Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. The silver lining is that the energy crisis can motivate our industry to start implementing sustainability in more significant, meaningful ways. It’s also a sign of a returned confidence in event planning. Higher Food and Beverage Costs.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

A great asynchronous hybrid event case study is IBTM 2021. A lot of things can go wrong during a synchronous hybrid event as it is hard to stay in sync online and in the physical venue. But virtual events are far more accessible, sustainable, and data-rich. The events industry has been changing at a rapid speed.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

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. Sure signs of a well-maintained online infrastructure are consistent updates and attentive customer support. Read More: California: Meet Where Sustainable Innovation Lives.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 12, 2021

According to a 2021 study from booking.com on future travel trends: 43% of people plan to visit a new location within their own country or region. Promote Sustainable Tourism Practices. Another approach you can take during busy times is marketing sustainable tourism. You Can Market to Those Already in Your Region.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

There is only so much you can do online, and the last time I was there was January of 2020,” she explained. “We Instructors include Janet Sperstad, faculty director at Madison College, and Guy Bigwood, managing director of the Global Destination Sustainability Movement , who together will discuss the regenerative revolution.

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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The 2021 theme chosen by the World Tourism Organization is “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. For 2021, the UNWTO decided to emphasize that in this growth we must not forget the most vulnerable and underserved communities. Celebrations of World Tourism Day 2021 . Future of Global Tourism Towards a Sustainable Future.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Planners have already made their intentions clear, with 93% of event marketers already planning to incorporate virtual events into their strategy in 2021 and beyond. Note: As 2021 goes on, we plan on updating this post regularly. IMPACT 2021.

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Solimar International

JUNE 16, 2022

The ethos of these self-sustaining locals prevailed long after the establishment of the park into the present day. As of 2021, over twenty thousand organisms have been found in the Smoky Mountains alone, and over one thousand of them are unique to the National Park territory. Opportunities to Engage Sustainably.

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Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online. Published on September 20, 2021. Here’s three simple steps to get your customer spreading the love and being online advocates for your tourism experience. This blog post was originally published in 2014 and most recently updated in September 2021.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

The international community of bedload specialists met in Interlaken in late 2021 to address current and future issues regarding the implementation of restoration measures in Switzerland. A total of 174 people took part in the event, including 54 online. Online event component. I interviewed the event organiser, Dr. Carlos R.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2021

From sustainability rooms to floating robot balloons, we tested the limits to create a truly inclusive experience and push the boundaries of what is possible in the hybrid era. Here’s what you need to know about how the world’s top brands are approaching their own hybrid event strategies in 2021 and 2022. Hybrid is a Spectrum.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

We knew that in April 2021 we would still be unfortunately in various stages of open to stay-at-home for our members on six continents, and that our passionate and resilient community still needed each other. In 2020 we hosted a 2-hour event featuring the talent found within SITE , our first in what would become a series of digital events.

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Tourism eSchool

JULY 28, 2021

The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) is a national, central online database which features listings of thousands of tourism experiences, events and destination information. These optimisations will need to be done in the YouTube platform, not in the ATDW-Online Portal. Sustainability credentials.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2022

What is sustainable travel? Sustainable or eco-travel is a way of managing travel activities so that the natural environment is preserved and supported. Three pillars of sustainability. The concept of sustainability encompasses three interrelated categories: social, economic, and environmental.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

There are so many things that make San Francisco a one-of-a-kind location for events, and one of our most unique offerings is our Welcome Ambassador Program, which launched in 2021. Read More: Wellness and Sustainability Top Agenda for Accor Tourism is vital to San Francisco’s economic recovery and vibrancy.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

After a one-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) took place in Rotterdam in May 2021. Thirdly, online and hybrid events can reach new geographies and target audiences. Secondly, events serve as a driver for innovation.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In many ways, 2021 felt like a series of false starts. One solution may be found in developing online communities — an in-between-events space that many associations and nonprofit organizations haven’t fully tapped into just yet. Even as their hybrid events remain a work in progress, many organizers now see their long-tail potential.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

15 Ways to Evolve Your Destination Visitor Guide in 2021. Connect Offline with Online. This is ideally online, as well as through your local visitor centres. QR codes are also a way to connect print publications with more detailed visitor information online. By Rebecca White. Published on November 23, 2020. Rebecca White.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Asheville Greenworks, a volunteer-based organization, had 1,609 volunteers across 196 projects in 2021, who all helped restore Asheville in a variety of ways, including planting trees and removing litter from creeks and roadsides. In fiscal year 2020-2021, nearly 2,500 volunteers supported MANNA.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 14, 2024

