Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In the pre-Covid days, meeting organizers could often estimate attendance based on the previous year’s behavior. Today, to coax attendees out of their homes, event organizers will have to give them a reason to get on a plane. Change is exhausting, and our organizations are suffering from burnout, but we can’t afford the status quo.”

Hospitality 245

Hospitality Events Technology Technology 245

Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Learn about sustainable tourism in Slovenia, Europe’s hidden gem. Here at Solimar, we pride ourselves on being experts in sustainable tourism. So, when we say that a country has excelled at integrating sustainable tourism principles, we mean it. National Geographic also agrees about sustainable tourism in Slovenia!

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Tourism Tourism Certification 98

Solimar International

JULY 19, 2023

Green Investments in Tourism: Unlocking Opportunities and Experiences for Sustainable Growth (World Tourism Day 2023) Green investments in the tourism industry are crucial as we move farther away from the pandemic, as many consumer preferences have shifted to become more eco-friendly.

Tourism 98

Tourism Tourism Sustainability Promotion 98

Solimar International

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A Closer Look Establishing a successful tourism development project and destination marketing organization (DMO) in this exceptional location calls for thorough planning and strategic implementation. Also, the implementation of sustainable measures to protect the ecosystem is essential to maintain the pristine condition of Cox’s Bazar.

Tourism 52

Tourism Tourism Sustainability Government 52

Endless Events

AUGUST 1, 2018

to keep you organized. Luckily, you can make sure you plan a sustainable event , not just an epic one! Wondering how to plan a music festival that’s sustainable? Want an inside tip for how to plan a music festival that’s sustainable, but foodies will love too? Not organizing enough restrooms.

Event Apps 209

Event Apps Venue Attendee Sustainability 209

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2018

For example, our sustainability targets, goals and efforts have steadily grown year-on-year, our wellness efforts have really caught on and our community efforts in Las Vegas and beyond have always been a big passion of ours and our attendees. Play Room, IMEX America 2017. Key Planning Insights from IMEX America.

Education 159

Education Sustainability Platform Trends 159

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 12, 2017

Initiatives dovetail with 2017 Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The United Nations will launch the Year of Sustainable Tourism on January 18, and Fiona Pelham, immediate past president of Meeting Professionals International, is working with the U.N.'s By Fiona Pelham. read more.

Sustainability 82

Sustainability Tourism Tourism Events 82

Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

Rather than leaving it solely up to governments to take action on climate change, associations representing industry and professional sectors that are not directly related to environmental health are declaring climate emergencies in an effort to encourage their members to lead the charge for a more sustainable future.

Tourism 105

Tourism Tourism Government Sustainability 105

Travel Daily News

MARCH 29, 2023

Biosphere , the sustainability management and recognition system of the Responsible Tourism Institute , and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance have joined forces to support and implement action on Net Positive Hospitality. Sustainability and tourism will be one in the future, which calls for decisive action.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Hospitality Promotion Tourism 52

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. If sustainability is one of the key brand values, then virtual attendance at events fits well with the ideal. Nearly half! Dedicated internet bandwidth.

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Speakers Social Media Audience Events 240

Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

You should also play with seating to boost engagement — theater-style seating is “so 2017.”. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. In, 2017 most major mobile apps incorporated some form of AI. Luckily, AI and machine learning are making it easier for event organizers to offer custom experiences.

Trends 167

Trends Hospitality Social Media Events 167

Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The 2021 theme chosen by the World Tourism Organization is “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. World Tourism Day is a day where professionals and organizations in the industry focus on a single topic that’s been designated by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). What is World Tourism Day?

Tourism 98

Tourism Tourism Sustainability Culture 98

Convene by PCMA

MAY 5, 2022

Mattie is made entirely of carpet samples (4,200 of them, to be exact), donated by CCA Global after they were used in the 2017 Carpet One Floor & Home and Flooring America trade show. It’s how the materials used for this art installation were ingeniously repurposed from what is traditionally viewed as single-use, convention scrap.

