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Welcome to the second installment of our "Meet the Team" series with the Visit Raleigh Sales Department! In this Q&A, associate director of sales Stephen Jackson, CMP, shares his favorite things to do in Raleigh, N.C., what he loves about the meetings industry plus more. A Visit...

Welcome to the first installment of our "Meet the Team" series with the Visit Raleigh Sales Department! The first Q&A up is with director of sales Malinda Harrell, CMP, CASE, who has been part of the hospitality industry for 25+ years. At Visit Raleigh, Harrell oversees the entire...

Updated Jan. 31, 2020, noon New sales team members at Visit Raleigh, internal promotions and market assignment updates Visit Raleigh welcomed Marc Dooner as national sales manager and Kathryn Hollomon as sales manager. Kathryn earned her degree in Business Administration from the University of North

Visit Raleigh's Convention Services Department hosted a National Celebrate Services Event titled "We're All About Service—Supporting Food With a Conscience," participating in the Event Service Professionals Association's 2018 National Celebrate Services Week, July...

RDU International Airport Announces Five New Nonstop Destinations Frontier Airlines unveiled plans for a major new expansion at RDU International Airport, and Allegiant Air added a new flight of their own to bring the total nonstop destinations served by RDU to 54. Low-cost carrier Frontier

The Greater Raleigh CVB's Convention Services Department hosted a "Services Gives Back" event, participating in the Event Service Professionals Association's 2017 National Celebrate Services Week, July 31-Aug. 4. Not only did we celebrate services and the wonderful job convention...

Hello! My name is Karen DeSollar and I am responsible for creative services at the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. I work often, through our Services Department, with meeting planners who are bringing their events to Raleigh, N.C. If you're a meeting planner and you're...

You've worked hard for months preparing for your event in Raleigh, N.C., and arrival time is just around the corner. As a planner, what would be your last planning step before you go into actual event production mode on-site? In the Raleigh area, the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors...

Whether you are a new or an experienced planner, it's easy to be confused when you hear someone refer to DMOs and DMCs in the same sentence! Both are acronyms in the meetings industry, and it is important to be sure you understand the difference to make sure you maximize your resources when...

The phone rings in our Services Department offices throughout the week, and we often hear this on the other end of the line: "Hello! I'm planning a conference and I need transportation!" We're always happy to help connect you to a local transportation provider (and really any...