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2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record

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Choose Chicago. Travel Portland. Destination Canada Business Events. Experience Columbus. Community Brands. Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB. Naylor Association Solutions. Discover Puerto Rico. Corporate Partners. Visit Austin. Caesars Entertainment. Destination Cleveland. Visit Dallas. DelCor Technology Solutions. Louisville Tourism.

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Report: Meetings Bring More Than Money to Host Cities

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In Chicago, the tech, scientific, and engineering conferences helped spawn the creation of 1871, which is a tech incubator that now has hundreds of different organizations, big and small, and we worked on developing that in conjunction with World Business Chicago,” said Don Welsh, president and CEO of Destination Marketing Association International.

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New Research: Majority of Americans are Angry Drivers 

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According to University of Chicago Psychiatrist Emil Coccaro, who was interviewed by NPR , some of those with road rage might also have a condition called Intermittent Explosive Disorder. They’re angry—and in some cases, aggressive. Best & Worst Cities for Road Rage. Least Courteous Drivers. Baltimore. Washington, DC. Pittsburgh.

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Railroad Group Says Oil Shipments Hurting Passengers

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That’s according to the National Association of Railroad Passengers, which says the delays on the route—which runs from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, Oregon—have become unbearable for passengers. It hasn’t been easy to be a rail passenger lately—especially if you’re traveling on Amtrak’s Empire Builder.

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Study Reveals U.S. Cities With Best and Worst Travel Taxes

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Conversely, Chicago tops the list for highest total tax burden ($41.04), followed by New York ($38.65), and Minneapolis ($36.70). Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon ($22.86), Boston ($19.34), and Indianapolis ($18.10) had the highest discriminatory travel taxes. per day in total taxes. Source: GBTA. Source: GBTA. Source: GBTA.

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Where’s ASAE?

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I have attend ASAE Annual Meetings in Philadelphia, Nashville, Chicago, Denver, San Diego, LA, Honolulu, and the Technology Conference in Baltimore. (And yes, I know that cities bid to host). In our dream world, where would we want to go, and have the city roll out the red carpet? New Orleans. Louisville. Pittsburgh. San Fransisco.

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Social Media and Tourism

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The top 3 finalists based on the voting were Loudoun County ; Nashville, Tennessee; and Portland, Oregon. I spoke with Jennifer, and she was somewhat surprised and excited that Loudoun beat out the likes of Orlando, Long Beach, Chicago, and Sonoma for this inaugural event.