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New and Renovated: Downtown Destinations and Old-Fashioned Glamour

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Downtown’s The Langham, Boston has expanded its meeting and event spaces with the addition of the Wilson Ballroom and Promenade to the historic property. In between productive meetings, The Langham gives guests several dining options to refuel. In The Langham Club, guests can meet and socialize with a light snack and a drink.

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Luxury Experience Redefined What’s Possible in Newport, Rhode Island

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The challenge for meeting professionals is to determine the appropriate amount of “me-time” and surprise and delight, balanced with confidence that their needs will be taken care of so they can focus on the content being presented. One person’s decadent spa soak may be another person’s rigorous trail ride. million restoration and cleaning.

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New and Renovated: Innovative Spaces for Small Meetings

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Bring your meetings to destinations that go above and beyond Looking for a meeting space that is versatile, unique and nails top-notch hospitality? Baraboo Supper Club is named for Baraboo, Wisconsin, and is the ideal place to enjoy brandy old fashioneds, prime rib, relish trays and boozy ice cream. of meeting and event space.

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Etiquette Tips for Aspiring Meeting Professionals

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Jacqueline Whitmore As the frequency of business events continues to expand, many meeting professionals may find themselves in an uncertain social limbo navigating what is now acceptable to do at a cocktail party. What are the current expectations of a dress code for business meetings? To handshake, or not to handshake?

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New York Hotel Aims to Give Big Lift to Meetings Industry

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A new world-class hotel that will enhance the conference and meetings industry in New York’s Southern Tier—home to a range of innovative industries and talent—recently opened in the village of Celoron on the southeastern shores of Chautauqua Lake, 74 miles southwest of Buffalo. of meeting space, divided among eight rooms.

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What Meeting Professionals Can Learn from the Metaverse

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Just as virtual meetings can’t replace in-person events, the Metaverse won’t replicate real life. Both digital solutions bring advances that can teach real-world lessons to meeting professionals looking to improve their experiences. People are looking to participate in meetings in a more exploratory fashion,” she said.

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Boutique Hotels Riding Mid-Size Meeting Wave

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One of the long-tail effects of the pandemic could be a downsizing of average meeting attendee lists as some big events go hybrid and bring parts of their audience together in person while larger audiences access content online. of meeting space and 196 guest rooms near Union Square) and Hotel Emblem (1,885 sq. Hotel Zetta (3,010 sq.

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