visitRaleigh.com presents Meetings Watch | Update for meeting professionals | Spring 2023
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Credentials and Industry Roles! How Our Superstar Teams Stay Involved in the Meetings Industry
At Visit Raleigh, our diverse Convention Sales and Destination Services teams hold themselves to high standards as destination and meetings experts. READ MORE
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RDU is adding four new direct flights in June. Avelo Airlines will launch nonstop service from Melbourne, Fla., and Wilmington, Del., and Frontier Airlines will launch nonstop service from Houston and Chicago-Midway. READ MORE 
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Raleigh, N.C., keeps adding festivals and other major events to the calendar. Visiting groups can plan ahead to check out some of these events when they’re in town! READ ARTICLE
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