Tag: Las Vegas
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IMEX Las Vegas – the Festivalisation of Exhibitions.
Read more: IMEX Las Vegas – the Festivalisation of Exhibitions.by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua In an early January post on Skift, Greg Oates talks about convergence as a key trend for the meetings industry for 2017 and, in particular, about the “festivalisation” of meetings and events as…
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IMEX13 – 5 reasons why IMEX is a great meetings industry exhibition
Read more: IMEX13 – 5 reasons why IMEX is a great meetings industry exhibitionby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC and Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI After 4 intense days of full-on immersion in meetings industry matters, IMEX13 has finally drawn to a conclusion. Reporting a 27% increase on IMEX12, the…
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IMEX13: early AM on The Strip in Las Vegas
Read more: IMEX13: early AM on The Strip in Las Vegasby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Early AM on The Strip Early morning is a good time in Las Vegas. The relentless ebb and flow of people along the Strip abates completely and you’re left with cleaners,…
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5 Tips for Success at IMEX13, Las Vegas
Read more: 5 Tips for Success at IMEX13, Las Vegasby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI In a recent post I recalled, with some nostalgia, the halycon days of IT&ME a.k.a. The Motivation Show when the entire meetings and events industry decamped to Chicago every year in…
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Leaving Las Vegas: Off the Strip at Red Rock Resort
Read more: Leaving Las Vegas: Off the Strip at Red Rock Resortby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President Ovation Global DMC Leaving Las Vegas I arrived into McCarran from Montreal magically gaining back 3 hours of my day in the process. The Air Canada flight touched down in bright sunshine and soon…
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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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