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Report: What Lies Ahead for Meetings in 2017

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That’s according to a recent forecast from Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) Meetings and Events, which finds that meetings will continue their growth globally, despite a slight downward trend in global domestic product. The report cites significant growth in the number of hotels in New York, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and Dallas.

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San Antonio CVB Takes Steps to Transition to Nonprofit

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The CVBs of Dallas, Houston, and Austin already made this transition and have been able to grow their budgets by double digits, Matej said. SACVB hopes to attain nonprofit status in October, and then complete the transition by October 2017.