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The Cookie Rollercoaster Continues

Advanced Travel and Tourism

That’s sort of what’s happening with online cookies. Google is “proposing an updated approach that elevates user choice.” ( source ) How Google will prompt users to decide how their online data is used is unknown at this time. Remember, Safari and Firefox started blocking third-party cookies back in 2017. What happens now?

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IHG Hotels & Resorts Celebrates 6,000-Hotel Milestone with Revamped Rewards Program

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Since 2017, it has acquired or launched six brands to add to its portfolio. With the new mobile app, patrons can look at their points, make bookings on the go and check in online. Read More: NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference Starts with Hopeful Vision of Return to Travel. The Road to 6,000.

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10 Smart Strategies For Planning Sustainable Events

Endless Events

There was a 71% increase in online searches for sustainable goods — plus, public concern for the environment has grown by 16% since 2017. Sustainability is a hot-button issue for consumers around the globe. And no, this isn’t a trend that’s exclusive to consumer goods.

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Creative Methods to Generate More Revenue for Your Next Conference

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Also, 83% of exhibitors have purchased at least one sponsorship from 2017-19. Provide an all-inclusive online shopping cart experience. “Members tend to walk right by them,” stated Corporate Partnership and Sponsorship Consultant Bruce Rosenthal.

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Starting IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us

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Tourism Cares invested in infrastructure in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) that helped it recover after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Through in-person teaching events, online resources and group plantings, the program is working to convert urban lawn space into sustainable, edible gardens.

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Los Angeles Sports Venues Deliver Immersive Experiences

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Los Angeles, California at Night with Dodger Stadium on the eve of the 2017 Major League Baseball World Series. Coming soon to online. . Is there anything else you would like to say about how your facilities give private groups a hyper-local, immersive experience? Read more about U.S.

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Survey: Satisfy Individual Attendee Needs For Success

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GCB created an online survey, running from September 2017 to June 2018, based on the question “What kind of attendee am I?” This was among the findings in the second phase of German Convention Bureau’s research project, Future Meeting Space. and pulled the results from the data collected from participants that attend conferences.

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