Last year, a Reddit user who was helping to plan for a booth at a conference asked the online academic community on the social website for suggestions on swag. “We While there were plenty of responses that echoed his sentiment to eschew cheap tchotchkes, there was only one solitary community member who brought up sustainability. “90%

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Conferences that Work

JULY 5, 2021

[My June, 2021 guest post for BlueJeans by Verizon on event ROI.]. It seems likely that the mix will include: Fewer in-person; More online; and. More hybrid (in-person and online) meetings. What will people be willing to pay for online attendance, compared to what they paid for pre-pandemic face-to-face meetings.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • On Friday, April 21, the Sustainable Events Forum holds its fourth annual Earth Day for Event People , a free, 90-minute online event from 11:00-12:30 ET. Every effort counts. Register here.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% In Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, in Q2 2022 30.6%

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is aiming to restore its pre-pandemic in-person participation at the same time it cultivates a larger online audience. Reed outlined the approach the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, held Dec. Programs ran simultaneously for online and in-person audiences with livestreamed content. Data Driven.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 15, 2022

According to Wunderman Thompson Intelligence’s 2021 report “ Regeneration Rising ,” 84 percent of respondents believe that businesses should drive regeneration. Regenerating the world’s resources and repairing the damage accrued over centuries is now the ultimate sustainability stretch goal,” says their Future 100 Report.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

These were some of the fascinating insights shared by the Rotterdam Experiment ambassador and futurist Yuri van Geest at the second Rotterdam Experiment that took place on 18 February 2021. . This game addressed sustainable development goals, with groups working on finding solutions to these goals. Evolution of the gaming industry.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

Although in Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, only 30.6% 71% of event decision makers say that it’s difficult to make virtual events accurately mimic the IRL experience, with 2 in 3 (67%) feeling it’s difficult to articulate a brand narrative through virtual events ( BlueJeans and Forrester , 2021).

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Solimar International

MAY 23, 2022

They have adopted new digital habits, and changed their online behavior as a result. Today, 65% of global travel and tourism sales are made online (Statista 2021), leading digital marketing to be even more important than traditional marketing. Therefore, a ‘mobile first’ strategy is essential. Content is King .

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Huber, a professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences at Purdue University, and director of Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future, told his fellow panelists and the audience that if the industry does not address air travel’s contribution to its carbon footprint, we will just “be working around the margins.”

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Convene editors look back on an ever-changing 2021 and ask the question: What event trend is on my radar for 2022? I don’t think I’m alone in feeling bombarded by the onslaught of content coming at me every day, be it webinar invites, Substack newsletters, or updates from online communities I’ve joined. Less Is More.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

And now with live events returning and many companies rescheduling events which had been postponed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planning for 2023, this timely interview focuses on providing tips on how to plan an incentive trip with confidence, and with safety protocols built into it. They are looking for more sustainability points.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 3, 2021

At Solimar, we strongly believe in tourism as a way to help the world attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs (gender equality is SDG #5). Source: South African History Online. Source: South Africa History Online. Source : International Women’s Day 2021 . Women’s History Museum in Zambia.

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ITA Group

JULY 20, 2021

An array of private properties, unique campsites and online apps are redefining “roughing it” with glamping experiences. Glamping aligns well with participants desire to reconnect with nature, corporate social responsibility goals and values such as environmental sustainability and supporting rural communities.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2022

More conferences will shift back from online to in-person, and those that already have done so will likely see attendance improve. And there’s another wrinkle: “[The issue of] sustainability will push against future corporate travel spend. “Over the remainder of 2022, corporate travel should grow significantly from its now-small base.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Airlines didn’t begin selling tickets online until 1994, and hotels followed a year later. As more people gained access to computers and populated the web with tourism content, a new step emerged: between hearing about a place and deciding to go there, people started doing their own online research. Let’s rewind to 2004.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Two decades later, the National Bike Summit has become a gathering place for more than 1,000 people, including national active transportation advocates, bike educators, thought leaders in active mobility and sustainability, public officials, and bicycle retailers, among others. “We

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Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Published on September 6, 2021. Tourism Australia’s are currently conducting rolling travel sentiment surveys whilst we are going through this phase, and up to Mid June 2021, suggest that domestic travel intention continues to grow in a ‘2 steps forward, 1 step back’ kinda format, despite the state lockdowns over the past few months.

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