euston based conference centre that recently gained Greengage ECOsmart Platinum accreditation as one of the greenest venues in London.

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United App Adds Albertson and Walmart COVID Test Centers

Business Traveler USA

United is giving its customers access to more than 3,800 COVID testing locations, including some 3,000 new Walmart and select Albertson Companies locations, through the airline’s website and mobile app in the Travel Ready Center. The test scheduling capability on the Travel Ready Center page has significantly expanded since United introduced the capability in April.

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Not All Bar Options Are Created Equal

Blue Spark Event Design

When it comes to choosing the right bar service or package for your event, the primary bar options include Open or Hosted Bar, Consumption Bar, and Cash Bar. Determining which is best means understanding what each one includes (and what it doesn’t), as well as considering factors such as the event’s purpose and guest expectations. Open or Hosted Bar.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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Fourth Houston Hyatt Regency Debuts

Business Traveler USA

Hyatt has opened its fourth property in Houston under the Hyatt Regency brand. The 400-room hotel, which was most recently in the Omni portfolio, was originally a Regency hotel when it opened some 40 years ago. “The opening marks a full circle moment as the property originally opened as a Hyatt Regency hotel in the early 1980s,” according to a Hyatt statement.

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Traveler Arrested in Hawaii for Falsifying COVID Vaccine Card

Travel Pulse

Don't get caught with fake coronavirus vaccine paperwork.

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American Express Global Business Travel and Cvent launch corporate responsibility initiative for hotel sourcing

Travel Daily News

New RFP questions help standardize collection and reporting of sustainability and diversity data for 2022 hotel sourcing season.

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Krzysztof “Kris” Michniewicz, CIS, CITP joins board of SITE and Colleen Brzozowski, CIS, CITP steps up to serve on SITE executive committee

SITE

Chicago, 2 September 2021 – Today SITE President, Aoife Delaney, CIS, CITP, Director of Global Marketing & Sales, The DMC Network, announced the appointment of Krzysztof “Kris” Michniewicz, CIS, CITP, Founder & CEO MrPoland, to SITE’s International Board of Directors. Aoife also appointed Chicago-based Colleen Brzozowski, CIS, CITP to serve as member-at-large on the IBOD executive committee.

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Bill Martocci elected IMA Board President

Travel Daily News

New officers and directors announced for 2021-2022 IMA board.

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SITE Germany’s Patrick Patridge publishes brand new book on incentive travel

SITE

Massive congrats to SITE Germany’s Patrick Patridge on the publication of his book, Incentive Travel for a New World. Patrick is a 30 year + veteran of SITE and has brought these three decades of vision and insight to this work. We highly recommend it for students, lecturers and MICE industry colleagues studying for their Tourism Management, Event Management, Destination Management, MICE Business Travel, SITE CIS / CITP, and / or MPI CMP exams.

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Alaska Airlines Debuts New SFO Lounge

Business Traveler USA

Alaska Airlines has announced the debut of its new 9,200-square-foot lounge at San Francisco International Airport. Designed around a theme of Bay Area art and amenities, the facility is centrally located in Terminal 2, with easy access to popular restaurants and retail options. At the entrance, guests are greeted by a gallery wall featuring fine art designed by local artists, and the main space features Offshore , a painting by American artist Anne Neely that reflects climate change and water,

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White House Considers Reopening to Vaccinated International Travelers

Travel Pulse

President Joe Biden is facing pressure from European leaders.

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