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Smart Moves at Explore St. Louis, BCD M&E and More

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Louis , bringing over two decades of leadership in travel and tourism. Both in his most recent position as CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, and earlier, his 20 years as president & CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, his work significantly expanded tourism and the tourism economy. He now joins St.

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4 Reasons to Host Your Medical Meeting in Canada

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Photo Credit: Mathieu Dupuis, Tourisme Montréal. Organizers in the healthcare industry know that access to great minds equals more meaningful meetings. The country boasts 49 venue, hotel and destination partners certified in MPI’s Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate program and are ready to help you navigate those guidelines.

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Smart Moves in San Antonio, Louisville and More

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has named Diamond senior meeting manager. Before joining TMG, Diamond worked as medical meetings project manager for MedStar Health in Washington, D.C. Bennett has been promoted to executive vice president for Louisville Tourism in Kentucky, effective July 1; Bennett was formerly senior vice president of convention development.

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Surveys: Med/Pharma Meetings are Growing

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The impact and importance of meetings for medical and pharmaceutical industry attendees is not only increasing, but the complexity of the events and what is expected of planners is more demanding as well, according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events and a survey conducted by Smart Meetings.

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How Tourisme Montréal Helped AIDS Conference Reach Its Full Potential

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Eva Blue/Tourisme Montréal). This medical meeting aimed to meet two of the destination’s sustainable tourism intervention plan goals: Fostering the scientific development of environmental, social, and economic knowledge, and maximizing the socio-economic benefits of the visitor economy.

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U.S. Travel Association Cites Minimal Covid Risk for Your In-person Meetings

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Travel Association believes professional meetings and events (PME) suffer from being lumped in with other gatherings—and is working to change that. Relying on the most current travel-sector data from The Ohio State University and Tourism Economics, U.S. What the Studies Say. What the Studies Say.

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Message of Travel’s Economic Power Delivered to White House

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Jim Clarke, senior vice president for public policy at The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE), hoped the meeting would result in a more welcoming message from the White House, State Department and Department of Commerce. Overall, the government needs to promote a message of welcome,” he said.