Smart Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Rising prices for business travelers are predicted to continue in 2022 and through 2023, according to a report, “ 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast ,” by travel management platform CWT and Global Business Travel Association. decrease in 2021. Two years later and prices are reflecting an upward trend.

Travel 246

Travel Travel Regulations Transportation 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, Covid-19 was the chubby kid that sat on our seesaw, ruined our fun and crashed incentive travel into the ground. Two of those phrases affect business trends—magic moments and social behavior—because corporate America is constantly looking sideways at its peers and adopts similar behaviors. Individual Travel Rebounds Faster.

Incentives 246

Incentives Travel Travel Insurance 246

Endless Events

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Brew Crew is continuing its summer trend of reviewing the industry events! Sit back and press play; besides the highlights of TSE + Catersource, you’ll find out how hard it is to travel to the States from Canada and what our lovely hosts really think of Miami. Thuy, Dustin, and Nick all got to see each other while there.

Panel 292

Panel Registration Audience Event Apps 292

Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

The recent surge in “revenge travel” has been met with burnt out staff and slow service. Travel restrictions are being lifted around the world , drawing in even more tourists from abroad and more professionals to events. The post How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience appeared first on Smart Meetings.

Hospitality 245

Hospitality Trends Remote Automation 245

ETC Corporate

JUNE 16, 2021

The European Travel Commission (ETC) and MINDHAUS have released the report “Europeans’ attitudes towards responsible travel choices”, which examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Europeans’ travel choices. Data in the report was obtained between August 2020 and February 2021.

Travel 246

Travel Travel Tourism Tourism 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As the holiday season nears, travel demand is on the rise. While leisure travel was the first to pick up steam and remains the driving force behind a new surge of tourism, business travel has been gaining momentum over the last quarter, too. For business travel, the most booked destinations are Chicago, Atlanta and New York.

Travel 246

Travel Travel Booking Trends 246

ETC Corporate

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Despite a strong summer rebound, international tourist arrivals to Europe are forecast to be 60% below 2019 by the end of 2021. Although European travel demand is poised for a major recovery due to the high vaccination rates in Europe, volumes are still far from the pre-pandemic days which are not expected to be surpassed until 2024.

Travel 246

Travel Travel Prospect Tourism 246

Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We’ve had a lot to talk about over the last four years in our incentive travel industry! 2023 was packed with programs that had to be rescheduled from 2020 and 2021. And they apply to single travelers, as well as incentive groups. In the coming year, he predicts steadier pricing trends, especially for domestic destinations.

Incentives 246

Incentives Travel Travel Trends 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Since June, however, borders that had closed in March of last year have begun to open back up for business travel. 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. border openings. Here’s an update.

Travel 264

Travel Travel Tourism Tourism 264

Smart Meetings

JUNE 26, 2023

From extreme team building to incentive trips in far-flung destinations with adventure components, risk-taking incentive travelers are not an unknown commodity in the MICE industry. However, this doesn’t mean the trend is influencing and changing the incentive market. “I The liability is just too much,” he said.

Incentives 246

Incentives Travel Travel Airlines 246

Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Companies just need to book the best business travel destinations, as shown by their $269.3 billion spending on corporate travel in 2021. Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. The city attracted $28.70

Travel 130

Travel Travel Healthcare Trade Show 130

Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

People are happy getting back to reclaim their life and their joy and people are traveling. Travel is something people are prioritizing. While these drawbacks have not yet put a dent in leisure travel demand, if this trend continues, travelers will reach a breaking point and some airline brands may be damaged.”

Airlines 246

Airlines Planner Travel Travel 246

Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Speculations circled overhead at the pandemic’s genesis that the business travel industry ought to fear an irreparable nosedive. ” The white paper, released in mid-May, highlighted the pivotal role business travel is poised to play in building business back. Read More : 7 Business Travel Trends Set to Shape 2022.

Culture 263

Culture Travel Travel Remote 263

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ride for most travelers. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S.

Tourism 246

Tourism Tourism Marketing Marketing 246

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ride for most travelers. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S.

Tourism 246

Tourism Tourism Marketing Marketing 246

ETC Corporate

JULY 8, 2021

Intra-European trips are expected to account for over 80% of Europe’s travel in 2021. Travel demand is expected to pick up considerably in the second half of 2021, though international arrivals will still remain 49% below pre-pandemic levels in 2021. We therefore believe that safe travel is possible this summer.

Tourism 246

Tourism Tourism Certification Prospect 246

ETC Corporate

AUGUST 10, 2021

ETC will showcase a multitude of European destinations through their hybrid EUROPE pavillion at ITB China 2021. Latest Chinese market data reveals sentiment of majority for travelling abroad is warming up. A new model of more conscious and slow travel is emerging.

Tourism 130

Tourism Tourism Trends Registration 130

Travel Pulse

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Leading host agency InteleTravel has just released the results of its first consumer sentiment study, identifying 2021’s holiday travel trends and key indicators for 2022.

Trends 116

Trends Travel Travel 116

Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

According to a 2021 study by the Federal Reserve, the average Black, Hispanic and Latino households own up to 85% less net wealth than their white counterparts. In 2018, the company gave $500,000 to groups and individuals that promoted diversity in travelers and hotel operators. Challenges for Minority Investors.

