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		<title>The Key to Success in the Event Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Selby, CMP, CMM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Les Selby, CMP, CMM Whether you are a planner or supplier, you know that each event is never exactly the same as any other event. The venue, attendees, menus, technical needs, on-site staff, weather, travel arrangements, budget, and a host of other factors combine to create an event that is unique from any other...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/the-key-to-success-in-the-event-industry/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cocktail Team-Building Packages</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/cocktail-team-building-packages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Event attendees will get a kick out of the cocktail team-building packages being offered at Toronto&#8217;s Pantages Hotel. Choose from Mixology 101, Mixed-Up Relay Race, interactive Spirit Seminar and more. Prices vary. www.pantageshotel.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Cititravel Partners with Montpetit Marketing Services</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/cititravel-partners-with-montpetit-marketing-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/cititravel-partners-with-montpetit-marketing-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cititravel, a destination management company (DMC) in Spain and Portugal, has partnered with Montpetit Marketing Services Inc., a bilingual, Toronto-based sales and marketing company. The partnership is effective immediately. CitiTravel DMC is a privately-owned company, specializing in incentive, meeting and conference travel business. It has a team of approximately 100, multilingual event professionals and permanent...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/cititravel-partners-with-montpetit-marketing-services/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hilton Orlando Wins Third Connie Award</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/hilton-orlando-wins-third-connie-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hilton Orlando received the 2012 Connie Award, the global hotel company&#8217;s highest achievement for an individual property. It also won the award in 2010 and 2011. &#8220;This third consecutive year of winning the Connie is like winning the National Championship or the Superbowl,&#8221; said the hotel&#8217;s general manager Doug Gehret. &#8220;The team here is...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/hilton-orlando-wins-third-connie-award/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Associated Luxury Hotels International Launches 2013 Private Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/associated-luxury-hotels-international-launches-2013-private-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/associated-luxury-hotels-international-launches-2013-private-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Luxury Hotels International has launched its 2013 ALHI Private Sale. Available exclusively through ALHI for new business booked at participating ALHI member hotels and resorts for the remainder of 2013, the sale gives new business one complimentary room for every 30 rooms booked and actualized between June 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Program must...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/associated-luxury-hotels-international-launches-2013-private-sale/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Renaissance Dallas Offering Group Bonus Offer for 2014 Meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/renaissance-dallas-offering-group-bonus-offer-for-2014-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Renaissance Dallas Hotel is offering a special group bonus offer for meetings booked by December 31, 2013 to take place between July 1 and December 31, 2014, with a minimum $125K spend to a master account. The Dallas Renaissance Expansion Group Offer includes the following: Five per cent rebate to master Upgrades to Platinum Elite...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/renaissance-dallas-offering-group-bonus-offer-for-2014-meetings/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Riviera Maya Update</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/riviera-maya-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meetings Canada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY ANNE DIMON Able to host groups of up to 5,000 guests with a wide range of accommodations, the luxury, eco-friendly Riviera Maya offers 640,000 sq. ft. of meetings space, plus 40,600 hotels rooms. Here’s what’s new and coming in the destination: Before year’s end, Aventura Cove Palace will become the all-inclusive Hard Rock Riviera...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/riviera-maya-update/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mandarin Oriental San Francisco Celebrates 25th Anniversary with a Complete Makeover</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/mandarin-oriental-san-francisco-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-a-complete-makeover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meetings Canada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY ANNE DIMON In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, the first MO in the United States, has been redesigned by San Francisco-based designer Michael Booth to give it a “renewed style and contemporary elegance.” Located in the heart of the city and its third tallest building, the Mandarin Oriental, San...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/mandarin-oriental-san-francisco-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-a-complete-makeover/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AIBTM Announces Education Stream Sessions</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/aibtm-announces-education-stream-sessions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/aibtm-announces-education-stream-sessions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A session dedicated to helping planners understand the North American meeting buyer will kick off the Association education stream at the Americas Incentive, Business Travel &#38; Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM), taking place June 11-13, 2013 at Chicago&#8217;s McCormick Place. The session, which will be delivered by the International Convention and Congress Association (ICCA), will feature a...