Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Planners in the United States expect all types of meetings to grow in attendance in 2019, noting an anticipated 1.24 This is according to findings from American Express Global Business Travel’s Meetings & Events division (M&E) annual 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast. percent increase in internal meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The year 2019 is almost upon us. How will the events industry fare this year, and what trends will rule the roost when it comes to event planners’ priorities? 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences. Diversity Takes Root.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2019

2019 will be a growth year for the meetings industry, with activity expected to increase across all meeting types and regions,” said Issa Jouaneh, M&E senior vice president and general manager. While planners expect a less-than-one-percent growth in space in 2019, 2020 is looking more positive. Respondents expect 1.08

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Smart Meetings talked to leaders in the diversity and inclusion movement in 2018 to find out what strategies can help planners create a really big tent. Jessica Pettitt, author of Good Enough Now , reports that many planners ask about dietary requirements or physical needs on registration forms, but then don’t do anything about them.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

The good news is that sponsorship spending is forecast to surpass other forms of marketing and advertising in 2019, according to an IEG report. More : How to Use Social Media to Improve Your 2019 Events. Ronnie Higgins works at Eventbrite , helping event planners level-up their registration game.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The hotel group room nights index rose to 106, showing a return to 2019 levels. The RFP activity index, which measures the number of proposals sent by event planners during the quarter, increased to just shy of 2019 levels as well. Small event RFPs increased to 97% of 2019 levels.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

Meeting planners, especially, are required to balance time management, self-management and effective allocation of resources. In 2019, make a resolution to practice the art of doing one thing at a time. The post How to Kick the Multitasking Habit in 2019 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Their keen understanding of how rapidly events need to adapt, and their willingness to share their knowledge on what is next will make this a must-watch episode as you plan your 2019 events. And now for the main topic in the episode below, 2019 Event Design Trends! We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) This is all for you!

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2018

We are bringing together arguably the best minds in the #eventtech and social spaces to talk all about the top event tech trends in 2019. They will talk about what they have seen, where our industry is heading with tech and how we can continue to integrate more deeply and create better planner and participant experiences.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris LaFata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it. All rights reserved.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Privacy has become the top necessity for event planners, according to a new report from Benchmark Resorts & Hotels. The global hospitality company released its “ Top 10 Meeting Trends for 2019 ” report based on insights gleaned from interactions with event professionals all over the world. “We Unsecured Wi-Fi is now unacceptable.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2019

The first Smart Meeting of 2019 was on Jan. Marin is excited to greet you in the stunning penthouse @FairmontSF for the first Smart Meeting of 2019. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) January 22, 2019. — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) January 23, 2019. Posted by Smart Meetings on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

To bring business back to 2019 levels, we must continue to do what we do best—plan and execute extraordinary meetings and events.”. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Read More : Live Shows in Las Vegas Are Back and Beckoning. “As

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Partnering with agencies can reduce cost and save time In many scenarios, planners have limited resources on hand. That often means seeking out third-party agencies and independent planners to attain their goals and create a stellar event. According to Crosby this amounts to 20-30% of what a planner could have spent.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Las Vegas Every planner knows Las Vegas is one of the top destinations for meetings in the country. To add to the already over-the-top scene, Caesars Entertainment and Jimmy Kimmel will open Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club at The Linq Promenade in spring 2019. The post 2019’s Top U.S.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2020

On a more exciting note, today we’re covering MeetingsNet best stories of 2019. Planners Salary Survey 2019” And then the last one is “Study Finds One in Four Tech-Conference Speakers are Women” Hurricane Dorian Affects the Bahamas Unevenly. Because where else would you get the best ideas and insights?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. I first started looking at this for one specific client in 2018 or 2019.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. What should planners expect in terms of how their meetings will be different from how they were before COVID?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. This month on January 14th, 2019, PSAV published a press release announcing the purchase agreement for PSAV to acquire Encore Event Technologies. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. January 2019.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

Here are four resolutions that we recommend for 2019. As a meeting planner, it’s important to follow what’s trendy on the tech front. The post 4 New Year’s Resolutions Meeting Planners Should Make—and Keep appeared first on Smart Meetings. Not sure where to start? Create a Healthy Work/Life Balance. The future is now.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2023

fewer flights than in 2019 and 0.9% “Our industry has been changed profoundly by the pandemic, and you can’t run the airline like it is 2019 or it will fail,” Kirby concluded. The post Meeting Planners Travel Report: United CEO Says Chaos Will Continue appeared first on Smart Meetings. fewer seats.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The report compared year-to-date data compared to 2019 and showed that about one in two reporting destinations have recovered more than 80% of their pre-pandemic foreign arrivals. arrivals exceed 2019 levels. Arrivals from this market to Europe are 25% below 2019 levels in 2022 and are expected to recover 82% of 2019 volumes in 2023.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The post The One Critical Thing You Must Do in 2019—Strategic Planning appeared first on Smart Meetings. Christy is deeply committed to giving back to everyone she meets and strives to contribute as much positive energy and effort as she can to the world. She would love to hear your story and find a way to help you achieve your goals.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. That number is up from 79 million in 2019. Thats up 40% from 2022, but still about 15% below 2019 levels. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S. In Washington, D.C., international visitation hit 1.95

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Now more than ever before event sponsors need to enhance your event and your attendee’s experience, and planners need to be able to highlight the benefits that your event can bring to potential event sponsors. You should have a mutually beneficial partnership with your sponsors.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. And, of interest to many of the meeting planners present, integrating billing to make it more user-friendly. and Canada.

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