Seminar 264

Seminar Prospect Education Hospitality 264

Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2023

Display Changes Will Not Apply to Group Rates What you see on your Bonvoy app is what you will get—including resort, destination and other fees—at the registration desk after May 15 if a promised shift in how prices are displayed goes through as required in a November, 2021 settlement with the State of Pennsylvania. A Transparency Trend?

Public Relations 290

Public Relations Contracts Contracts Registration 290

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2021

Its 2021 DestinationNEXT Futures Study points the way for these destination organizations to rebuild their visitor economies while creating “more sustainable destinations and enriching their communities.”. The 78-page report that resulted from the study identifies 100 trends and 80 strategies from six key constituencies.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Social Media Panel Trends 246

Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2021

It’s a trend with many names and faces. From all-encompassing “ecotourism” to the holistic cadence of “ regenerative travel ,” and the localized “community-based tourism,” to the umbrella of “ethical travel.” A two-for-one combo in sustainable travel and personal safety? Hyatt Loves Local . 50 Shades of Ecotourism.

Tourism 246

Tourism Tourism Sustainability Trends 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. and other parts of the world continue to value air travel and the ability to reconnect post-pandemic.

Airlines 246

Airlines Transportation Regulations Contracts 246

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

For the latest in can’t miss travel news, we cover levitating trains, travel market projections, the ultimate flight experience and more. Wondering what your business travel expenses might look like in 2025? Read what the CEO of Global Business Travel Forecast has to say. Business Travel Startup Reaches $2.1

Training 130

Training Sustainability Travel Travel 130

Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2023

When a t-shirt people actually wear is a corporate gift aligned with charitable organizations recipients care about, it becomes a conversation starter that advertises the event by word of mouth wherever that recipient travels to. Sustainability and brand reliability are trending, and Citizen Watch commits to both.

Trends 130

Trends Sustainability Production Advertising 130

Business Traveler USA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The world is still in a state of flux due to COVID-19, and patterns of both domestic and international travel – who is currently traveling and where – are markedly different compared to pre-pandemic years. And those changes have been marked by significant shifts in travel insurance purchases between 2019 and today.

Insurance 105

Insurance Travel Travel Trends 105

Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new collaboration this week with Unilever to replace travel-sized toiletries with a less wasteful alternative. Specific, actionable goals like those outlined in Journey to Tomorrow are popular with environmentally conscious travelers. Unilever’s Environmental Goals.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Hospitality Production Travel 246

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023. Dominguez noted that even though mega-conferences were absent last year, borders are now largely open and travel is back with a vengeance. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. It’s not optional now.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Travel Travel Meeting 246

Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

Wyndham has been working on Echo since summer 2021. at the end of 2021. The RevPAR trends from year to year are similar over these 20 years. Read More : With Covid Waning, Where Are International Travelers Going? Echo will also feature a guest laundry room, designed to limit labor needs, according to Ballotti.

Hospitality 246

Hospitality Platform Trends Preparation 246

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Curt Wagner, digital editor Trust Takes Center Stage I’ve been torn between writing about two trends — the ongoing story about how generative AI is transforming events and the increasingly critical role that trust will play in the future. The trend I’m keeping my eye on in 2024 is social media. The irony of this is not lost on me.

Trends 130

Trends Social Media Events Media 130

Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. As discussed in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , hybrid events are not simply in-person and virtual events put together. A great asynchronous hybrid event case study is IBTM 2021.

Audience 306

Audience Virtual Events Events Communications 306

Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Hyatt Hub in Chicago was designed to help meet the emotional needs of people working there, one of the 100 trends technology company Wunderman Thompson has identified that will shape the way we live and work this in 2022. The platform hosts multiple digital worlds that consumers can travel between and even shop in.

Trends 113

Trends Events Platform Airlines 113

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers.

Travel 130

Travel Travel Insurance Incentives 130

Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 24, 2021

The report, entitled “Demand Impact Report: The Great Hospitality Recovery of 2021,” analyzes the return of the types of live events that have the biggest effect on the hospitality industry as cities reopen and events are rescheduled. The post Meetings and Events See 2021 Rebound appeared first on Business Traveler USA.

Meeting 98

Meeting Hospitality Fashion Events 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

” Cvent Top Meeting Destinations | North America As pandemic restrictions eased and travel returned, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) worked diligently to promote their cities and revive the industry as quickly as possible, and those efforts are paying off. For example, Grand Hyatt Nashville (No. 4), ARIA Resort & Casino (No.

Meeting 246

Meeting Publishing Planner Venue 246

Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 30, 2021

Destinations can gain a massive advantage by encouraging travelers to share their experiences with others. Why UGC Is Crucial for Travel and Tourism Brands. Travelers are wary of overly-produced marketing messages. They’re far more likely to listen to non-brand opinions when choosing where to travel and spend their money. .

Benefits 246

Benefits Marketing Marketing Social Media 246

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. The American Airlines team has stepped up to meet the surge in demand for air travel while running a reliable operation in very challenging conditions. billion, representing a 12.2% Cancel Culture.

Airlines 244

Airlines Transportation Manufacturing Sustainability 244