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Bucking Trends, National Guard Association Will Meet in Honolulu

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The board of directors of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) approves the location of its annual conference, held each September, about five years ahead of time, giving the organization and the host city a good head start in preparing for the event. with the cost of shipping stuff,” Hargett said.

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Hawaii’s Optics Problem: A Travel Hotspot Struggles With Meetings Business

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With state and federal conference spending facing public scrutiny, the Aloha State has struggled to sell itself as a cost-effective option for meetings. “It In May, hundreds of public pension employees stayed away from the National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems’ annual meeting in Honolulu.

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The Headaches of Thanksgiving Travel: Could They Happen Year-Round?

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The association’s Thanksgiving in the Skies report [PDF], produced with the help of Cambridge Systematics, finds that there’s serious potential for many of the 50 largest airports in the United States to face constant pre-Thanksgiving Wednesday levels of congestion. costing the economy $6 billion in travel spending.