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/aibtm-announces-education-stream-sessions/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Devoted to Culinary Experiences Opening in Tampa</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/hotel-devoted-to-culinary-experiences-opening-in-tampa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Epicurean, a 137-room boutique hotel focused on offering guests &#8220;extraordinary culinary experiences,&#8221; will open in the historic Hyde Park  district of South Tampa, Florida, this December. The property&#8217;s food-related features will include a large state-of-the-art culinary classroom; couture comfort food restaurant; wine shop; rooftop lounge; and retail and production bakery and pastry shop. It...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/hotel-devoted-to-culinary-experiences-opening-in-tampa/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MPI BC June Gala</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/mpi-bc-june-gala/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/mpi-bc-june-gala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 20th. For more information visit www.mpibcchapter.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Bash &#8220;Carnival-Style&#8221; Reception &amp; Dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/summer-bash-carnival-style-reception-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/summer-bash-carnival-style-reception-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by MPI Ottawa, this networking event is being held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13th at Holiday Inns &#38; Suites, Ottawa-Kanata. For more information visit www.mpiottawa.ca.]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto Education Conference 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/toronto-education-conference-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Mountain Resort is the venue for the 2013 edition of MPI Toronto&#8217;s education conference. Running June 16-18, TEC sessions include: Writing to Influence; Fueling Your Meetings; How and When to Use a DMC; and From Thick to Thin: Replacing Your Planner Binder with a Tablet. www.mpitoronto.org]]></description>
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		<title>CAEM 2013 Annual Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/caem-2013-annual-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running June 23-25 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, ON, this three-day event will feature sessions on closing sales, standing out in a crowded marketplace and how to build a high performance culture. www.caem.ca &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>SPINCon 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/event/spincon-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running June 5-7 in Atlantic City, SPINCon 2013 is targeted at senior-level meeting and event planners. Visit www.spincon.spinplanners.com for more information.]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Site Selection Adds to Team</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/strategic-site-selection-adds-to-team/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tamara Carvalho has joined the Strategic Site Selection team as sales coordinator/office administrator. Carvalho&#8217;s main responsibilities include assisting the Strategic Site Selection team with ongoing growth through sales coordination, and building the company&#8217;s brand through marketing and public relations opportunities. A graduate of the University of Guelph, with a Bachelor of Arts Honor degree in...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/strategic-site-selection-adds-to-team/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Inn Express Opens in Pembroke</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/holiday-inn-express-opens-in-pembroke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IHG (InterContinental Hotel Group) has opened a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Pembroke, Ontario. Located at the corner of International and Upper Valley Drives near the city of Pembroke, the 47,000-square-foot, four story hotel has 75 rooms, a swimming pool, breakfast area off the lobby and landscaped grounds. Amenities for business travellers include a...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/holiday-inn-express-opens-in-pembroke/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>WestJet Flying to Myrtle Beach</title>
		<link>http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/westjet-flying-to-myrtle-beach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WestJet launched its new twice-weekly, non-stop service between Toronto (Pearson Airport) and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on May 2nd. &#8220;Myrtle Beach is one of the most popular destinations for Canadian vacationers, with more than 90 kilometers of picturesque beaches, world-class golf and warm southern hospitality,&#8221; said Chris Avery, WestJet vice-president, Network Planning, Alliances and Corporate...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/westjet-flying-to-myrtle-beach/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Emaar Hospitality Group Launching New Hotel Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emaar Hospitality Group is launching a new hotel brand targeted at the &#8220;new generation of business executives, entrepreneurs and leisure travellers.&#8221; Vida Hotels and Resorts will feature contemporary decor in neutral colours; food inspired by the Middle East and international cuisine; and the latest technology, including check-in via iPad and uninterrupted Wi-Fi service. The first...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/emaar-hospitality-group-launching-new-hotel-brand/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Don Appetit! Monk Restaurant &#8211; Local Done Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Douloff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years before &#8220;locavore&#8221; was even a word, Roberto Fracchioni was building relationships with Niagara Region farmers. During two stints (six years each) as executive chef at On the Twenty restaurant and the Millcroft Inn, he forged close relationships with artisanal suppliers. Now that he’s exec chef at Monk Kitchen, in Toronto’s uber-chic, sleekly minimalist...<br/><a href="http://www.meetingscanada.com/news-articles/news/expert-opinion/don-appetit-monk-restaurant-local-done-right/" class="more">Read More <img src="http://www.meetingscanada.com/wp-content/themes/brandx-standard/images/MIT/plus-blue.png" alt="Read More" class="plus" /></a>]]></description>
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