Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Fortunately, destinations and hotels alike have seen a dramatic comeback from pandemic lows as they benefitted from the pent-up demand for in-person experiences.” 1) opened as a new property in late 2020 while other properties in the Top 10—Including Westin Charlotte (No. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

He pointed out that virtual events have always been a critical part of the marketing mix, but old-school webinars have been put on “steroids” and are now much better at delivering Return on Attention (RoA) as new features are “humanizing” remote experiences by giving people the tools to react, express their feelings and play. “We

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

That format brought its own set of challenges and benefits. A total of 150 people took MPI up on the streaming service option, down from 1,000 when the group met in Grapevine in 2020. Consider Nuances of All-inclusive Resorts WEC 2023 was also the first time the organization had hosted at an all-inclusive resort.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Building events since : 2020. Building events since : 2020. EXVO is the event platform that makes a remote world feel closer. Building events since : 2020 (but Allseated was founded in 2012).

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Best Corporate Events

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With pandemic concerns receding, how should you structure your organization for the future of work: everyone back in the office, fully remote, or a hybrid approach? For employees, remote work offers greater flexibility, plus freedom from commuting and dressing in office attire. pretty much everyone)—that’s the wrong question to ask.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Sooner or later, when Coke finds out Pepsi is meeting in person and getting the benefits of young people interacting with more mature coworkers, Coke [and all the other competitive companies] will demand a return to a physical location,” he said. But Ferguson is optimistic because the result is not the same.

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Best Corporate Events

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With pandemic concerns receding, how should you structure your organization for the future of work: everyone back in the office, fully remote, or a hybrid approach? For employees, remote work offers greater flexibility, plus freedom from commuting and dressing in office attire. pretty much everyone)—that’s the wrong question to ask.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

The decision to host a hybrid event comes with some very obvious benefits,” Peltier says. Using data from customers and internal data from her company, Peltier compared attendance from an in-person-only event in 2019 to the same one that went virtual in 2020. The Numbers.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 5, 2021

Here are some of the survey’s key findings: Sixty-three percent of respondents said they are looking for work-from-home opportunities, and half said working remotely is their ideal work environment. The most desirable job benefit in early 2020 was health insurance, according to Zippia. These findings among U.S.

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DCI

JUNE 30, 2021

Things are changing as unemployment figures settle after a trying 2020 and jobseekers are back on the market. Remote working makes living in one place and working in another much less taboo than ever before. Towns in Italy are paying people to work remotely, while Belize offers a “ Work Where You Vacation ” program.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

For those unfamiliar with the term, a digital nomad works remotely and travels full-time, often staying in one location for only a short period. So in June 2020, I went to Mexico. One Thing the Industry can do Better: Educate Attendees One of the significant benefits of the nomadic lifestyle is constant exposure to other cultures.

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Social Tables

APRIL 1, 2022

Are you doing any food for remote events? In fact, Yahoo Finance shared research that says web searches for non-alcoholic beverages are up 47% from the same period last year after hitting an all-time low in April 2020. Will buffets come back? Will everyone stick with packaged or plated meals? Are there new trends emerging?

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Given the strong demand in the meetings market right now, the period of playing catch-up for meetings postponed between 2020 and 2022 does not seem to be winding down just yet. The prevalence of remote work and scattered staffs has made teambuilding an increasingly important meeting objective, with a turn towards more active pursuits.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The post HOTECH 2020: “The guest of the future won’t search for a room or a hotel” appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. As travel increasingly becomes a popular lifestyle choice among the growing middle and upper classes in Asia, gross travel bookings are projected to register strong growth from 2017 to 2020.

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DCI

APRIL 18, 2022

It reveals important insights into what triggered relocation during COVID-19, talent migration trends, views on the importance of cash incentive offers, findings on remote work and the pandemic’s impact on career changes and training. million people filed change-of-address requests from February 2020 to July 2020 alone (compared to 15.3M

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The good news is on the financial front: Respondents are earning significantly more than the group of planners who responded to the last survey in late February and early March of 2020 , right before COVID lockdowns. In our 2020 survey, only 14 percent worked from home full-time and one-third part-time. Credentialed Planners Earn More.

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Meeting Tomorrow

MARCH 3, 2022

Although we’ve been producing hybrid events since 2008, they’ve exploded in popularity since 2020. Your in-person speakers can have a conversation with any speakers who need to be remote. How do we sell a hybrid event to our stakeholders, who don’t yet see the benefit of going hybrid? But there are increased benefits, too.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Both of us have reaped the benefits of event legacy and its power to partnerships. Meg had helped me to launch and coordinate the Event Planners Talk hackathon in April 2020 and the Event Planners Talk Digital Festival in June 2020. Think about who benefits from the infrastructure, the locals or tourists?

