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The Hospitality Show’s Inaugural Event Is Placing Sustainability at the Forefront

Smart Meetings

Patel adds, “We have eliminated single-use bottles, prioritized local vendors to reduce travel when shipping products and equipment, organized staff and volunteer travel to and from the event to offset emissions, and roughly 95% of all on-site graphics will be recycled or reused.”

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

Arrival The biggest travel hack for Switzerland is the Swiss Travel Pass. For our trip, most of the delegates were from Germany and Austria, and we used the Swiss Travel Pass extensively for our travels within Lucerne and for our journey to Zurich. In our case, we had a small exhibition and a buffet lunch.

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European Travel Commission names new team in China

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The European Travel Commission (ETC) announces the appointment of Franka Gulin, Director for China at the Croatian National Tourist Board as the new Chair of ETC’s China Chapter, eyes and ears of the association in the marketplace. David Wu joined Visit Finland in 2013 and he is now heading Visit Finland Greater China team.

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Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better

Dana Communications

Venice…and its volume of visitors As a bucket list destination for generations of travelers, Venice has seen the downside of overtourism. Machu Picchu…and its too-much tourism This UNESCO World Heritage site and “lost” city of the Incas has been a go-to for decades – between the 1980s and 2013, visitation exploded by 700%.

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Our Favorite Events From 2018 – #EventIcons Episode 137

Endless Events

If you follow #EventIcons you know our hosts travel the world and see so many epic events. Dave Grohl (SXSW) 2013 Keynote Speech in Full Dave Grohl giving his Keynote speech at South By Southwest (SXSW) 2013. This is one of our favorite episodes of the year! Today our hosts are sharing their favorite events from 2018 with us.

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9 Smart Moves in London, Dallas and More

Smart Meetings

in 2011 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and attended Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts school, from which she graduated in 2013, becainge chef tournant at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Coconut Grove, Miami. Salinas moved to the U.S. Markus Laahanen. Roger Huldi. Huldi is general manager at The St. Regis San Francisco.

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How Event Technology Will Benefit Your Events

Endless Events

They require no travel and do not produce as much waste. Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in 2013 and has been completely updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Virtual events are far more environmentally-friendly than in-person events.