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Accessibility Lessons Every Event Organizer Should Know

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Every member of the organization’s staff has completed training with VisitAble , a Virginia startup that works with businesses to enhance their ability to serve guests with disabilities. The organization didn’t just focus internally, though. It also offers the region’s entire hospitality community the same training.

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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.

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3 Ways Hospitality Can Win at Digital Marketing

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Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel. This approach allows for targeted marketing, especially if the newsletter is geared toward specific demographics interested in meetings and hospitality.

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AHLA Receives $1 Million Hospitality Youth Grant

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This two-year grant has been given with the purpose of attracting youth to hospitality. The foundation also says it will collaborate with organizations to engage those between ages 16-24 who are “out of school, unemployed, and looking for a path forward in an industry that offers more than 200 career pathways.”.

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Smart Moves at Destinations International, Fairmont Dallas and More

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With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. He brings over 20 years of hospitality sales expertise, and most recently served as director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Rosemont.

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Smart Moves at Dreamscape Hospitality, Marriott International and More

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She has spent nearly two decades in the hospitality industry, working in roles at the Belle of Baton Rouge and the Sheraton, and the Residence Inn, Towne Center in Baton Rouge. He brings 16 years of hospitality experience and most recently served as director of sales and marketing for the Beemok Hospitality Collection.

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Top Hospitality Heroes Win Housekeepers Award

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While professionals from every office, front desk, kitchen and corner of the hospitality industry worked tirelessly to keep our hotels open and running during the months of the pandemic, housekeepers have held it together with their tireless hands. The post Top Hospitality Heroes Win Housekeepers Award appeared first on Smart Meetings.