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Design, Fashion, Dining and Hotel Trends at Lifestyle Symposium

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Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) produced the Boutique Lifestyle Leadership Symposium 2015 in Santa Monica, California. From October 21 to 23, notable speakers and panelists discussed trends and topics important to the world of upscale, small hotel destinations. At the Fairmont Miramar Hotel on a grassy promenade overlooking the Pacific Ocean, in addition to […]

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6 Things I Learned at Women’s Travel Fest

Conferences and courses, San Francisco, United States /

Now in its second year, Women’s Travel Fest attracts women (and some brave men) from the United States and Canada. This was my first time attending this annual event that empowers and inspires women’s travel. Last years inaugural debut took place in New York, while this years conference took place at the San Francisco Design

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Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism – Salem, Oregon

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Posted by Nancy D. Brown If you work in the Oregon travel and tourism industry, you’ve already registered for the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism taking place in Salem, April 19-21, 2009. This year the conference marks its 25th anniversary and has many surprises in store. Oregon is making its presence known in the world

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Guest Blog by Nancy Brown: The Book Passage Travel Writers & Photograpers Conference – A Review.

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“Writing is like love making,” shared author Isabel Allende. “You find a place to do it; on a desk, behind a door.” Playing off her banter, The Great Tree of Avalon author T.A. Baron adds that writing begins with the senses. “Our job as writers is to change the world.” Allende and Baron were two

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