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| Venue Spotlight:
TradeWinds Island Resorts
Largest resort on Florida's Suncoast with flexible meeting space, renovated rooms, stunning outdoor venues, friendly professional staff and a service assurance guarantee.
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Tampa Bay
From the waterfront Tampa Convention Center to accommodating hotels, Tampa Bay offers the best of Florida. Explore the new Tampa Riverwalk, linking downtown Tampa's most exciting elements, including a water taxi, or enjoy the new expanded historic streetcar as you travel through downtown Tampa, the Channel District and historic Ybor City. The choices of where to stay, meet, dine and have fun are limitless, and Tampa Bay comfortably accommodates all tastes, timelines and travel needs.
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| | | | | | | | | | How Meetings Support 1.7 Million Jobs
By: Anna Huddleston | According to a comprehensive new report by the Convention Industry Council, the meetings industry is worth $265 billion in direct and $907 billion in total indirect spending to the U.S. economy, and directly supports 1.7 million jobs.
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| | Venue Spotlight: Make Great Happen with Meetings at Hyatt
Cvent Staff |  | Book and hold a qualifying meeting at any participating Hyatt hotel or resort by August 31, 2011 and receive 3% off the master bill plus triple Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points through the Hyatt Gold Passport Planner Rewards™ Program.
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| "Still Haven't Found" Promo Inspires Planners to Bring Groups to Ireland
By: Jeanie Casison |  | With a nod to the classic U2 song, Ovation Ireland is hoping to attract more corporate meeting planners and incentive buyers from North America to the Emerald Isle with its "Still haven't found what you're looking for...?" campaign.
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| Making Product Placement Work for Your Events
By: Donna Kastner |  | Product placement is often synonymous with embedded marketing. You see it all the time in films and TV shows. Woven into the context of a bigger story, the product gets noticed, but the story continues to unfold, uninterrupted.
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| Meeting Planners: Superheros?
By: Alan Kleinfeld | I don't know, but I believe over time, as we get better at our jobs, we end up with the skills and know-how that translate from one industry or field to another.
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| Mexico City's International Airport in Perspective
Mexico Meetings Network |  | Flying into the Mexico City Airport's new Terminal 2 is a pleasant travel experience. The facility is modern, sleek, efficient, easy to navigate, and has a number of top-notch restaurants.
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| News on Educational Opportunities
By: Alan Kleinfeld | Many planners know about the certified meeting professional (CMP) designation. It's probably the most recognized in our industry and has been earned by more than 14,000 planners in 36 countries. However, this isn't the only certification program available to those involved with meetings and events.
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