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London & Partners faces cuts, lands $9.4M anti-disinformation campaign.
How The Annabelle Project is helping build the industry's next generation.
U.S. News & World launches meeting destination ranking.
Plus, the first JW Marriott All-Inclusive resort in Costa Rica, and Life Science Connect acquires CDMO Live and PharmaSource.
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London & Partners Faces Cuts, Lands $9.4M Anti-Disinformation Campaign
by Miguel Neves
The Mayor of London is investing millions to try and change how the city is perceived online. London & Partners will run the campaign despite being impacted by funding cuts that curtail its work in attracting business events.
Helping Build the Events Industry's Next Generation
by Andrea Doyle
The Annabelle Project isn't the events industry's first mentorship program, but it may be the first one paying deliberate attention to who the industry has been overlooking.
U.S. News & World Report’s Inaugural Meeting Destination Rankings: Here’s How Cities Stacked Up
by Barbara Scofidio
U.S. News & World Report has taken a stab at rating meeting destinations — and landed a few surprises.
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