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WhyHotel Gets $90 Million Investment, Rebrands to Placemakr

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Digital hospitality platform WhyHotel has procured a $90 million investment, which they will use to acquire properties, as well as put toward the operating company.

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New and Renovated: Most Anticipated of Openings of 2025

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Since 2017, it has quintupled its lifestyle room count and doubled its luxury room count, and in 2024 alone, opened 28 lifestyle hotels. The Postcard Cabins portfolio will be part of Marriotts planner outdoor-focused collection with integration into its system and platforms, including the Marriott Bonvoy app, in 2025.

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The Continued Rise of the Extended-Stay Hotel

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Placemakr, formerly WhyHotel , started as a pop-up in 2017 but later became a hotel brand with long-term plans designed for long-term stays. In 2019, Marriott launched Homes & Villas, its rental platform company, with more than 55,000 homes across the globe, some of which have up to 15 rooms.

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8 Smart Moves in NYC, Los Angeles and Maui

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In 2017, Pierce earned the Rising Star award with the property. Mazmanian is director of account services, live events for virtual event platform Bluewater Technologies in Wixom, Michigan. Volm is senior vice president of sales and success for virtual and hybrid events platform Hubilo Technologies. BJ Mazmanian.

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11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018

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MAP: Meeting automation platforms offer streamlined analytics, scheduling and digital integration by pulling data from calendars, spreadsheets and contact-management tools, such as Salesforce. In light of some serious security breaches and the enactment of GDPR, privacy policies became a priority for everyone. Park MGM Ideation Studio.

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ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President

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She served on ADMEI’s Certification and Accreditation Board from 2015 to 2017 and as the ADMEI Conference Chair in 2021, and she has moderated countless webinars and breakout sessions, led DMCP study sessions, and served on the Programs and Education Committee.

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Event Budget Trends 2017: Cloudy with a Chance of Inconsistency?

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Corporate leaders everywhere are looking to events as viable marketing channels, or as engaging platforms for internal initiatives. The post Event Budget Trends 2017: Cloudy with a Chance of Inconsistency? Meetings are happening more frequently than ever before. As a result, planners have less time to plan and execute.

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