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Welcome Aboard
NEW BUSINESS + NEW FACES |
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| MMGY NJF has begun work with Wheel the World, a travel tech start-up that is making travel possible for people of all physical abilities. We will be helping grow awareness for the brand in the U.S. |
| MMGY Myriad recently became the North American representative for Madeira Islands in Portugal. The contract is for one year and includes both travel trade engagement and public relations. Laura Jones will lead the team including Fernanda Melgoza and Jaime Lusher to promote this emerging destination for the North American market. |
| MMGY NJF recently began a five-month project working with Metrolink, the regional rail service in Southern California, to promote summer leisure ridership. |
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MMGY media planner Julie Werner has been working remote since January and just moved from Madison, Wisconsin, to Kansas City this week with her fiancé.
We are so happy to have her in the office with the rest of the team. Welcome to KC, Julie! |
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First Class
individual + team achievements |
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| Congratulations to the Sensei website team (Anna Lowry, Bailey Brown, Tim McCraley, Brooke Burge, Sarika Chawla, Alli Worley and Chris Ruder) on the successful launch of the new Sensei.com. Ahead of Sensei opening their second wellness retreat, Porcupine Creek, MMGY delivered a renewed vision for the website that includes a bold new design, streamlined navigation and scalability for the brand to add new properties to the website in the future. In the first week, the website has seen impressive results including a 29% increase in booking engine referrals and 698% increase in email sign ups! |
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| Congratulations to Erin Yang for her continued work in keeping the dream of travel alive for clients like Taiwan. In the past two weeks she has delivered on two virtual events for the client. The first was a Virtual Cooking Event with a livestreamed cooking demonstration from Taiwan. Big thanks also to Christy Vaught for her contributions on event logistics and managing the amazing gift boxes that were sent to 70 media and influencers prior to the event. The second event was in cooperation with SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence). Erin recruited an amazing guest speaker from Taiwan to speak to the policies and procedures they are putting in place to welcome back incentive travelers. |
| A huge shout out goes to Andrea Gaggioni for securing a stellar piece in Vogue magazine. It not only captured Costa Rica’s true essence, but it took you through a 2,000+ descriptive word journey that leaves its readers yearning for more. Andrea's work and dedication continue to shine through. |
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| High-fives to the Visit California team for all of their efforts on Dreaming On in California, another creative and encompassing initiative that once again moved the client from their comfort space of media relations to a consumer-facing position. The two-month campaign supported the state's reopening and included two press conferences (one with California governor, Gavin Newsom), a week-long series of activations for consumers to experience celebratory do-overs of missed milestones due to the pandemic, and a satellite media tour that netted 25 interviews for Visit California CEO and president, Caroline Beteta. The celebrations included more than 200 consumers and ranged from a sunset dinner along the coast with celebrity chef Curtis Stone, luxury road trips in Southern and Northern California, epic Disneyland Resort vacations, a VIP baseball experience with the San Diego Padres, and fairytale micro-weddings in Napa. |
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Frequent Flyer
All things office + Community Happenings |
| PRIDE Month Celebrations |
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| MMGY Global offices celebrated Pride Month with Drag Queen Bingo in late June! The very talented queen, Joy, led us through five rounds of bingo while jamming to music and cracking jokes along the way. Bingo winners were awarded with gift cards, and small in-office gatherings were hosted in various locations. LA, pictured here, enjoyed a mimosa brunch during the event. |
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| ZOOM AWAY! |
Based on our recent Zoom renewal everyone now has their own webinar license. You no longer need to request the use of one of our two webinar licenses in order to host a webinar! This means you can schedule your own webinars whenever the need arises. You don’t have to submit a Help Desk reservation for a Webinar license and you can check registrations whenever you want because you’ll be scheduling webinars from your own Zoom account!
For more information on how to schedule a webinar, click HERE. |
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| ...AND WE ARE BACK! |
| Business travel is back in full swing! Remember, you can update your travel profile, book trips and make changes to existing itineraries at any time by logging into AirPortal. If you require booking assistance, email trips@cbtravel.com and the first available travel agent will respond. |
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Fasten Your Seatbelts
birthdays + Anniversaries + Milestones |
| Happy Anniversary! |
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Dave Riley – 2 years, Adrien White – 5 years, Odalys Flores – 3 years, Kelsey Newland – 2 years, Krystina Franklin – 22 years, Kurt Hanover – 9 years, Jaime Lusher – 3 years, Andrea Gaggioni – 3 years, Brent Anderson – 4 years, Katie House – 5 years, Matt Sueper – 2 years, Julie Freeman – 8 years, Sarika Chawla – 7 years
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Kelley Bausch – 7/3, Paige Brotherton – 7/6, Mandi Hefflinger – 7/8, Laura Telischi – 7/13, Kurt Hanover – 7/14, Bailey Brown – 7/17, David Burtnick – 7/17, James Corazzo – 7/18, Aryn McGrath – 7/21, Emalee Crosser – 7/23, Brett Crawford – 7/24, Dustin Sharp – 7/24, Manda Blake – 7/27, Anna Lowry – 7/27, Aradaisia Walker – 7/28, Odalys Flores – 7/29, Hannah Pohl – 7/30
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| Congrats Megan Roush! |
| In honor of Megan's wedding this week, a few of her teammates planned a *SURPRISE* bridal shower at the KC office! The surprise went off without a hitch, and the group enjoyed bubbles and bites as they celebrated the bride-to-be! |
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Travel Itinerary
Access to all business opportunities |
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| MMGY Global: Case Study Showcase |
| 3–3:55 p.m. CT |
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| July |
| 19 |
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| Agency Week |
| 10–11:30 a.m. CT |
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Prepare for Takeoff
Strategy + Travel Insights |
Tracking America's Recovery
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| COVID-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of life. Moody's helped create a Back-to-Normal Index that helps consolodate 37 national- and state-level indicators to help show how the economy continues to change as we grapple with life during the pandemic. |
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Portrait of American Travelers® Survey
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MMGY Travel Intelligence has released the findings from the 2021 "Summer Edition" of its Portrait of American Travelers® survey, conducted in April. The report explains in detail how Americans’ interests in leisure travel have rapidly increased as vaccinations have become widely available and states peel back related COVID-19 restrictions. In fact, the MMGY Traveler Sentiment Index (TSI) rose to an all-time high of 129, an increase of 10 points compared to last quarter.
The intent to take a vacation over the next six months has increased significantly, with 72% of U.S. adults planning to do so – up from 62% recorded during the last Portrait of American Travelers® survey conducted in February 2021. The biggest rise in intent to travel in the next six months is amongst Boomers, increasing from 54% to 70%.
For more information about the findings of the report, please reach out to Leanne Hill or Chris Davidson. |
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The Exit Row
Interesting + Fun + TWICE THE LEG ROOM |
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| Rain on! |
| A week full of storms couldn't stop the recent shoot for Lee County. When the sun finally appeared, the crew was ready to roll. |
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