Tag: Incentives
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From The Venetian to Via Veneto: the importance of authenticity in the destination experience
Read more: From The Venetian to Via Veneto: the importance of authenticity in the destination experienceby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President of Industry Relations, MCI and Vice President Ovation Global DMC The Venetian, Las Vegas Last Thursday I over-nighted at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Built in the mid 90s and opened in 1999 it…
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Back in Las Vegas – IMEX12: the prelude
Read more: Back in Las Vegas – IMEX12: the preludeby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI and Vice President, Ovation Global DMC I start getting into the mood for Las Vegas when I see archive footage on BBC4 of The Steve Gibbons Band performing their one-hit-wonder “Tulane”.…
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Words with Meetings Industry Friends: Rhonda, Joan and Andrea.
Read more: Words with Meetings Industry Friends: Rhonda, Joan and Andrea.By Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations MCI It started with Rhonda Marko. Pretty quickly Joan Eisenstodt joined in and, more recently, Andrea Michaels. All strong and powerful women. All true icons of the meetings industry. I’m unsure whether they…
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Copenhagen: from hostile Vikings to hospitable design kings
Read more: Copenhagen: from hostile Vikings to hospitable design kingsby Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations MCI How things change in 1000 years The Danes have come a long way. From marauding, cultureless philistines who raped and pillaged all over Northern Europe to laid back, uber-cool independent types with…
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Shanghai Surprises (Part 3) – Marriott, Fairmont and Peninsula
Read more: Shanghai Surprises (Part 3) – Marriott, Fairmont and Peninsulaby Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations, MCI Shanghai and Las Vegas When you visit Shanghai sooner or later you think of Las Vegas. They have much in common. The pace of development is one thing. The scale of the…
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Shanghai Surprises (Part 2) – how it all ended
Read more: Shanghai Surprises (Part 2) – how it all endedby Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations, MCI How it Ended My Shanghai sojourn started with a marvellous meal. This is how it ended. The ballroom of the Kerry Hotel looked stunning with accent lighting and clever up-lit props –…
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