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New and Renovated: Most Anticipated of Openings of 2025

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Adaptability and Relevance to Meet Your Needs AT&T Hotel and Conference Center The AT&T Hotel & Conference Center , in Austin, Texas, embarks on a $30 million renovation project beginning in spring 2025 to modernize its 85,000+ sq. The luxury hotel offers 436 rooms and suites and over 15 modern and versatile event spaces.

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Smart Travel: Chase and Travelport Team Up, Ottawa Airport and Light Rail Transit Connect, New Security Screening Wows in Frankfurt and More

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As airlines increasingly adopt New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology, Travelports solution ensures that planners and business travelers can efficiently compare and book the best options across multiple suppliers. In under 30 minutes, attendees can go from their flight to the heart of Ottawa.

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Will the Paris Olympics Get the Gold from Meeting Profs?

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You think planning a sales conference at a Chicago hotel ballroom is tough, try planning the 2024 Summer Olympics. There has been a big investment in infrastructure development for the Games, so that allows meeting planners to have access in the future to the venues that have been built,” she says. Security will be massive.

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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day One

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By the end of 2026, they say, they hope to see over 1,000 signatories. “I The transition will begin in October 2024, with a complete renovation and rebranding expected by mid-2026. conference center adjacent to the iconic resort with an air bridge connector. Miami Updated Miami just keeps making a good thing better.

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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

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Compression and demand loom for planners Entering a new relationship can be nerve-racking. Payne advised that planners should expect a lot of compression and demand. They want to maximize their revenue, whereas meeting planners and organizations want to maximize our savings and our value to our organizations.”

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

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The role of the travel manager has expanded, and with it, the role of the planner. Actionable Takeaways for Organizations and Planners. Instead, travel managers and meeting planners are urged to focus on minimizing friction during travel. GBT also speaks to the impact of travel on employee well-being.

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The Heart of Gathering: Lessons from the Fourth of July

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As New York City-based planner Jaclyn Bernstein, president and owner of Empire Force Events , says, “We, as event producers, sometimes go out of our way to outdo ourselves. For planners, it’s about creating ways to get people to interact.” credit: Shutterstock “So, what do [event planners] do on the Fourth of July?

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