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Brand USA Focus on MICE and Special Events Could Expand Annual Global Travel Beyond 90 Million in the Future

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Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S. is on track to welcome 90 million visitors one year ahead of the goal outlined by the National Travel and Tourism Strategy report. Travel Association and the U.S.

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2019 Event Trends That Will Change the Path of Events

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The year 2019 is almost upon us. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Bleisure Travel Becomes The New Norm. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Bleisure Travel Becomes The New Norm.

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Here’s Where Business Meetings and Travel Are Being Booked

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Denver and Phoenix lead the way in the resurgence of business travel and meetings in the United States. That’s according to predictive data company Adara , which reports that both those Western cities are down only 29 percent for business trips booked in the last two months as compared to same period in 2019.

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Meetings Mean Business and U.S. Travel Officially Join Forces

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Meeting Means Business Coalition (MMBC) will fully integrate under U.S. Travel Association , after having close ties in meeting production over the years. Since its founding, Meetings Mean Business Coalition and U.S. The loss recorded in business travel spending in 2020 and 2021 is estimated at upwards of $315 billion.

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Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda

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Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Refract Seattle: The Power of Connecting Events to Local Community

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Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All rights reserved.

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2019’s Top U.S. Meetings Hotels, Venues and Attractions

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From ballrooms with windows galore in Sin City to a sky-high observation deck in Manhattan, there are hotels and attractions around the country to scratch the new year’s traveling itch. Las Vegas Every planner knows Las Vegas is one of the top destinations for meetings in the country. of meeting space. The post 2019’s Top U.S.

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