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Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Authorize Strike on The Strip Weeks Ahead of IMEX America

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A near unanimous number of members from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the largest labor union in Nevada, and the Bartenders Union Local 165 have voted to authorize a strike on the Las Vegas Strip, following tens of thousands of hospitality workers casting their votes at Thomas and Mack Center on the University of Nevada’s campus.

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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

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Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. Worse, the detail in the proposal is not what had been discussed and suddenly the prices have risen.

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Innovative Recycling and Waste Management at Events

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Utilizing Reusable Products One of the most effective ways to minimize event waste is to use reusable products. This can include donating leftover food to local charities, repurposing event banners and signage, and recycling floral arrangements by giving them to hospitals or care homes.

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Southwest Commits to Groups with Simplified Booking, Investment in Routes and People

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Dave Harvey, vice president and chief sales officer for the airline, explained that the new product makes booking and/or changing names for group flights—something that could have taken weeks of manual confirmations, approvals and information gathering in the past—a self-service task with the potential to be condensed into a few minutes.

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Is the RFP Dead? Long Live Next Evolution of Booking

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Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are just getting longer, more prolific and, too often, ignored. As the hospitality industry continues to face headwinds in hiring and retaining enough employees, hoteliers are focused on finding ways to do more with less and cut down any time spent on manual processes,” he said. An Automated Future .

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Trendspiration from CES and SXSW

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Read More: Making Meetings Green: Biophilic Design Uplifts Event Space SCP Hotels at SXSW designed a tiny tropical paradise, SCP’s (Soul Community Planet) intentional space encouraged attendees to join the community, which prompted tree planting—a signature of its “holistic hospitality.”

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Sustainable Wedding Planning_ Celebrate Love and the Planet

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This involves making eco-friendly choices, such as minimizing waste, using sustainable products, and choosing vendors who share your ecological values. Sustainable weddings aim to protect natural resources, reduce carbon emissions, and ensure the products are kind to the earth. Ready to plan your sustainable wedding?