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Focus on Sustainability: Marriott Bonvoy Events Embrace Innovative Practices in Meetings and Events

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Throughout the travel industry, sustainability has become a primary focus for both guests and hospitality providers. Sustainability in hospitality is no longer a trend but rather a foundational set of practices, including for Marriott Bonvoy Events. It’s available in 11 languages, so it’s accessible globally.

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3 Ways Hospitality Can Win at Digital Marketing

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For suppliers looking to expand their business and stand out in a competitive landscape, one of the most lucrative opportunities involves connecting with meeting and event planners. Understand Your Target Audience: Who Are Meeting & Event Planners? What can I offer that competitors cannot?

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Best of 2024: Sustainability

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As more planners and partners in hospitality and tourism incorporate sustainability into their business models, it becomes a need-to-have, rather than a nice-to-have. In this article, Smart Meetings compiled a list of some of the timeliest and most impactful partners and tools youll want to work with as you build your green meeting.

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Gen Z Meeting Planners Navigate Post-Covid Job Market

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Read More : Mike Dominguez’s Vision for Hospitality Restaffing Entry Level Experience Required Nikki Gonzales, Judges’ chief of staff, has first-hand experience in the matter. “I Phone a Friend To help younger, less experienced meeting planners within Soundings, Judge fostered a system she dubbed: Phone a Friend. “We

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Why Planners Choose the Pennsylvania Convention Center

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Plan with Confidence Elevating Excellence: Why Meeting Planners Are Choosing the Pennsylvania Convention Center With over one million square feet of saleable space and the largest ballroom in the northeast, the Pennsylvanian Convention Center offers meeting planners an unbeatable blend of scale, service, and sustainability.

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Why Meeting Planners Should Put Wellness First

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In fact, according to a trio of meeting professional experts, taking care of yourself is even more important when you are the one charged with caring for your attendees. The Importance of Self-Care Dave Stevens offered a thoughtful example of why planners should be more aware of their personal wellness. “If Riggs offered.

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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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Local nonprofit Refugee Resettlement Agencies (RAs) provide services for 30 to 90 days while introducing them to federal programs such as Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, employment services and English language training and linking them with employment opportunities in many arenas, including the understaffed hospitality industry.