Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The “meeting” as defined by delivering content from a stage is getting shorter—or even nonexistent—as groups put emphasis on team bonding and book more activities than ever before. We’re seeing Fall 2021 continue to be the focus for the return of groups, ranging from small gatherings to potential buyout bookings. Ty Brassie.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

These topics present some of the biggest pain points for event planners. Both a novice planner as well as a seasoned veteran will undoubtedly find some value in this e-book. We continue with trends for in-person events and dedicate a large portion of the e-book to hybrid events in 2022. The Great Resignation. Remote Work.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

This is the second consecutive year of waning passenger satisfaction, following a 22-point decline in 2022 from 2021. In fact, Jamaica is experiencing a rise in summer 2023 air travel bookings by 33% as compared to summer 2022 according to data by ForwardKeys.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. 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 Language Access.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

“Our research shows that the focus of business event planners has shifted—rescheduling activity has shrunk considerably from more than 50 percent in 2020 to 21 percent in recent months. Focus on booking new events has more than doubled since January 2021, and sourcing new RFPs is gaining activity,” Sturk-Nadeau says.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

“ASAE is proud to have debuted a meeting model for its 2021 Annual Meeting that was all about creating more choices for our members, partners and other stakeholders,” said ASAE President and CEO Susan Robertson , CAE. — Greater Columbus Convention Center (@cbusconventions) August 18, 2021. Checkout their recording.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

Not only is it a valuable study tool, but a study group is a community of planners who support one another through the process of earning an ambitious designation and share the passion for events that inspires a person to pursue it. Study the charts and areas that the book emphasizes. Jakob also encourages taking practice tests. “I

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. If a group is looking to book in 2024, Omni may negotiate contracted rates and concessions if they will book more of their meetings with a sister Omni hotel in future years.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

To event planners, the answer should be a no-brainer: event timelines keep your event and the event planning process on track. Booking major venues and event entertainment is something that should be done as soon as possible. Consider booking your AV team prior to your venue. Book caterers, florists, and any remaining vendors.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 22, 2022

Hotels around the United States have been accepting cryptocurrency since 2021, like Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center in Fullerton, California, and the Orlando-based Kessler Collection, totaling 12 hotels, including Beaver Creek Lodge in Colorado and Grand Bohemian Hotels in St. Crypto Adoption Is Having a Moment.

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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. The most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. And so naturally, the market followed. Albert’s Aha! Albert’s Aha!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. trillion in 2021. Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: Retention of first place in the travel and tourism market by the U.S., ride for most travelers. economy fell by $700 billion in 2019 to just under $1.3

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. trillion in 2021. Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: Retention of first place in the travel and tourism market by the U.S., ride for most travelers. economy fell by $700 billion in 2019 to just under $1.3

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for. According to a 2021 study by the Economic Policy Institute, union workers earn 10.2% What’s in it for Planners? Resources Made for Planners.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

Prospective workers have high expectations—if hotels give them an offer they can’t refuse, meeting planners will reap the benefits of a smoother hospitality experience. Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. By investing in event technology, event planners get invaluable data insights into attendees and the marketing success of their events. . How can they do that? .

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. Staffing shortages, long security lines, delayed/canceled flights and less flights being scheduled are causing travel anxiety for planners. UNTWO breakdown of global recovery rates of January-May 2022 against January-May 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2022

Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta attributes the growth of business travel, as “bookings for company meetings strengthened each month of the quarter.” Meeting planners have asked Marriott to accommodate bleisure travel by making it easy for event attendees to extend their stays. Net income was $678 million, up from $422 million in Q2 of 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2021

With business travel slowly making its way to pre-pandemic levels, Kayak is aiming to make the return to travel booking easier. 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.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The percentage of fliers who were “satisfied” was 82% of those surveyed in 2021 and now, 80% in 2022. The highest overall scores on the survey were for booking (84%), searching for travel options (81%), arriving at airport (79%), check-in (80%) and reaching final destination (81%). from foreign countries.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

GroupSync Instant Booking for guest rooms now available chain-wide, while Instant Booking for meeting space is coming in 2024. At Omni Hotels & Resorts, the small-group booking process has just gotten a little easier. and Canada has expanded its use of the GroupSync Instant Booking tool from platform provider Groups360.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 26, 2023

His advice to incentive planners faced with queries on extreme adventures: “Know your customers and their capabilities, work with well-known tour operators and go with well-established activities, know the regulatory requirements in both the origin and destination of the corporate group you are working with and finally, use common sense.”

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Thursday, April 8, Global Meetings Industry Day featured several in-person and virtual events that highlighted the importance of the meeting, incentive, convention, and trade-show industry, while also educating planners on the new landscape they will operate in going forward.

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Business Traveler USA

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Meeting planners expect face-to-face events to dominate 2022, with in-person gatherings accounting for approximately 80 percent of all meetings next year, according to a newly-released poll. The survey found nearly half of meeting planners (48 percent) expect to have the same number of events in 2022 as in 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Eventgoers and event planners alike are running full steam ahead in this new day-to-day norm we are all living in with the Covid-19 virus. Over 60 events already committed to the book for 2023 and with dozens of holds in place, the ACC is on its way to not having a weekend free until August. Electric bill aside, that’s a good thing.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

“Last year, I assumed a different event planner role, which was a TV producer role. It was kind of crazy, but we were one of the few event planners across the country that actually produced a live auction in real time live,” she says. ” Experiential Virtual Events In 2021. Conclusive Thoughts.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. In most cases, the no-RFP-needed platform “is probably going to be for events needing 50 or fewer guest rooms.”.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

The role of the travel manager has expanded, and with it, the role of the planner. Actionable Takeaways for Organizations and Planners. Read More : At MPI WEC 2021, Michael C. Instead, travel managers and meeting planners are urged to focus on minimizing friction during travel. Steps Toward New Cultures.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

“Its unique features will complement our location, recent renovation and service to give planners even more options to enjoy.”. This is another significant phase for the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort,” said Fred Sawyers, the resort’s general manager.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

It will take a combined effort in order to restart the event industry, both from the planners and venues, in order to begin hosting in-person events again. Starting from 2021, all major events will be looked at closely with a potential disaster scenario. And will virtual events be the new normal? Post-Pandemic Events: Where to start?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

It’s late January in 2021. Managing up to 15,000 international delegates each year meant that, in 2020, half of those meetings on our books were postponed. It was for this reason that COSPAR 2021 received support from the Australian government in securing the meeting for the country. There is a New York blackout. in New York.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 11, 2022

Event planners and their clients insist on sustainable event management. The 2021 Sustainable Travel Report revealed that 83% think sustainable travel is “vital” and that 61% say the pandemic has made them want to travel more sustainably in the future. But spread the word!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2021

While tourism has not yet resumed in full, international destinations are developing plans to reopen to tourists in the final months of 2021 and at the start of new year. A relatively new arrival to the Cabos San Lucas hotel scene is The Cape, A Thompson Hotel —an alluring event space for business planners that opened in 2015.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021. “Remember the days when planners thought that they didn’t need event apps ? You can do it at registration as well.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Read More : Tammy Canavan: Most Important DMO Convention in 30 Years The MID-funded ambassadors cleared over a million gallons of trash, removed widespread vandalism and helped thousands of visitors find their way in the downtown area from 2021-22—a year that saw 421,654 visitors to Seattle’s Westlake Park and Occidental Square.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2021

As mentioned in our 2021 event trends guide , attendee expectations will be on the rise. And in order to correspond to said expectations, planners must support their speakers as well as possible. But no educational content surrounding this topic would be complete without going into the specificities of lighting and video.

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