Trade Show 98

Trade Show Sustainability Planner Management 98

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 13, 2024

And I’m far from alone in my reaction, according to research conducted by Per Espen Stoknes, a psychologist and economist who is co-director of the Centre for Sustainability and Energy at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo. 20-22, on the Convene podcast, “A Positive Sustainable Narrative for Events.” They are: 1.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Social Network Events Transportation 52

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

founder Hilina Ajakaiye, surrounded by some of the volunteers who organized the 1,400-person women’s leadership conference in 2022, first created the conference in 2017. Hilina Ajakaiye draws on her experience as an immigrant — and conference organizer — to invite everyone to the table in the Boston hospitality and events industry.

Retail 98

Retail Conference Hospitality Education 98

Convene by PCMA

APRIL 17, 2023

From a customer-demand point of view, for the last few years,” said Simon Mills, chief commercial officer for ExCeL London, sustainability “has been front of mind.” The turning point was really around 2017 into 2018,” said Kevin Watson, business director of Levy UK + Ireland, ExCeL London’s food-and-beverage partner.

Sustainability 105

Sustainability Events Venue Hospitality 105

Travel Daily Media

JUNE 10, 2024

The event is expected to gather some 300 attendees including ministers from UN member-states, affiliate members, and tourism stakeholders from international organizations to exchange knowledge and best tourism practices in the Pacific, East, and South Asia regions.

Tourism 91

Tourism Tourism Affiliate Promotion 91

Solimar International

AUGUST 11, 2023

Due to demand, organizations, governments, and businesses have responded with trailblazing innovations in conservation tourism in recent years. This is a step beyond sustainable tourism; it is the most beneficial extreme. One of the key innovations in conservation tourism has been recognizing the value of invested local stakeholders.

Tourism 98

Tourism Tourism Airlines Sustainability 98

Solimar International

JULY 22, 2022

In addition to a mitigation pathway of measuring and reducing emissions, it is imperative for governments and businesses to simultaneously invest in climate change adaptation – using tourism as a means to build, finance and sustain climate resilient destinations. A more sustainable industry can help to mitigate both of these threats.

Tourism 87

Tourism Tourism Sustainability Government 87

Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

These funds raised are then directed to a destination marketing organization/destination management organization (DMO), and must be used on programs that increase paid nights spent in the destination. In 2017-2018, West Hollywood saw record-breaking visitor numbers and spending, with over 3.59 million visitors, spending $1.73

Tourism 98

Tourism Tourism Advertising Destination Management 98

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 9, 2023

Desirée Knight, CAE, CMP, DES, has held several key volunteer roles at PCMA, contributing to the efforts of the Convening Leaders Content Committee from 2016–2017 and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee from 2018–2019, as well as serving as a member of the PCMA Board of Directors since 2019. This will affect all our meeting budgets.

Sustainability 10

Sustainability Booking Banking Education 10

Motivation Excellence

MAY 12, 2020

It also means that these employees are connected to their organizations. Worker engagement has to do with how involved an employee is in advancing the goals of her organization. Employees trust the leaders to make the right decisions for the organization. Everyone believes that the organization is on a path towards success.

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Communications Communications Human Resources Organization 130

AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Sustainable technologies. separating and recycling garbage, installing low-wattage bulbs and motion-activated faucets, replacing plastic with alternative materials, serving organic food, using local resources, etc. Proximity Hotel in California is one of the “greenest” hotels in the US and is a shining example of sustainability.

Trends 111

Trends Technology Technology Hospitality 111

Social Tables

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If you’re all about sustainable ingredients or your venue boasts a colorful interior featuring a mural from a local artist, those are things worth touting. In fact, in 2017, 80% of users willingly connected to a brand on the platform. Then grow organically as you figure things out. What’s the appeal?

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Social Media Media Venue Marketing 148

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Under her leadership, ISHC has sustained robust growth in membership through attracting high-level talent and with an expansion in Europe. Before joining the organization, she served as advertising specialist for the Philadelphia Phillies and advertising coordinator at Rivers Casino Philadelphia.

