Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: March 26, 2015
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Citywides Spur Atlanta’s Increase in Hotel Occupancy
Atlanta skyline The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) has lots to celebrate this New Year thanks to record-breaking numbers for major citywide conventions and its highest hotel occupancy in more than a decade. Atlanta hosted 21 major citywides in 2014, resulting in an estimated $750 million in direct economic impact. Citywides drew nearly a […]
It’s All About Engagement!
Are you ready for the next era of executive retreats? Smart Meetings spoke with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events, about advances in gatherings.
2023 Smart Women in Meetings: Stellar Performer
Genevieve (Genny) Castleberry, CMP Director of Sourcing, Brightspot Incentives & Events, Inc. Positivity, Compassion, Meticulousness Aha Moment: Growing up in Switzerland, I found the tourism industry very appealing. Through a casual conversation with a family acquaintance, I discovered her husband’s DMC business which focused on incoming groups (mainly from North America) had an open position. […]
Fasten Your Seat Belts
Airlines have been in rocky place for quite some time now. What can be done to return the industry to a more customer service-focused mindset and restore certainty to the business travel experience?
TWT: Canada’s Covid Veil Lifts, Biden Asks Airlines for Fee Transparency
Canada has lifted the need for travelers to use their ArriveCAN app along with all other remaining Covid restrictions. Biden proposes more transparency in airline fees.
Meetings Uncovered: Hospitality News Updates
Meetings Uncovered is where meeting profs can get the latest in hospitality news.
TWT: JetBlue Buys Spirit
After much anticipation and back-and-forth negotiations, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have announced that JetBlue will acquire Spirit. This has various implications for leisure travelers, planners and the airline industry at large.
TWT: U.S. Covid Testing for International Flights Dropped, Flight Delays and Monkeypox 2.0
Thousands of cancellations and delays are affecting U.S. travelers and more on the development of monkeypox.
California: A Shining Diamond
Where else can you surf epic waves in the morning, snowboard in the afternoon at historic Snow Valley and be back in La La Land for a nightcap before the bars close on Wilshire Boulevard? Only in California can you grab a coffee with venture capitalists at the exclusive retreat, Rosewood Sand Hill, then cruise up to San Francisco for a sourdough bowl of clam chowder at the Ferry Building with clients before toasting a successful event with a 96-rated Caymus Cab at luxurious Meadowood Napa Valley in St. Helena.
