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Reflecting on a Decade of Growth in Columbus

In 2014, Experience Columbus hired GfK, one of the world’s leading research companies, to help us learn more about what people thought about Columbus and identify strengths and opportunities for the city as a destination. What we learned was that at…

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Considerations for Working with CVB Services Teams

Planning an event takes seemingly endless time, coordination and effort in order to pull off a flawless experience. There are numerous steps and processes required throughout every part of the event to make it perfect. This is where CVB services…

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Tips & Tricks for Pet Travel in Columbus

Let us teach YOU a few new dog tricks.... for traveling with pets that is. As we get ready to Spring Forward our clocks this weekend and begin to see signs of life come back to our gardens, that means it’s also time to prepare to peak conference and…

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Experience Columbus Launches New Meeting Planner Website

Any regular visitors to our site will have noticed by now that we have rolled out an update to the look and feel of it in recent months. We are excited to share this new update with our clients and visitors, and wanted to highlight a few of the…

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Columbus Welcomes ASAE in 2019

When you come to the 2019 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Columbus, you’re going to be surprised – and in all the right ways. Here are four things to look forward to that will enhance your experience in a city that's breaking out on the national…

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Insights on Bleisure Travel in Columbus: Part 2

This is part two of a three-part series exploring bleisure travel insights and their implications for Columbus travelers. You can read part one here. It’s a widely held belief that millennials prefer home-shares, like Airbnb, over traditional hotel…

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Columbus’ 1000-Room Convention Hotel

For years, one of the main pieces of feedback we’ve heard from you - our clients, friends and meeting planning colleagues - is that Columbus needs a single, 1,000-room hotel connected to the Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC). We’ve heard you…

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Ten Things for Which We’re Thankful from 2017

As the year comes to a close and we reflect all that has taken place these last 12 months, we’ve put together a list of the top meetings industry things that have happened in Columbus in 2017. In no particular order, below are 10 things for which…

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Columbus Begins High Street Improvement Project

The City of Columbus has officially started a staggered streetscape improvement of High Street in the Short North Arts District. Overall, the project will make accessing the area’s 100+ restaurants, galleries and boutiques on foot from the Greater…

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