Youth and faith-based gatherings spark cheer
November 14, 2022
Meeting face-to-face is back in a big way. Throughout 2022, conventions and conferences have welcomed thousands of in-person attendees, and the trend shows no sign of slowing.
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Lee County, Fla. hotel guest rooms more than half reopened after Hurricane Ian
November 10, 2022
Six weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Lee County, more than half–56.4 percent–of the county’s guest rooms have been opened.
Loews Coral Gables Hotel offers 30,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting space
November 8, 2022
Loews Coral Gables Hotel is officially opened, marking the brand’s second hotel in the Greater Miami Area.
Visit Sarasota County promotes Shantel Norman to group sales manager
November 7, 2022
Shantel Norman has been promoted to group sales manager with Visit Sarasota County.
Visit Tampa Bay adds two new members to convention sales team
November 1, 2022
Visit Tampa Bay has welcomed two new members to its convention sales team, convention sales national account manager Mary Gupta and sales coordinator Ashley de Santos.
Mainsail Lodging & Development hotels raise $12,000 for local food bank
October 31, 2022
Five rooftop bars at hotels owned by Mainsail Lodging and Development recently raised $12,000 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida.
Greater Miami CVB appoints five new staff members
October 28, 2022
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced five additions to its staff: Gisela Marti, vice president of marketing and tourism; Connie Kinnard, senior vice president of multicultural tourism development; Richard Gibbs, director of corporate communications and external affairs; Marianne Schmidhofer, director of event and meeting services; and Jennifer Diaz-Alzuri, director of marketing communications.
New, renovated, and just in time: These Southern properties make a timely entrance as live meetings return
October 14, 2022
Here’s a roundup of some of the new and refreshed Southern properties that are dressed to impress.
Mainsail Lodging & Development welcomes two general managers to boutique hotels
October 13, 2022
Jason Perkins (left) has moved from The Karol Hotel to become general manager at the Fenway Hotel. Replacing him (right) is Adam Duffey. Both of the central Florida hotels are owned by Mainsail Lodging & Development.
Visit Jacksonville adds Jeanne Goldschmidt as director of convention sales
October 13, 2022
She brings more than 15 years of leadership experience within convention facilities and tourism organizations to the position.
