Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. A post shared by Oinkari Basque Dancers (@oinkariboise) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT. Wellness trips are up 200 percent as compared to 2017. Shawna Suckow.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2018

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal by Oren Klaff (Book). What is Inbound Marketing? State of Event Sponsorships 2017 – #EventIcons Episode 66. LumaFusion. Hubspot CRM. Event Profs RUN. Event Professionals Run The World.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

Since being founded in 2007 by Ramunda and Derrick Young, Mahogany Books has offered readers access to an immense list of titles focused on the Black experience. Mahogany Books—named for the Young’s daughter—aims to raise cultural awareness and connect communities through reading and writing.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

’ Luxury of space in central Berlin I interviewed Maria Hoffmeister, Director of Sales & Marketing to uncover interesting event stories from this iconic property. In 2017, the InterContinental Hotel Group General Managers Conference took place at InterContinental Berlin.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Instead of simply being an element in a destination’s success, modern and future-proof convention centers may be the key to surviving in an increasingly competitive market. Today, WSCC turns away as much business as it books,” the convention center’s website claims. “In It is essentially booked to capacity.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 31, 2020

Airline industry made an impact on how we buy things today, and how those things are marketed. Just a couple of examples: electronic tickets were first developed for fare ticketing, while one of the first online booking systems was built by airline distribution company SABRE. Understanding the air travel market.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 27, 2023

booking foray in partnership with iconic London Stadium appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. and Europe; and with its unrivaled network and best-in-class operations, the company will further enhance the venue’s competitive position in-market. The post ASM Global unveils its first U.K.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2016

If meeting booking and corporate contract rate predictions pan out, 2017 may be a very good year for meeting planner hotel negotiations. read more.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

According to CWT Meetings & Events, you can expect a spike in booking prices of about 3.7%. That speed and ease has led us to a state of modern ecommerce that has consumers growingly impatient with drawn out registration and booking processes. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. By how much you ask?

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Endless Events

JUNE 12, 2018

Cema (Corporate Event Marketer Association) is a booming community. In this weeks episode of #EventIcons our guests Kimberley Gishler of CEMA (Corporate Event Marketing Association), and Tom Spano of OpenX will be giving you the inside scoop on CEMA. With 800 members and growing, CEMA needs to be on your radar. Haute Dokimazo.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Summit Building has 32 national conventions booked from 2023 to 2026. A renaissance of Seattle’s Central Waterfront is underway, elevating the destination best known for its amazing seafood restaurants and Pike Place Market. Equity for All in Rip City Photo: My People’s Market 5 @ Self Enhancement Inc.

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Endless Events

JUNE 28, 2018

It all rolls down to marketing and building brand awareness. The 2016 Experiential Marketing Content Report states “Seventy-two percent of consumers say they positively view brands that provide quality event content opportunities and experiences. Those two types of events are experiential marketing events and brand activation events.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2016

If meeting booking and corporate contract rate predictions pan out, 2017 may be a very good year for meeting planner hotel negotiations. read more.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

He passed away in 2017 before the final touches were added. Joe D’Alessandro, president and CEO of San Francisco Travel Association, called it the heartbeat of the city and reported that the campus is already booked through April. San Francisco Travel has been doing quite a bit of welcoming, as well. A Warm Welcome.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Will Curran: Which is local to my Phoenix market. Why just that one market but obviously Phoenix was really important to them. Let’s see that was mainly luxury hotels, key markets. October 2017, sometimes I wish I could do dramatic readings of press releases. 2017, one year later. So it was 2012.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2018

According to International Meetings Review, a small poll in 2017 found that almost half of event organizers aren’t considering virtual attendance for their events. To start with, it gives you easier access to top speakers who are often booked out. You can market to states and countries that might not have been worthwhile before.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

RECon Asia Pacific Conference 2017. Because of the positioning of the panels, along with bold imagery and a small amount of text, it made them appear like pages in a children’s book. Source: K&A International Co., RECon is the world’s largest global gathering of retail real estate professionals. View this post on Instagram.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Not only are we in a seller’s market, but planners will also face tighter budgets, higher meeting costs, and less bandwidth. Shop the Clearance Aisle If you want the best deals and can be flexible, wait to book until 90 days before your meeting dates. The best rates, dates, and space in 2018 have already been booked.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 9, 2024

