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Modern Convention Centers Becoming a Dire Necessity

Smart Meetings

America’s Center Convention Complex Proposed Expansion. Washington State Convention Center Proposed Addition. Today, WSCC turns away as much business as it books,” the convention center’s website claims. “In America’s Center Convention Complex Proposed Expansion. Indiana Convention Center Proposed Expansion.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

Proposals have been approved and dreams have been shattered on the convention center circuit. In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) proposed a $1.2 California.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Planners should adjust budgets to anticipate higher rates and book event space as early as possible. If there’s a mantra for this year, it might just be “book now!” With increased demand and the promise of higher group rates, planners will inevitably look to book further out. Source: IACC 2017 Meeting Room of the Future Report.

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How to Save Money on Event AV

Endless Events

In 2017, we discussed this very question in two insightful episodes of the EventIcons podcast which you can check out here and here. Finally, you should book early to ensure your AV company has plenty of time to prepare a successful event, thus avoiding any rush fees. It’s tricky. Anything after the contract is begging.”.

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Lessons from Anguilla on returning after four years away

Conferences that Work

Lesson 1—Don’t make assumptions The third agreement of Don Miguel Ruiz’s classic book “ The Four Agreements ” is Don’t make assumptions. I wrote this post about what happened when Hurricane Irma hit Anguilla in 2017.) So, what lessons from Anguilla did I learn on this trip? The beach came back!

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Airline Marketing and Advertising Use Cases from American Airlines, Ryanair, Air France, and Others

AltexSoft Travel

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. The price on the same ticket is fluctuating due to various factors, so there is no constant value proposed to the user. Travel products are perishable.

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Flight Price Predictor: Training Models to Pinpoint the Best Time for Booking

AltexSoft Travel

A passenger-side predictor proposed by an OTA suggests the best time to buy a ticket so that passengers can make informed decisions. 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. Factors impacting flight prices.