Margaret “Peggy” Colon Director of Sales & Marketing, Puerto Rico Convention Center (PRCC) and Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico and Regional Director of Sales for Convention Centers–ASM Global Motivating Force: My motivation comes from my family, friends, my peers and clients. Every day one or some of these forces inspire me to live with purpose. […]
The estimated 5,000 people in attendance at ASAE Annual 23 had their choice of education sessions focused on everything from AI to Gen Z while the keynotes narrowed in on how leveraging what makes you special is the key to success.
At Destinations International’s 2019 Annual Convention at America’s Center in St. Louis this week, the organization focused on evolving to include everyone.
For event professionals, inspiration can be around every corner. After all, part of the job is facilitating transformational moments. Destinations International featured one of the most genuine motivators around at the Inspire Conference in Anaheim—Olympic gold medal-winning soccer forward Abby Wambach.
Arlington Convention and Visitors Service, Virginia The sky’s the limit for your perfect meeting in Arlington! Behind me are two of the three nearly 200-foot spires of the spectacular Air Force Memorial. It’s one of our many national treasures, including Arlington National Cemetery, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) […]
How important are citywides to a meeting city’s economy? In April, Atlanta experienced an amazing 82 percent hotel occupancy rate for the highest total ever recorded in the city during that month, according to research was conducted by Smith Travel Research (STR). Atlanta’s record-breaking occupancy was spurred by four major citywide conventions, which brought an estimated 49,000 attendees with an estimated […]
Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta Convention and visitors bureau CEOs in Georgia and North Carolina are speaking out against discriminatory religious liberty legislation that they believe could harm tourism and potentially drive away conventions in their respective states. In breaking news Monday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) vetoed a controversial bill that many claim discriminates against […]
26 slick urban destinations primed for exciting events Petula Clark was right. The lights are much brighter downtown, where you can also forget all your troubles and forget all your cares. The 1965 Grammy Award-winning song, “Downtown,” still resonates loudly today, for good reason. Downtowns are cool again. America’s city centers may have lost some […]
2015 Selfie Contest Winner Beware the dangers of life lurking behind you. Mainly that it goes by too fast. Take time to let life’s simple pleasures capture your heart in Springfield, Missouri, the pulse of the Ozarks. Springfield offers the vitality and conveniences of a metropolitan city with the warm hospitality reminiscent of a small […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) ranks as the busiest passenger airport in the world for the 17th consecutive year based on 2014 statistics, according to Airports Council International’s World Airport Traffic Report that came out Monday. The Atlanta airport had 96 million passengers pass through its gates last year for an increase of 1.9 percent […]
