Convene by PCMA

JUNE 30, 2022

Monterey Bay Aquarium shares a customized sustainability report with clients who have events at the venue. John Abrahamson has worked for five years as vice president of sales for Monterey Bay Aquarium, where integrating sustainability into corporate and educational programs is part of his job. It’s not that they were against it.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

At a Women in CleanTech & Sustainability event, Ethical Swag’s bamboo cutlery in branded pouches made of recycled materials were coveted items. Now it’s like all of the suppliers are talking about sustainability,” Milburn said. She found two main objections to sustainable swag: “Oh, I tried that once. Tara Milburn.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 14, 2024

The post ATM 2024 will address sustainability and innovation in the aviation sector appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Transformative areas that are likely to be high on the agenda are sustainability and the role of startups and innovators in transporting the industry into the next era.

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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. Slow travel is the new travel trend and Slovenia gets it.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Crucial considerations to take into account include sustainable practices to safeguard the natural environment, community engagement to guarantee local benefits, and robust marketing strategies to attract diverse visitors from all over the world. Notably, Bali and Phuket are regarded very highly when travelers envision a coastal paradise.

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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.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2022

What is sustainable travel? Sustainable or eco-travel is a way of managing travel activities so that the natural environment is preserved and supported. Three pillars of sustainability. The concept of sustainability encompasses three interrelated categories: social, economic, and environmental.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Sustainable technologies. Eco-friendliness is a huge global trend so hotels adopt various green practices and implement resource-saving technologies to minimize the impact on the environment. A tropical garden in the atrium of the completely self-sustainable Hotel Jakarta in Amsterdam, the “greenest hotel in Netherlands”.

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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. If sustainability is one of the key brand values, then virtual attendance at events fits well with the ideal. But, it’s not just for the VR-buffs. Nearly half!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dean shared that while the island is ahead of the national average for staffing due in part to the return of those who were displaced after Hurricane Maria in 2017, a lot of businesses still aren’t fully staffed. The Rebirth of Staffing Hotels and destinations from Puerto Rico to Washington, D.C.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Y ou need to see into the future and stay ahead of the event trends that will inevitably make or break your business. Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017.

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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.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 3, 2023

As ATM 2023 focuses on ‘Working Towards Net Zero’ Clark touched on the airline’s sustainability strategy: “The fuel from the aviation industry accounts for 2-2.5% Emirates runs a number of sustainability initiatives across the business. A session on Rural Tourism is set to be a highlight of the final day at the Sustainability Hub.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

One of the world’s most important international art fairs, this inspiring event pushes the boundaries of creativity and design, showcases new artistic work, uses the entire city as a big and colourful gallery and presents innovation and trends that many industries can learn from. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Probably yes.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The association is working with Congress toward restoring some of the tax deductions for business travel that were eliminated in the 2017 Tax Bill, and to pass legislation to provide temporary tax credits and deductions through the Hospitality and Commerce Jobs Recovery Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies.

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Social Tables

APRIL 15, 2019

Summer of Sustainability Make a positive difference and leave an equally positive impression on attendees by making “reduce, reuse, recycle” more than just the mantra of your event. Just check out the example below where the lighting really brought 2017’s COY Ultraviolet to life. Don’t fret!

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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. On the Program.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Shifts in travel patterns opened up new niches for startups, giving them a unique opportunity to harness the emerging trends and address important but so far unmet customer needs. In this article, we’ll mention the budding tourism trends and give six examples of startups that capitalize on the changes in the industry. Wellness travel.

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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.

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Interface Tourism Spain

JULY 19, 2022

Staycation and bleisure: the new trends in cost-effective travel. The tourism sector is constantly evolving, as exemplified by the growing trends of ‘staycations’ and ‘bleisure’. The staycation trend flourished during the pandemic months, given the strict restriction on movement between cities and countries.

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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.

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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. Another [area of importance] is sustainability in the industry.

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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. Women’s Leadership Conference (Realizing Inspiration & Sustaining Excellence), held for the fifth time on Sept.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Given recent turbulent social media trends, I’m glad I took the plunge. Many have striven for massive follower counts and social media “influence” Others, like myself, have enjoyed the platform’s often-strained ability to discover and sustain communities of interest on a myriad of topics. What do I mean by that?

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The company grew net revenue by more than 80 percent; its portfolio of healthier F&B options grew from about 38 percent of revenue in 2006 to roughly half of its revenues in 2017; it cut one-quarter of its operational water use by 2018; and by that same year, women held nearly four out of 10 senior management roles.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 17, 2023

In Barcelona in July 2017, a group of masked protesters attacked an open-top tour bus packed with tourists, slashing the tyres and spray painting the words ‘El Turisme Mata Els Barris’ – ‘Tourism Kills Neighbourhoods’ on the windscreen. A real success story is Costa Rica where sustainability is not just a practice, it’s a way of life.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Where do most of your international guests come from, and are you seeing any changing trends from any particular country or region? How did your MICE business perform in 2017? Looking back on the year 2017, it was tough to achieve but we reached above our planned expectations. Are you catering for many major events?

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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.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The news comes 2020 Future Trends Report , published today, and arrives despite the current global geopolitical situation, and predictions of economic slow-down and recession. Hand-in-hand with this trend is the growing attraction of off the beaten track destinations versus the usual tier one cities. Digital evolution. Demographics.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

160,000 Indian cruise holidaymakers (a 27 % increase over 2017) travelled out of Singapore’s cruise terminals onboard a variety of cruise ships, that were home-ported throughout the year or seasonally. 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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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 3, 2021

One of their initiatives was through their colourful public toilets which won the Best Economic Contributor category in the 2017 International Toilet Tourism Awards. Financially Sustainable. A goal for most Visitor Centre we work with are to become more financially sustainable. Custodians of Regional Stories. Rebecca White.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It has topped of the list of challenges identified by planners in Convene ’s Annual Meetings Market Survey for years, including in the 2017 and 2020 surveys, conducted in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and in our most recent survey (to be published in a special Convene November Forecast issue).

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Other exhibitors focused on sustainability and CSR issues with Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre launching A Room with a ZOO, the only convention centre in the world set in a zoo. ibtm world will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2017. Next year’s event will be staged 28 – 30 November in Barcelona.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. He also served as the planning committee chair for the 2017 Annual Exhibit Training and Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Redfin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cycling is often seen as a critical aspect of sustainable cities. according to Walk Score, diving into their infrastructure, amenities, and market trends. Commuting by bicycle is growing as well: between 2017 and 2022, the number of bike commuters grew by 25%. But what makes a city bikeable? 30% of adult New Yorkers (1.9

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It would also provide a premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Digital Image and Video Processing. Der Enterprise AI und Machine Learning Summit Sep.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Industry Performance Trends. Attendee Experience Trends. Demand will continue to outpace supply.

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