Advertising 52

Advertising Consulting Publishing Hospitality 52

Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

How did your MICE business perform in 2017? Which is the largest you have organized? Looking back on the year 2017, it was tough to achieve but we reached above our planned expectations. In the summer of 2017, we hosted the event ICOMES – the International Congress on Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome. Meet with Purpose.

Venue 52

Venue Sustainability Location Retail 52

Travel Daily Media

JUNE 2, 2023

However, thanks to the conceptual approach of all organizations in the area of meetings industry development, it has improved by 14 places and the biggest challenge now will be to maintain its position at the top. Moving into the group of TOP 5 world destinations is a huge success for Prague, in 2010 it was only in 19th place.

Conference 91

Conference Tourism Tourism Meeting 91

Convene by PCMA

JULY 14, 2022

Leinen has 12 years of experience working at destination marketing organizations and spent the last four years as vice president of sales and services at Destination Madison. In 2017, she became responsible for overseeing and coordinating all group business reservations. satellite office. Shaun DiGiovacchino. Lauren Bruggemans.

B2B 52

B2B Tourism Tourism Logistics 52

Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Mobile devices are also adding new functionality with apps that go beyond setting travel itineraries to allowing organizers to create a higher degree of personalization for attendees. These sustainable initiatives include replanting trees and other efforts to care for the environment — and leave a lasting legacy long after an event concludes.

Publishing 52

Publishing Incentives Event Apps Trends 52

Convene by PCMA

JULY 26, 2023

In his new position, Herndon will shape and sustain efforts that advance a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture across the organization. Herndon most recently served as chief diversity officer for Thrivent, a Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization.

Financial Services 52

Financial Services Consulting Tourism Tourism 52

Convene by PCMA

MAY 12, 2023

Intellectual assets like these have helped New Orleans draw groups like the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which up until 2017 had never met outside of San Francisco. And last year, the NOENMCC achieved a major sustainability milestone as part of its capital improvement project — LEED Gold Certification. certified under LEED v4.1

Meeting 52

Meeting Manufacturing Certification Sustainability 52

Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

You should also play with seating to boost engagement — theater-style seating is “so 2017.”. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. In, 2017 most major mobile apps incorporated some form of AI. Luckily, AI and machine learning are making it easier for event organizers to offer custom experiences.

Trends 74

Trends Hospitality Social Media Events 74

Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The Central American Tourism Agency (CATA) – the tourism promotional organization agency for the countries of Central America ( Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama as well as the Dominican Republic) – has announced a spate of new projects and campaigns to boost tourism to the region.

Tourism 52

Tourism Tourism Airlines Promotion 52

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Depending on the location of your event, and the identity of your organization, the threat is increasingly closer to home. Understanding the impacts and how to navigate them is not only essential for resilience but also for sustaining attendee participation, meaningful connections, and healing within and between communities in your community.

Logistics 52

Logistics Government Training Consulting 52

Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

These funds raised are then directed to a destination marketing organization/destination management organization (DMO), and must be used on programs that increase paid nights spent in the destination. In 2017-2018, West Hollywood saw record-breaking visitor numbers and spending, with over 3.59 million visitors, spending $1.73

Tourism 52

Tourism Tourism Advertising Destination Management 52

AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Sustainable travel. According to the 2022 Sustainable Travel Report by Booking.com, 71 percent of people worldwide want to travel more sustainably next year and 38 percent already consider whether a property makes efforts to reduce impact on the environment. Learn more about green and sustainable travel in our video.

Trends 52

Trends Tourism Tourism Travel 52

Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The property, which opened its doors in September 2017 is looking at positioning the region as a premium space and the silent getaway for the new-age travellers. The low-rise resort offers a fashionable beachfront retreat within easy reach of the city’s attractions. Distinctive style flirts with touches of whimsy.

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Fashion Travel Travel Retreat 72