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VOLUME 22, ISSUE 1, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015
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While
many
groups
choose
to
meet
at
large
resorts
or
out
of
the-way
locals,
even
more
seem
to
be
embracing
the
idea
of
walking
cities.
Destinations
with
compact
downtown
corridors
offer
an
incredible
advantage
to
meeting
planners
looking
to
cut
costs
during
challenging
times.
Walking
Cities
explores
several
popular
destinations
that
are
easy
to
negotiate
on
foot.
By
Buck
Samuels
4 Publisher's Message
5 Calendar of Events
6 Newsmakers
8 In The News
10 Hotel Happenings
12 Speaking of People
14 Site Review – Puerto Rico
23 Cruise News
24 Caribbean Corner
26 Travel Data
27 From Motherland
28 Pennsylvania
31 Jamaica
32 Macon
34 Norfolk
36 Miami
The IMEX Group, organizers of the annual IMEX in
Frankfurt and IMEX America trade
shows for the global
meetings, incentive travel and events industry, presents a
round-up of industry predictions for the year ahead in
IMEX Identifies Four Key Trends for 2015.
Multicolored Art Deco Building, Miami Beach
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