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Curate Destination Experiences for Your Attendees

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When Indianapolis hosts Routes Americas 2020 February 4-6, welcoming 1,000 delegates representing 90 airlines and 300 airports, integrating city experiences is considered critical to the success of the event. Co-owner Travis Barnes served three tours in Iraq as a U.S.

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Fuel Your Meeting Attendees with Modern, Local Cuisine

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Meeting planners who underestimate modern cuisine in non-coastal cities like Indianapolis would be making a mistake. Some consider Indianapolis a fly-over city; they don’t expect good food here, but that’s changing,” says Lauren McGraw, event manager for the acclaimed Indianapolis restaurant Bluebeard.

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Improvements Are Taking Off at U.S. Airports, As Industry Calls for More Investment

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Restaurant options are getting better , and more recent facilities like the international airport in Indianapolis, built in 2008, have won awards for their design and ease of check-in. Travel Association and Airports Council International-North America say more funding is necessary. Officials with trade groups such as the U.S.

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The Case for Treating Your Event Like a Culinary Experience

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Ross Bailey, owner of Tastings Wine Bar in Indianapolis, also runs a wine truck. Book a bunch of food—and adult beverage—trucks. Why have food trucks taken off across the country? And it only seemed a matter of time before the food truck craze expanded to adult beverages of interest.

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These Are the World’s Best Airports

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But Hoosiers can be proud, as Indianapolis Airport took first place in the Best Airport by Region, over 2 million travelers per year (North America), category. Unfortunately for American fliers, no U.S. airport landed a high-ranking spot in ACI’s global rankings of best airports by size.