Subject: GBTA Names New Vice Presidents
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Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 14:18:34 -0400

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GBTA Names New Vice Presidents ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/RegionID/0/ArticleID/28327/Default.aspx?topic=649,644 )

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)--the voice of the
global business travel industry--announced three vice president
appointments: Caitlin Gomez, Matt Konetschni and Eric Weaver.

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the
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Aloft Brand Debuts in Scottsdale ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/RegionID/204/ArticleID/28324/Default.aspx?topic=204,644,617 )

Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced its Aloft brand has opened
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Hospitality, the hotel recently completed a $4 million conversion
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INDUSTRY NEWS

DoubleDutch Declares 'End of Event Tech Era' ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/RegionID/0/ArticleID/28326/Default.aspx?topic=35,644 )

DoubleDutch unveiled its plan for the future of Live Engagement
Marketing with the launch of its new Live Engagement Platform
that is purpose-built to transform analog events into social
experiences.

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Rarely a week has gone by this spring without a negative article
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At the Palazzo Navona, a boutique hotel named for the
famous piazza here, guests must place a room key into a slot on
the wall to activate the lights and temperature control system in
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The S.F. Bay Brims With Artsy Venues ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/Magazines/ArticleDetails/tabid/136/RegionID/0/ArticleID/28237/Default.aspx?topic=543 )

For an inspiring setting with little need for added decor, it's
hard to match a venue showcasing works of art. The San Francisco
Bay Area is blessed with an abundance of such event settings...

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Mexico is a multifaceted destination for groups. And
one of the most impressive ways to take advantage of the
diversity of its coastal resort destinations--as well as to wow
meeting and incentive groups...

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Anaheim and the OC Offer a Venue Revolution ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/Magazines/ArticleDetails/tabid/136/RegionID/206/ArticleID/28222/Default.aspx?topic=206 )

Planners seeking new lures and lodgings in Orange County don't
have to look very far these days. The region, and particularly
its core city of Anaheim, is seeing a wave of fresh offerings...

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On the Scene at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/ArticleDetails/tabid/136/RegionID/0/ArticleID/28257/Default.aspx?topic=206 )

Set in the midst of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter--the
historic "Gaslamp" sign is right out the lobby door--is the Hard
Rock Hotel San Diego. The Hard Rock brand fits right in with the
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Check out these properties and destinations featured
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Strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Malaysia, which
offers a fetching blend of Malay, Chinese and Indian cultures and
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