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PERFECTION IN PLANNING
MAKING
SENSE OF
HOTEL RATING
SYSTEMS p. 59
HOW SPORTS
VENUES LURE
MEETINGS
BUSINESS p. 43
THE LATEST
CRUISE
NEWS p. 75
SHOULD YOUR
EVENT GO
VIRTUAL? P. 79
SPOTLIGHT
ON GAYLORD
HOTELS p. 69
Why are they rising? What do they cover?
How much really ends up in staffers’ pockets?
Can planners fight back? p. 52
BOSTON p. 89 MONTRÉAL p. 95 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA p. 85 SPAIN p. 99