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Smart Moves at PCMA, M&IW and More

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He joined VisitScotland Business Events in 2008 and has served as head of business events for the past 14 years. She joined Fidelity Hotel from Hotel Indigo, where she worked alongside Eric Conrad, who was recently appointed as Fidelity Hotels general manager, to implement various marketing strategies to attract business in new markets.

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Incentive Travel: Interactive Connection is the Name of the Game

Smart Meetings

Walking tours provide distinct experiential learning that you can’t get any other way As incentive travel continues to be a critical tool for retaining and motivating talent, planners are looking for ways to make excursions more meaningful and memorable. Andrew put together a tour for his friend centered around the 2008 crisis.

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New Event Forecast: Stable Growth in 2019

Smart Meetings

A decade after the 2008 recession, the industry appears to be stable, with steady growth on the horizon according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events (M&E), a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Related: Market Trends Point to Strong Growth for Meeting Venues. Global Growth.

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Smart Moves in Dallas, Turkey and More

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Bill Jordan Jordan is director of sales and marketing for The Kimpton Pittman Hotel Dallas. Before Visit San Antonio, Bippert worked as director of sales and marketing for The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum and Texas Ranger Museum, and sales and marketing manager for Alamo IMAX Theatre Rivercenter, both in San Antonio. and Canada.

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2023 Housing Market Year In Review: A Market Ruled by Mortgage Rates

Redfin

18 housing trends that defined the year, including record mortgage rates, depleted inventory, and dwindling home sales 2023 was a difficult year for the housing market. Below are trends, data points, and visuals that defined the 2023 housing market. The market was extraordinary; it felt hot, even though very few homes changed hands.”

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America’s Housing Shortage Is Intensifying During the Pandemic—Especially in Relatively Affordable Places Like San Antonio and Baltimore

Redfin

The number of homes for sale across the country has dwindled as record-low mortgage rates have sparked a deluge of homebuyer demand that hasn’t been matched by an equal increase in the number of people putting their houses on the market. They’re desperate because homes are flying off the market so quickly. Where Supply Is Shrinking.

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10 Takeaways from the 10th edition of Winning Strategies

DCI

gallon, watching the sci-fi hit Independence Day and getting a copy of the first edition of DCI’s Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing. Digital front door crucial Internet/website presence remains the top-rated marketing technique. In 1996, American citizens were filling up their Ford Taurus’s for $1.23/gallon,