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Part 1: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK

Stockholm Bay main street is lined with impressive buildings originally erected as banks.

Extreme heat and wilting humidity may have compelled tourists in many countries to make like bats and only come out in the dark shade of day or the prayed-for cool of night, but on our early July trip to Sweden and Denmark, we sidestepped predicted rain and donned light

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –AUGUST 2023

Pig Island is just one of 50 promotional packages being offered by Bahamas Tourism to celebrate 50 years.

HOT DEALS!

The Bahamas is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and you can get in on the 50 ways they offer to save money by celebrating with them. There are hotel/resort packages through the end of the year, spa packages, deals on having family portraits done, golf, food deliveries, and car rentals. With 50 different offers (such as the one on Pig Island with a stay at the Embrace Resort,

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – LATE JUNE 2023

ireworks are better seen from the Luminary Hotel & Co (Fort Myers, FL) pool deck.

FOURTH OF JULY SETS OFF FIREWORKS WITH GREAT DEALS

Spark up the 4th with a party at Luminary Hotel & Co (Fort Myers, FL) with a special party package and great viewing of the fireworks from the pool deck. I’d go just for the food. Some of the extensive menu includes Redneck cheese & charcuterie; salads such as one with arugula, apple, goat cheese, spiced cashews and tops with a maple sherry

TORONTO: A WEEK OF FOOD & FUN

The CN Tower looms over downtown.

114 floors above the crowd of pea-sized tourists ambling between the Rogers Centre, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, and the miniscule outside Railroad Museum, my first step from Toronto, Canada’s CN Tower elevator left me momentarily light-headed. I focused forward as I inched towards the windows, determined not to look down the 1,465 feet. I gave the Universe a grateful thanks for the small miracle

MPI SBO: Mentorship Moments – Rebuild, Rejuvenate, Reinvent

What if the road you were travelling on suddenly dead-ended or another path beckoned with possibilities? Would you continue your planned journey or stride forward to see what could happen, prepared to meet unknown challenges?

Fortunately for the hospitality, meetings and events industries, Terri Breining, CMM, CED and CMP Fellow, chose the latter.

As she indicated during the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Small Business Owners’ SBO) Mentorship Moments hour-long Zoom session on May 18, her business journey has never been predictable or traveled in her anticipated direction, but what made her journey remarkable

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – LATE APRIL 2023

HOT DEALS!

Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL

Book any group meeting or event by June 30, 2023 and used by December 31, 2024 at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort Hotels and receive triple Marriott Bonvoy points on eligible meetings, complimentary board meeting for up to 12 guests, and receive a VIP Fantasy Fireworks Yacht Cruise for up to 12 guests (restrictions apply). There are 2,619 guest rooms on the property, 348,711 sf of meeting and function space, 23 restaurants and lounges, and more than 128,000 sf of outdoor space. All guests have full access

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – APRIL 2023

HOT DEALS!

Moms are celebrated at Discovery Cove (Orlando, FL)

Pamper Mom on Mother’s Day at Discovery Cove (Orlando, FL) with special packages from an all-day food and beverage packages, snacks, towels, swim gear, and swimming with dolphins for snorkeling among thousands of tropical fish and rays. The deal is available to use throughout 2023 but must be purchased by April 16. Of course, there are upgrade packages as well, from reserving a private cabana (which includes more amenities), upgrading the beverage selections, or adding in the Animal Trek, an immersive

6 NEW PRIVACY LAWS CAN DIRECTLY IMPACT YOUR INFO & YOUR BUSINESS WEBSITE

I am not the only person who has entered my personal information into a website that is later hacked. I wish I could say it’s only occurred once.

Because of that, I am acutely sensitive to where my info is captured. That sensitivity is why I want to share an article sent directly to me as a journalist-blogger from Widness & Wiggins PR (Salt Lake City, UT) for their client, WaiverSign.

I hope that by sharing, you will better understand how six new privacy laws (with more coming) may directly impact both how your personal information is collected and what steps your company website must take to protect your customers.

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – LATE MARCH 2023

Reefhouse Resort and Marina has opened in Key Largo, FL

OPEN AND COMING SOON!

The award-winning Opal Collection has added four more luxury properties to its prestigious portfolio of Florida hotels and resorts: The Atlantic Suites on the Ave (Delray Beach); The Capri Inn (Naples); The Lucie (Hutchinson Island); and Reefhouse Resort & Marina (Key Largo). The all-suite Atlantic Suites on the Ave has ocean views and residence-style accommodations. The Capri Inn is a boutique property near downtown Naples. Formerly Trianon Old

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – LATE FEBRUARY 2023

HOT DEALS!

Poseidon Expeditions has a hot deal for cool cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic.

Book a cruise by the end of May to the Arctic or Antarctica aboard the all-suite 114-passenger Sea Spirit for 2024 from Poseidon Expeditions and receive up to 20% off regular rates. Poseidon Expeditions focuses on remote polar cruise exploration in the high latitudes. From June through the end of October, these discounts will be reduced by five percent, still a considerable savings for polar adventurers. The trip includes airfare between Oslo, Norway