Thank you USA Travel IPW 2021! It was great to be back in person and talk TRAVEL!
What is IPW?
U.S. Travel Association’s IPW will continue to reunite and rebuild the global travel industry in 2022, providing an in-person platform to conduct business and renew our relationships around the world. As the leading inbound travel trade show, past IPWs have generated more than $5.5 billion in future travel by connecting U.S. travel exhibitors with travel buyers and media to promote their product and negotiate future business, securing America’s position as a foremost global travel destination and showcasing the best of what the U.S. has to offer.
I loved our one-on-one media marketplace meetings and walking the Brand USA hall.
The media brunch had many activities to introduce us to Las Vegas!
We had performances and prizes as well. Thank you Michelle and Nicole Kolev –the two sisters performing adagio from Mystère by Cirque de Soleil at our IPW Media Brunch 2021 on Sept 19, 2021. They were AMAZING!!!!!
Thank you to Resorts World Las Vegas for hosting our reception!
Resorts World Las Vegas opened on June 24, 2021 and seamlessly blends the technology and luxury appeal of an urban contemporary resort with the traditions and time-honored details of the international Resorts World brand. As the first integrated resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip in over a decade, the sleek yet simple elegance of this new US$4.3 billion property was developed with the intention of bringing the elevated experience for which the Resorts World brand is known to the modern Las Vegas traveler seeking luxury, value and variety. Resorts World Las Vegas features 3,500 guest rooms and suites; an innovative, next-generation gaming floor; over 40 world-class food and beverage options; a 5,000-capacity theatre; distinct nightlife venues; an extensive retail collection boasting a wide spectrum of internationally known brands; and more.
In February 2020, Resorts World Las Vegas announced a partnership with global hospitality player, Hilton. Fusing Hilton’s decades of global industry expertise with Resorts World’s elevated service, Resorts World Las Vegas integrates three of Hilton’s premium brands into its resort campus. The development includes Las Vegas Hilton, the resort’s full-service brand; Conrad Las Vegas, Hilton’s contemporary luxury brand; and Crockfords Las Vegas, one of the first hotels to debut in the U.S from LXR, Hilton’s collection of bespoke, independent luxury properties.
I loved the synchronized swimmers from Wet Swim Show at Ayu DayClub and DJ Snake at Zouk Nightclub!
We had a private concert with DJ SNAKE at Zouk! WOW!
I loved exploring the brand new Resorts World Las Vegas. I ate at Famous Foods two days in a row and cannot wait to go back again. The robot puppies were so cute–you could almost watch them learning.
Eighty one years ago, while America was at war and millions of Jews were being slaughtered, the rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation delivered a Hanukkah message that resonates to this day.
Whatever the future holds, we must remember, especially during Hanukkah, that miracles are part and parcel of our history—and will continue to be. We cannot let our sadness overwhelm us.
Eighty-one years ago, while America was at war and millions of Jews were being slaughtered, the rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation delivered a Hanukkah message that resonates to this day.
Israelis expected the war would end when Hamas is eradicated. They now have to face a different reality. After two years of blood, sweat and many tears, the enemy is still out there, lurking in the dark, waiting to fight another day.
In this selection of essays, op-eds and speeches, the first piece written six months after his son’s murder, Pearl gives us words that are, yes, sometimes heartbreaking, but also funny, profound, scrappy, informative and strikingly prescient.
We can perhaps avoid fear, but we cannot avoid anxiety. However, we don’t need to get rid of it; we need to pass through it. But what’s on the other side?
It’s only through fully recognizing our individualism that we can be unified as a people. And it’s only through nourishing the soul that the bravery, nonconformity, and the true spirit and resilience of the Maccabees can be achieved.
It is truly in darkness, the night which starts the Jewish day, that we come to face our fears and uncertainties, to find the glow of light that reignites faith, hope and possibility.
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Rahm Emanuel is one of four Jewish political leaders seriously considering a run for the Democratic presidential nomination, at a time when antizionism is growing and antisemitism is coagulating.
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Thank you IPW 2021 Resorts World Las Vegas
Lisa Ellen Niver
Thank you USA Travel IPW 2021! It was great to be back in person and talk TRAVEL!
What is IPW?
U.S. Travel Association’s IPW will continue to reunite and rebuild the global travel industry in 2022, providing an in-person platform to conduct business and renew our relationships around the world. As the leading inbound travel trade show, past IPWs have generated more than $5.5 billion in future travel by connecting U.S. travel exhibitors with travel buyers and media to promote their product and negotiate future business, securing America’s position as a foremost global travel destination and showcasing the best of what the U.S. has to offer.
I loved our one-on-one media marketplace meetings and walking the Brand USA hall.
The media brunch had many activities to introduce us to Las Vegas!
We had performances and prizes as well. Thank you Michelle and Nicole Kolev –the two sisters performing adagio from Mystère by Cirque de Soleil at our IPW Media Brunch 2021 on Sept 19, 2021. They were AMAZING!!!!!
AND!! I won a helicopter ride!
Thank you to Resorts World Las Vegas for hosting our reception!
Resorts World Las Vegas opened on June 24, 2021 and seamlessly blends the technology and luxury appeal of an urban contemporary resort with the traditions and time-honored details of the international Resorts World brand. As the first integrated resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip in over a decade, the sleek yet simple elegance of this new US$4.3 billion property was developed with the intention of bringing the elevated experience for which the Resorts World brand is known to the modern Las Vegas traveler seeking luxury, value and variety. Resorts World Las Vegas features 3,500 guest rooms and suites; an innovative, next-generation gaming floor; over 40 world-class food and beverage options; a 5,000-capacity theatre; distinct nightlife venues; an extensive retail collection boasting a wide spectrum of internationally known brands; and more.
In February 2020, Resorts World Las Vegas announced a partnership with global hospitality player, Hilton. Fusing Hilton’s decades of global industry expertise with Resorts World’s elevated service, Resorts World Las Vegas integrates three of Hilton’s premium brands into its resort campus. The development includes Las Vegas Hilton, the resort’s full-service brand; Conrad Las Vegas, Hilton’s contemporary luxury brand; and Crockfords Las Vegas, one of the first hotels to debut in the U.S from LXR, Hilton’s collection of bespoke, independent luxury properties.
I loved the synchronized swimmers from Wet Swim Show at Ayu DayClub and DJ Snake at Zouk Nightclub!
We had a private concert with DJ SNAKE at Zouk! WOW!
I loved exploring the brand new Resorts World Las Vegas. I ate at Famous Foods two days in a row and cannot wait to go back again. The robot puppies were so cute–you could almost watch them learning.
See all my videos from my stay at The Venetian Resort:
See my videos from my recent trip to Puerto Rico for the grand opening ceremony of Distrito T-Mobile –USA domestic travel Summer 2021
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I went to IPW 2019 in Anaheim and look forward to seeing you at IPW 2022 in Orlando June 4-8, 2022
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