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1 week ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Fresh from a multi-million dollar redevelopment, Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort, is scheduled to open October 25, 2025. Planners of top level incentives and luxury events know the gorgeous beachfront setting on Florida’s Gulf Coast as the former home of the iconic Naples Beach Hotel.
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2 weeks ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Tibetan Sound Bowl Cocktail, anyone? That’s one of the F&B experiences cited by Elite Catering + Event Professionals (ECEP) in their recent Trends Report. Each year, ECEP’s Trends Council gathers during their Annual Symposium to look at culinary shifts, surprises, and strategies defining the year ahead.
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3 weeks ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Meeting pros know they are part of an industry that supports inclusivity. And yet, they’re faced with the threatening barrage of anti LGBTQ+ and DEI directives that quickly took effect when the new administration took office. What can they do?
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1 month ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Meetings can bring lasting “beyond tourism” benefits to local communities, say the latest findings of a multi-year study from Destination Canada released at IMEX Frankfurt—and strategic planning can actively drive these benefits.
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1 month ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Wellness has become a priority at meetings and events. But how can planners create meaningful wellness experiences amidst the fake fitness narratives that have invaded social media? “We’re in an era where wellness isn’t just a lifestyle—it’s a market,” says David T. Stevens, PMED, Co-Founder of wellness consulting firm Olympian Meeting and host of “Return on Wellness” in his latest What’s Up With Wellness newsletter.
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1 month ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Experiential team-building and CSR activities for groups are trending at the newly renovated Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. Sitting on Fort Lauderdale’s largest stretch of private beach, the property has recently emerged from a $32 million renovation with revitalized meeting spaces, reimagined guest rooms and expanded group programming across more than 100,000 sf of indoor and outdoor venues.
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1 month ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
Planners can use the services of a destination marketing organization (DMO) in various ways beyond just free marketing materials, says Rebecca DeLuca, Vice Preident of Destination Sales, LVCVA (Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority). Speaking with Paul VanDeventer CEO, MPI (Meeting Professionals International) at the GMID (Global Mieetings Industry Day) livestream broadcast in April, DeLuca shared her love of Las Vegas and insights on how DM0’s can make planners’ lives easier.
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2 months ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
AI is on every meeting planner’s radar, but is it being used to its full potential? We recently caught up with Todd Moritz, VP, Event Technology, Bishop-McCann, to get the skinny. Moritz is a veteran tech expert with a deep understanding of AI. He oversees internal technology initiatives for Bishop-McCann and matches specialized technologies to client needs across the full-service event management company’s portfolio.
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2 months ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
A comprehensive renovation of the 494-room Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown, completed last year, includes all guest rooms, the hotel’s 29,000 sq-ft of event space, intimate on-demand work space for attendees and two karaoke studios. Now the hotel has introduced three new F&B experiences as well.
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2 months ago | 
prevuemeetings.com | Regina Baraban
The Palladium Hotel Group is on the map for MICE, with a wide variety of hotels and resorts that range from urban hotels in the most popular Spanish capital cities to tropical resorts in Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Brazil. These properties offer versatile meeting spaces equipped with state-of-the-art technology, expert in-house event professionals and personalized services for everything from small boardroom sessions to large conferences.
