article thumbnail

New and Renovated: Most Anticipated of Openings of 2025

Smart Meetings

The new Dreams Resorts & Spas-branded resort, Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced in November 2024, is a product of a management agreement between a Hyatt affiliate and Cobbo Bay Developers SA. A destructive fire in 2022 required a complete demolition of the building.

Affiliate 246
article thumbnail

Booking.com Partnership and Affiliate Programs: Extranet, Pulse App, BookingSuite, Demand API, and Connectivity APIs

AltexSoft Travel

Booking.com offers solutions for: OTAs and destination websites, hotel channel managers, property owners, affiliates like travel bloggers and media outlets. For channel managers and property management systems providers , Connectivity APIs will be of interest. forwarding data from the Demand API to non-affiliates.

MICE professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Maximizing ROI: A Guide for Hotel Sales Directors

Smart Meetings

Consider implementing: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems: Modern CRM platforms like Salesforce or HubSpot allow you to track the entire customer journey, from initial inquiry to final booking and post-event feedback. As an Amazon affiliate, Smart Meetings earns from qualifying purchases. We appreciate your support.

Proposal 130
article thumbnail

Smart Moves in Portland, Hawaii and More

Smart Meetings

She will lead the company’s Executive Leadership Team and Business Development departments in expansion efforts through third-party licensing of the brand and property management. Sean Ganhinhin Sean Ganhinhin, Prince Waikiki Ganhinhin assumes the role of general manager at Prince Waikiki , in Honolulu.

article thumbnail

ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President

ADMEI

ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President WIMBERLEY, Texas (19 March 2024) As the Destination Management industry evolves and experiences significant growth, the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) remains committed to ensuring strong leadership that represents the diversity of DMCs worldwide.

article thumbnail

‘Networking Is a Verb’

Convene by PCMA

2, only first names were printed on attendee badges — no titles or affiliations. The majority — 60 percent — “distribute networking responsibilities across their team or don’t actively manage networking at all.” “It’s not a gimmick, it’s authentic.” At PCMA’s Convening EMEA this year, held in Barcelona, Sept. Who Is in Charge?

article thumbnail

CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Barbara Connell, CMP Fellow

Smart Meetings

To her, event management is “a far-reaching, integrated field.” Every business is affected by events and the management of those gatherings,” she says. And, three weeks later, she achieved her high goal, landing a job in the sales department at Chicago’s CBS affiliate, WBBM-TV. She wasn’t convinced.

Affiliate 264