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	<title>KEDS Blog</title>
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	<description>Kirkland Event &#38; Destination Services is redefining the hospitality industry</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New in Florida Travel</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/whats-new-in-florida-travel.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travel Team</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida travel is hot.  Corporate event planners know that Florida is the premium destination for events and activities that include fun in the sun and sand.  Some reasons to travel to Florida in August include:
Diving for lobsters is one of the top ten reasons to visit Key West, and the season begins August 6.  Have you ever been diving for Lobsters?. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>A Convention With Fish</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/a-convention-with-fish.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fun Activities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Event Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Event; Convention;]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Resort]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret that a Florida event is going to involve fish somehow.  You are either going to eat fish for dinner or you are going to attend a meeting in a room decorated with a tropical theme.  Somehow fish are going to enter the picture. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Just In Case</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/just-in-case.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Event]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Event Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in charge of planning a corporate event, you have to have a contingency plan in the event of bad weather.  I have yet to attend a conference where an outdoor event is not included in the schedule.  When there is no contingency planning, even a little rain can ruin what was supposed to be fun for all. 
At the last Florida event I attended, there was a big closing party planned on the last day.  The hotel is on the beach and and so there was a large patio on the beach side of the hotel.  Naturally, just about the time everything was set up, a big thunderstorm decided to attend too.  Fortunately the Florida event management company was able to quickly move the entire event into a large banquet room they had set aside &#8220;just in case&#8221;.  Those &#8220;just in case&#8221; moments can be a real disaster unless there is plenty of preplanning.]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Remember the Weather</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/did-you-remember-the-weather.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Conference]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Event Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Resort]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When scheduling an event that is out of town, one thing people often forget to take into consideration is the weather.  I will never forget the time I attended an important business conference in Chicago in January.  It was a miserable trip all around because of the weather.  The plan was late landing, the traffic was backed up because of slippery roads, and no one could tour the city because of the bad weather.  One of the key speakers never did arrive through no fault of his own. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>When Children Are Present</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/when-children-are-present.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fun Activities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Event Management; Convention Activities; Florid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever been to a big business convention then you know they have to cater to more than just adults.  Many times the person who is required to attend brings a spouse.  Whither a spouse goes, so goes the children. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Perks Are Negotiable</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/perks-are-negotiable.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/perks-are-negotiable.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Conference in Florida]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hotels have a lot of perks they don’t let the general public know about.  For example, if you know what to ask for you can get things like reduced hotel and conference parking fees and free unlimited internet service.  These amenities can be important when planning a corporate event where a lot of people from all over the country will be attending. 
In fact, a Florida event management company that is familiar with available hotel perks can get your company or group a list of perks.  You can get special hospitality suites, discounted visits to the hotel spa, free airport shuttles and even late checkout times for participants with late flights out. 
These are just a few of the amenities a professional Florida event planning team can get for you.  There are plenty of others, but it is much easier for expert planners to get these perks than it is for an individual calling from some distant corporate office. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/finding-alternatives.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/finding-alternatives.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Planner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida event management services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hotel Arrangements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had an event planned for a certain date, and everything was going great except for one small problem.   I had the dates all set with the hotel and had scheduled the conference rooms, and then disaster hit. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Conflicting Reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/conflicting-reports.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/conflicting-reports.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Planner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[florida event planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important considerations to keep in mind when Florida event planning is the fact that Florida is a popular and busy area.  I will never forget the time I was on the committee for developing a trade show event.  We had to pick the dates for the show which was one of the most important responsibilities of the committee. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>When Surprises Aren&#8217;t Good</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/when-surprises-arent-good.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/when-surprises-arent-good.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[florida event planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of times, surprises are good like the ones you get at birthday parties.  But when you have people flying in from all over the country to attend a Florida event, a surprise is the last thing you want. 
For example, there was the time I had 500 people coming to a business conference and one of the food vendors didn’t show up.  That was a real surprise I could have easily lived without. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s All That Squealing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/whats-all-that-squealing.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/whats-all-that-squealing.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The guest speaker at the corporate conference held in Florida was going to speak at the outside dinner on the hotel verandah.  This speaker had been booked months in advance, because he was an expert his field.  His calendar was frequently full of speaking engagements. (...)]]></description>
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