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When Munich Re, a global reinsurance company, tallied up the financial damage — $210 billion — from hurricanes, wildfires, and floods in 2020, the company traced the natural disasters back to the result of human activity: climate change. Integrating remote participants in meaningful ways is the next frontier.”. Amy Moas, Ph.D.,

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Solimar International

AUGUST 11, 2023

The world is teeming with natural wonders that we must preserve for the benefit of life as we know it. It prevents us from rethinking our approach to conservation tourism entirely and focusing on a model that benefits all. Photo by Jaime Spaniol on Unsplash. International birding tourism can be as impermanent as the birds themselves.

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Best Corporate Events

JANUARY 26, 2022

Many companies have hired employees on a full-time remote basis during the pandemic. And many long-time employees haven’t seen (or at least haven’t seen much of) each other since early 2020. In today’s environment, they provide the added benefit of improving morale through healthy re-engagement.

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ITA Group

JUNE 29, 2021

The benefits of an employee years of service program include: Driving employee engagement. Today, according to the 2020 Work Institute Retention Report , first-year turnover continues to be the highest. Tie in Benefits to Enhance Overall Impact of the Milestone. Give them options for a more attractive benefit.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 1, 2022

billion in 2020 — will reach $4.44 This accelerated growth is because of a confluence of factors, including the versatile nature of webinars, the benefits they deliver, the fact that you can offer them on-demand, and how easy they are to host (if you have the right tools). billion by 2025, nearly a 3x increase in five short years.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 21, 2020

The meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) venues include the new Broken Hill Outback Resort and its luxury spa studios overlooking the desert, the famous White Cliffs Underground Motel and Copper City Hotel/Motel in Cobar which will reopen its function and hotel facilities by mid-2020 with a new-look.

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Hello DMC

DECEMBER 15, 2020

While many children are currently either learning remotely or with social distancing protocols that limit this interaction, the importance of field trips to stimulate and educate is more important than ever as we look towards our return to normal in the coming months.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

You’ll walk away with a better understanding of the benefits this technology offers, and how Interprefy can help you take your events to the next level. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to transform the way you think about interpreting!

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 20, 2019

The addition of coworking spaces also attracts the “digital nomads,” which represents the growing group of people who, thanks to the internet, work remotely and can work and communicate at any time anywhere in the world. million in 2020, it is only natural for hotels to capitalise on this feature.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 6, 2024

Tracy Judge (left), CEO of Soundings, and freelance eventprof Erika Brunke speak on the benefits of going freelance during a panel session August 5 at CEMA Summit in Seattle. Roles that require freelancers to go into the office are harder to fill because many freelancers prefer remote work.

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Best Corporate Events

APRIL 18, 2023

A prime example is the sudden shift to remote work when the pandemic hit in March 2020. And that’s why we’ve written about how every employee can benefit from leadership training. Employees who aren’t leaders today may be called upon to step into leadership roles tomorrow.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Still, the industry doesn’t look the way it did before March 2020. Another study on local experiences travel published in August this year shows that almost two-thirds (63 percent, more precisely) of global travelers want the money they spend on trips to benefit local communities. Addressing health concerns. Wellness travel.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Would their speakers be able to present remotely? And even though many were born out of necessity, it turns out that virtual events have many cool benefits in-person events can’t offer. Stretching our Limits to Weather the Storm. Our clients were full of questions. What does going virtual mean for important sponsorship revenue?

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Eventtia

MAY 20, 2022

On May 4th 2020, also known as Star Wars Day, the biggest convention in the name of the space-opera franchise was a little different. While one of the best remote work habits is to still get dressed for work every day, after a year of remote work, well, let’s just say that everyone loves sweatpants. It was entirely online.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While hybrid events have been relatively popular in the past half-decade or so, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 global pandemic has further accelerated its popularity throughout 2020 and 2022. However, virtual events also have their unique benefits. With a hybrid event, we can get all these benefits in a single event.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2024

in 2020 when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed regulations to free up capacity for hospitals and practitioners during COVID. Since that first edition — which earned silver in the “Brand Experience – Healthcare” category in Eventex’s 2020 Global Event Awards — WHAHC has grown significantly.

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IT&CM Events

AUGUST 25, 2021

Check out some of these exciting event experience and exposure opportunities that took place at IT&CM Asia and CTW Asia-Pacific 2020 virtual, with many segments returning at the 2021 virtual edition. With the rise of virtual events, organisers have the added challenge of keeping the audience engaged remotely.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

There was growing popularity in gift card incentives in 2020, and that trend will continue into 2021. Every company can benefit from having some form of gift card incentive program in place, whether it’s $10 spot awards for completing a training exercise or $100 for topping the sales charts in a particular month.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Meet with representatives from the benefiting nonprofit to get a better understanding of their mission, values, and purpose. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization.

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