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Study: Why Business Travel Costs Vary Significantly by City

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Event planners and business travelers alike should be aware of the additional costs that come with launching an event in a coastal city, a new study finds. A big city or coastal locale might seem like the best way to draw in attendees, but a new report shows that those locations often come with a big additional cost.

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Expand Your Product Line: Clone Your Classic Conference into Punchy Regionals

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For us, that tends to be Anaheim, Orlando, San Antonio, Nashville, and Boston. However, by adding smaller regional events, new Goldilocks zones open up in other cities including suburban areas, which for us meant great venues in Columbus, Ohio; Sacramento, California; and Hartford, Connecticut, to name a few.

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New NBA Players Union Executive Blazes New Trail

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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, NBPA’s chairman and a former NBA player, took on an additional leadership role during that crisis. ” As for being the first woman to lead a major professional sports union, Roberts sounded unfazed in an interview with The Boston Globe.