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Thursday, August 1, 2024
ASAE Annual Meeting Featuring Variety of Cleveland Experiences IHG Debuts First InterContinental Hotel in Pacific Northwest U.S. Travel Partnering with Festa for ESTO Cares Stephanie Byington Named Sr. VP/CMO for Visit Seattle
ASAE Annual Meeting Featuring Variety of Cleveland Experiences… The menu of experiences that will be offered during the August 10–13 event includes black history, cuisine, rowing, theatre tours and more. Find more information here.
IHG Debuts First InterContinental Hotel in Pacific Northwest… IHG Hotels & Resorts opened the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Bellevue at the Avenue in Seattle’s Bellevue neighborhood on July 18. The opening marks IHG's first hotel from its luxury and lifestyle portfolio in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Travel Partnering with Festa for ESTO Cares… Giving back to Columbus, U.S. Travel Association is partnering with Festa to assemble kits for to help children and families by connecting them with vital resources and support. ESTO is August 10–13.
You still have time! Join over 4,000 association leaders at the 2024 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition for essential conversations, content, and collaboration. Secure your spot at this must-attend event to reimagine your association and unite to futureproof the field. Don't miss the industry event of the year!
Stephanie Byington Named Sr. VP/CMO for Visit Seattle… The marketing executive took on the roles effective July 31. Byington has led marketing for several influential Seattle area brands such as Slalom, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, TCS World Travel, Nordstrom, and Starbucks.
HOTS Odd Olympics… Dressed head to toe in the red, white and blue, HOTS has been checking out every sport possible—including some HOTS did not know existed—during the Paris Olympics. Along those lines, the British version of GQ recently published a list of the 10 weirdest sports in Olympic Games history. There was solo synchronized swimming from 1984–1992. When St. Louis hosted in 1904, competitors dove into a pool to see how far they could drift underwater until they surfaced, up to a maximum of a minute later. William Dickey won the plunge for distance at 62.5 feet. The Paris Olympics in 1900 seemed to produce the most oddities, including horse high jump and long jump, live pigeon shooting, 200-meter swimming obstacle race and poodle clipping, which involved 128 competitors performing in front of 6,000 in the Bois De Boulogne park. The participants clipped the fur off as many poodles as they could in two hours (Avril Lafoule won gold, with 17 poodles clipped).
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