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How to pick the best trade show booth location: Part 2
Wendy Parsley Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementTrade shows can be an expensive endeavor for any marketing budget. Whether you are exhibiting at a small industry event or a massive convention, you may have a bit of sticker shock once you add up the cost of the exhibit space, booth structure and signage, marketing materials, and everything else associated with your participation. We’ve put together a list of tips that will help you de-mystify the exhibit floor plan and locate the best location for your exhibit space.
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Are airports relying on security breaches simply not happening?
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAn incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on June 27 highlighted how a security breach can happen at an airport, when a man scaled the perimeter fence and ran towards a Delta airliner before climbing on the wing and terrorizing passengers aboard the aircraft who watched through the windows in fear. If this can happen at the world’s busiest airport, with its 2,000 closed-circuit TV cameras, then surely it can happen anywhere. Can such an invasion realistically be stopped?
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Identifying plants during your travels
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureTraveling the country gives you a unique chance to increase your knowledge in plant identification. The plants can include wildflowers, weeds, epiphytes, cactus, trees, and edible plants. Every location has a slightly different habitat, so there are constantly new plants to learn. The following are some methods to increase your knowledge of plants.
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4 themes from HITEC Houston 2018
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWere you in Houston last week for HITEC 2018? The Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) is hosted and organized by the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), and has become the world’s largest hospitality technology event. I spent a day walking through the exposition, where I experienced the latest tech products available in the hospitality industry. Through my observations, I was able to identify four themes from this year’s trade show.
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How to pick the best trade show booth location
Wendy Parsley Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe trade show industry is seeing a bit of an uptick in both revenue and square footage, according to the CEIR First Quarter Index Report for 2018. This increase is part of the current prediction of continued growth and expansion of trade shows. This expansion may mean new shows are added to your current trade show schedule or you may decide to increase your participation at a show on your current schedule. One of the most common trade show questions we get asked is, "How do I pick the best booth for my company?"
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7 sensational 4th of July fireworks celebrations
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureFor as long as America has existed, the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July by staging grand fireworks shows in public settings and lighting smaller displays at home. Cities across the country compete for the honor of having the most spectacular Fourth of July fireworks. Choosing an outright winner is highly subjective and downright difficult — so we’ve selected seven cities where the rockets’ red glare is sure to infuse onlookers with a real sense of patriotic spirit.
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Combating waste in the hospitality industry
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementPopular Southeast Asia destinations like Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines are beginning to close off areas due to overcrowding, unplanned development and pollution. These are countries where tourism forms a significant stream of revenue. They are risking business to save the environment, and other countries should follow suit. One of the most important steps taken in this regard is combating the use of plastic waste.
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Volunteers sought for August dental mission in Grenada
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareHave a heart to serve? Love traveling? Looking for ways to use your skills to help others? Great opportunity awaits. Great Shape!, a California-based nonprofit organization is launching its inaugural project in Grenada this August and is looking for volunteers for oral health care and education in the underserved Caribbean nation. Great Shape! has primarily been active in Jamaica but expanded its 1000 Smiles project to St. Lucia in 2015.
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More big brands join the war on plastic
Scott E. Rupp Waste Management & EnvironmentalThe effort against single-use plastic straws has officially become more than a skirmish and is now an all-out war, as several more major brands have decided to do away with them in their businesses. SeaWorld Entertainment, in an effort to protect the environment, has removed all single-use straws and plastic bags from the company’s 12 theme parks. The Orlando-based company made the announcement June 8. SeaWorld, while leading in this effort, is not alone.
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A long road ahead for Heathrow expansion, despite optimism
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIf anyone needed convincing on just how full London Heathrow airport is, the month of May saw a staggering 6.7 million travelers pass through, thanks mostly to a royal wedding and the start of the summer tourist season. So, when the U.K. government gave almost unanimous support for expansion on June 5, most of those who have to use the airport gave a sigh of relief. Yet, this 20-years-in-the-making saga has only taken a small step forward, and more agonizing hurdles could still blight the airport’s bid to expand and keep pace with its rivals in continental Europe.
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