Tag: Meetings Industry
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FICP Live in LA – Day 1
Read more: FICP Live in LA – Day 1by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC “LAs fine and the sun shines most of the time …” The approach by air into Los Angeles takes you over miles and miles of urban sprawl leaving you wondering whether…
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Tying up loose ends – Live Events, Expedia, The Gathering and Jurriaen Sleijster
Read more: Tying up loose ends – Live Events, Expedia, The Gathering and Jurriaen Sleijsterby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations MCI and Vice President, Ovation Global DMC On Saturday I leave for Los Angeles where I’ll be attending – and blogging from – the annual conference of FICP, the Financial and Insurance…
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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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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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