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Smart Travel: Universal Plans New Park Near London, Viking Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship and More

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Vikings next ocean ship, the Viking Astrea, scheduled for 2027, will also feature hydrogen-based technology. As part of a larger growth plan, the company also signed contracts for four more ocean ships, with two confirmed for delivery in 2031 and two more under option for 2033.

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Case Study: CVB Partnership Amplifies Impact at Lenovo Tech World 2024

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Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.”

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FICP 2023 Empowered Members for a Future Beyond the Horizon

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Samantha Jordan, a futurist and consultant with Future Today Institute, led a discussion with industry leaders and explained that companies, including major retailers, are already using the tool to negotiate contracts. AI technology is not going away,” said Tauvaa. How fun is that? FICP 2024 Annual Conference will be Nov.

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Smart Travel: Universal Plans New Park Near London, Viking Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship and More

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Vikings next ocean ship, the Viking Astrea, scheduled for 2027, will also feature hydrogen-based technology. As part of a larger growth plan, the company also signed contracts for four more ocean ships, with two confirmed for delivery in 2031 and two more under option for 2033.

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Cvent Will Go Private Again After $4.6B Sale to Blackstone

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Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 31, 2022, on the Cvent Supplier Network, an online platform with tools to search, negotiate and contract with hotels and venues for event space. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Marriott Full Price Displays Go into Effect May 15

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We have been working diligently over the last several months on the technology required to update our room rate display and further enhance the way these fees are disclosed, in accordance with our agreement with the State of Pennsylvania.” Conneighton said the display change does not include group rates. A Transparency Trend?

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Inclusive Experience Welcomed All to Florida

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Whether the playing field is national politics, a Southern California crime scene or a hotel contract negotiation, leading with love, empathy and respect is the fast track to building relationships across what might otherwise feel like unfathomable divides, according to keynote Corporal Ryan Tillman.

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