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Nearly 250 agents, suppliers and travel industry executives attended the 2013 Results Travel National Meeting held last month in Bloomington, Minn. The singer/’70s heart-throb David Cassidy was a keynote speaker and also performed at the evening's closing event, a ’70s theme night held at the Mall of America. Dressed in ’70s garb for the event were, from left, John Risner, vice president and general manager of Results Travel; Jeanne Strandberg and Jeff Webb of Results; Gina Blurton of Delta Air Lines; and Sandi Kolb of Results.

Rosen Hotels & Resorts celebrated the opening of the Gary Sain Memorial Skybridge with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando. The bridge connects the hotel to the adjacent Orange County Convention Center West Building and is named in honor of the former Visit Orlando president and CEO who died in May 2012. Among those at the event were Victoria Hall, Rosen Plaza sales and marketing director, and Harris Rosen, president and COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts.

Signature Travel Network elected its board of directors for 2013-2014 at its Owners’ Meeting in Washington. Front Row: Eric Maryanov, All Travel; Cathie Lentz Fryer, CTA Travel; Carol Lekki, Carol’s Travel Service; Olga Placeres, Preferred Travel of Naples; Craig Hsu, Travel Design USA.Back Row: Ryan Hansen, Bon Voyage Travel; Michael Hannan, San Marin Travel; Tim Smith, Carefree Vacations; Steve Orens, Plaza Travel; Lee Smolinski, CTC Palm Coast Travel; Craig Baldridge, Creative Vacations & Cruise Centers.

The Riu Palace Costa Rica was awarded a Crystal Apple Award for Best Staff & Service, Central America at Apple Vacations’ annual trade show at the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. From left, Tim Mullen, Apple co-president, and members of the Riu Resorts executive team: Karina Arguello, Joachim Schoenfeldt, Sergi Ruiz, Javier Monje, Sarah Martinache, Armin Kaestner and Hugo Aguilera.