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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

1: Know Your Location While you think you may know what types of weather to expect when you are in certain parts of the country, the truth is you cannot be too sure. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? As the adage goes, knowledge is power.

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Meeting Job Candidates Have Changed. Are You Prepared?

MeetingsNet

Organizations faced pandemic-driven layoffs and most had to adapt to the necessity of remote collaboration. Not surprisingly, the dominant work-life issue for candidates is the option to work remotely. In interviews with new candidates, “Can I work remotely?” It’s been an intense few years for U.S. workplaces.

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Event Tech: Survive and Thrive Guide

Smart Meetings

Krueger began by recounting a virtual event hiccup that occurred despite doing all the necessary preparations. We were unable to connect to the platform from our remote location where we were broadcasting. Secondly, this is going to be a hospitality family affair. Brandt Krueger. We did everything that we should have.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

Smart Meetings

New York City is the financial capital, a desirable location and an exciting destination; it’s accessible. We’re also seeing some ‘return to work’ celebration events, with companies looking to re-energize employees returning to an office environment after working remote for more than a year. These are corporate customers.

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

Smart Meetings

Read More : New and Renovated: Austin Exploration and Sunny Shores Cvent Top Meeting Hotels | North America Many hoteliers leveraged the downtime in 2020 and 2021 to invest in upgrades and renovations to prepare their properties for the post-pandemic travel boom. For example, Grand Hyatt Nashville (No. 4), ARIA Resort & Casino (No.

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New hotel in Munich for large events: Munich Marriott Hotel City West

The MICE Blog

Since its grand opening on September 7, 2023, the Munich Marriott Hotel City West has established itself as a major player in Munich’s event and hospitality scene, effectively addressing the high demand for hotels with large event space and guest room capacity. Thes adaptable platforms allow for rapid room transitions.

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‘Climate Change’  top agenda as ATM 2023 opens

Travel Daily Media

The opening session at ATM looked at the industry’s crucial role in climate change – a particularly pertinent topic as the UAE prepares to host COP28 later this year. We have now established a syndicate of over 150 guesthouses, encouraging tourism in more remote areas.”