Category: Convention News

Greater Columbus Convention Center Gets Smart Meetings Smart Stars Award for Best Convention Center

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May 26, 2022

Experience Columbus is excited to share that the Greater Columbus Convention Center has been selected by Smart Meetings to receive a Smart Stars award in the category of Best Convention Center. Press release and details are forthcoming…

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Experience Columbus to Receive Association Conventions & Facilities Distinctive Achievement Award

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May 26, 2022

Experience Columbus is happy to share that the subscribers to Association Conventions & Facilities magazine (a publication reaching over 20,500 active association planners in print and more via the digital version) recently voted and named Experience…

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2022 State of the Visitor Industry: First Quarter Report

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May 19, 2022

The resiliency of the tourism industry and the future of travel has been celebrated throughout May during U.S. Travel Association’s National Travel and Tourism Week, the 2022 Experience Columbus Annual Meeting and Ohio Tourism Day. Now, Experience…

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Experience Columbus’ Taylor Savage Named One of 30 Future Leaders by Destinations International

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Apr 20, 2022

Experience Columbus National Sales Manager Taylor Savage, DES, CTA, CFMP, was recently named one of Destinations International’s 2022 30 Under 30 recipients. The Class of 2022 honorees hail from a variety of destinations around the world and…

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Columbus Helps Meetings Go Green with Unique Sustainability Offerings

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Apr 13, 2022

As trade and professional organizations across the country return to in-person conventions, conferences and meetings in 2022, Ohio’s capital city is continuing to offer an innovative collection of environmentally-conscious ways to make any meeting…

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The Ohio State University Introduces Free Online Course on Infection Prevention

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Feb 10, 2021

With increased need to help keep public spaces safer, course enhances professional knowledge. READ MORE…

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Experience Columbus Vice President of Sales Joins Black Travel Leaders to Address Systemic Racism

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Jul 14, 2020

Dan Williams answers ‘5 questions about race’ in video premiering at Destinations International’s annual travel industry conference COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the death of George Floyd and the overwhelming response nationwide, Experience Columbus…

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The GBAC STAR Accreditation and What It Means for Planners

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Jun 17, 2020

If you’ve read any reopening plans recently—whether for hotels, convention centers or entire destinations—it’s likely you’ve come across a line or two that mentions a commitment to earn the GBAC STAR accreditation. Unveiled in May in response to the…

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CVB Staffs Become Infectious Disease Experts

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Jun 08, 2020

Destinations like St. Louis and Columbus work with local venues and establishments to demonstrate a commitment to health and safety. READ MORE…

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WHAT THE MEETINGS INDUSTRY GETS WRONG ABOUT DIVERSITY—AND HOW TO FIX IT

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Jun 08, 2020

The unjust killing of Black American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 by a police officer has sparked nationwide protests over civil injustice. Amid a time when the events industry was already struggling with great change, due to forced event…

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