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Automation—the Next Big Step for Meetings Management?

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Meeting automation is potentially positioning itself as the next technology to shake up the planning game. While apps and meeting management systems have been grabbing headline and topping lists of “tech to watch,” more complete meeting automation could take those principles another step forward. How much value are events producing?”

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Kayak Launches Free Corporate Travel Solution

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New features, such as automated expenses, the ability to book from anywhere while keeping loyalty points and the ability to share trip details with colleagues, have been added. According to a survey by Kayak, 58 percent of Americans believe business travel is back or will be by the end of 2021.

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Consistency Is Key: Better Brand Management With Astute Review!

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James Hirchak is the president and co-founder of Astute Review , a company that helps companies ensure their brand compliance by offering two computer software solutions: a PowerPoint automation tool and a real-time brand monitoring tool. And now, you automate that for me.'” “We’ve got two products at Astute Review.

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How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

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Planners can expect a more automated lobby in the future, hopefully reducing delays. AI can add a personal touch to the impersonal automated check in, too, when it gives you recommendations and makes plans like a human concierge. Some locations have gone as far as to install check in kiosks in their lobbies. Flexible Schedules.

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Language Interpretation Is the Next Wave in Virtual Meetings

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Named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time Magazine, KUDO is a real-time interpretation software company and virtual platform focused on providing language support for multilingual meetings. KUDO, for instance, has 12,000 certified interpreters available through KUDO Marketplace , the company’s automated booking site.

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Live Shows in Las Vegas Are Back and Beckoning

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The largest, tallest and freshest venue on the Strip, Resorts World Theatre opened June of 2021. Newly renovated as of September 2021, The Theater at Virgin Hotels can seat 4,500. The theater boasts 5,000 sq. of LED screens and fits 5,000—not one concertgoer seated more than 150 feet from the stage.

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Is the RFP Dead? Long Live Next Evolution of Booking

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Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . Hotel sales teams are barraged with automated forms, lean staffs and limited information to determine what the customer really needs. There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021.

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