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3 Ways Hospitality Can Win at Digital Marketing

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Key Challenges for Meeting Planners: Budget constraints and cost-saving goals Finding venues or suppliers with flexible options Creating seamless, memorable attendee experiences Dependable communication and quick responses By understanding these pain points, your digital marketing efforts can address their needs front and center.

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Events in 2025: Creating a Foundation of Connection

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Hybrid formats blur the lines between in-person and digital experiences, inviting remote and on-site attendees into shared moments, where everyone feels like they have a seat at the table. Similarly, inclusivity in 2025 will go beyond checking boxes; it’s about creating spaces where attendees feel free to show up fully as themselves.

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The Hospitality Show’s Inaugural Event Is Placing Sustainability at the Forefront

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The Hospitality Show Las Vegas will place eco-friendliness front and center The first-ever Hospitality Show is coming to Las Vegas and its producers are making strong sustainability efforts from the get-go. We will encourage all attendees to return their badges for the reuse and recycling of the materials, including lanyards.”

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Black History Month Highlights Rich Legacy of Contributions to Hospitality

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ESPA President Jacquelyn Denise Reid on how hospitality can expand the definition of inclusive Celebrating the contributions of more than 13% of the U.S. I also use the opportunity to speak to students about the groundbreaking accomplishments of Black people in finance, medicine, technology, science and in hospitality.

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4 Lessons Learned from The Hospitality Show

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The Hospitality Show offered a mix of great insights and lessons to take home More than 3,500 attendees came together at the first-ever Hospitality Show at The Venetian Conference Center & Expo in Las Vegas June 27-29. F&B operates very differently than it did pre-pandemic, we’ve clustered a lot of positions.

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Cal Poly Students Gained Experience and Confidence at Visit California Outlook Forum 2025

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Attendees at Visit California Outlook Forum 2025 at JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. The hospitality students were part of a larger partnership with the university that embodies Cal Polys learn by doing ethos. LIVE were greeted by enthusiastic faces from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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Hospitality Industry Honors Black History Month

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Black History Month is underway during the month of February and many companies within the hospitality industry are recognizing and honoring the achievements of African Americans and their contributions throughout U.S. Black History Month took root in 1915, 50 years after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. economy.