Hoops has served on PCMA’s Board of Directors and Trustees, first from 2017-2020; currently as secretary/treasurer for the 2022-2023 term; and next, as chair of PCMA’s 2024 Board of Directors and Trustees. What is one book you think everyone in the events industry should read? Hoops said becoming chair one day wasn’t on his radar.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The market is less competitive, so operators take longer to keep up with the trend. Airline technology, for example, spawned from one first booking system — Sabre. Train booking engine. Booking engines are used on a railway operator’s website and an app, and can also come in different types. API connections.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The post MICE and Corporate buyers flock to ITB Asia 2017 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Celebrating its 10 th anniversary, ITB Asia 2017 has opened its doors today at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. Already, ITB Asia 2017 is expected to top the success of ITB Asia 2016.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Global Distribution Systems are responsible for providing booking websites with unified access to a massive inventory of flights, hotel rooms, car rental companies, cruises, and much more. This is a beginner-friendly guide to starting your travel booking business or at least its online part. What is a GDS?

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DCI

MARCH 15, 2023

With pandemic era restrictions mostly a thing of the past , Canadian leisure travelers are in high demand, and fresh 2023 Canadian traveler research is helping marketers understand what’s new. The results in this new report build upon the 2017 and 2020 editions with a host of fresh results and data.

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DCI

APRIL 27, 2023

This research is pivotal for destinations as 41 percent of Canadians say they are keen to book international getaways in the next 12 months. They rank higher than the global average of 30 percent, making Canadians an important market to target. DCI’s research and marketing prowess knows exactly what this niche consumer segment wants.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post Join OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020 and get hold of the Russian travel market appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Following the success of the 2019 event, OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020, the annual travel market in Russia will be back and the early bird registration is now open. Sign up now!

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post Join OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020 and get hold of the Russian travel market appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Following the success of the 2019 event, OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020, the annual travel market in Russia will be back and the early bird registration is now open. Sign up now!

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

“Pre-pandemic, occasionally I would be involved with an association or group where the hotel claimed it double booked by accident and had to move the event to a different property in the same city. Grimes calls this strong seller’s market “a dilemma that will work itself out.”

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Crowdriff

AUGUST 16, 2016

Riley Forman is the founder of marketing firm Connect Media in Hope, BC. In this interview, he shares how he got into destination marketing, gives us a peek behind his favourite campaigns and tells us where he gets his inspiration from. You’re no stranger to destination marketing. Sit back and enjoy!

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

They are part of the MCH Live Marketing Solutions AG group, and operate as a global general contractor for trade fair booths, pavilions and event structures. Place books about the event subject at your event. If you are a book lover like myself, this section would have caught your attention immediately. Or art galleries?

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The post India as a cruise source market has grown by double digits appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. In 2018, India was Singapore’s top overseas source market for the cruise traveller segment. In 2018, a total of 221,000 Indian cruise passengers sailed the seas, a 28% growth over 2017. Compared to 46.7

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 7, 2022

Since the 70s, when the first booking systems had started sprouting, the industry has been evolving and becoming increasingly complex to understand and operate in. Two-thirds of online hotel sales are made via OTAs, specifically two big ones – Expedia Group and Booking Holdings. Travel distribution is complicated. An integration gap.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 18, 2021

purchase and departure dates, seasonality, holidays, the number of available airlines and flights, fare class, the current market demand, and. It also suggested the best time for the booking. So, we decided to try a fresh prediction framework called LightGBM which was introduced by Microsoft in 2017. Internal factors include.

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Travel Daily News

APRIL 3, 2023

He will work closely with the on-property sales directors to develop top sales talent, strategic sales plans to generate top-line revenue and exceed booking goals. She joined First Hospitality in 2017 as the opening general manager of the Hotel LeVeque. This well-earned advancement speaks to his many talents and leadership skills.”

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 3, 2021

How can we work hand in hand with our Regional/Local Tourism Organisations to better market and service our Visitors across their travel purchase journey? One of their initiatives was through their colourful public toilets which won the Best Economic Contributor category in the 2017 International Toilet Tourism Awards. Offer a Wow!

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Tourism eSchool

JANUARY 10, 2023

Why add YouTube into your marketing mix? Where does YouTube fit with your marketing strategy? So you can see YouTube has the attention of your potential customers, but where does it fit in with the marketing of your tourism brand? This post was original written in 2017 and updated January 2023 for accuracy

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Tourism eSchool

AUGUST 8, 2021

How does this change the way we market tourism brands? It’s best to try and limit the number of Personas you target, simply because, each Persona will need a different content marketing and communications strategy in order to effectively engage them. Experiencing – Continue to book experiences whilst in destination.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

According to CWT Meetings & Events, you can expect a spike in booking prices of about 3.7%. That speed and ease has led us to a state of modern ecommerce that has consumers growingly impatient with drawn out registration and booking processes. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. By how much you ask?

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