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

Associations Now

An example of the backlash: Hawaii’s sunny optics hurt attendance at at least one recent conference. The event drew around 1,000 attendees when it was held in New York City last year, but the 2013 conference drew only 650—and some of those who did attend faced media criticism for being there.

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