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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

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followed by a presentation on group travel recovery in the first half of 2022 by Heath Dillard, director of insights for Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, and a live global broadcast at NASCAR Hall of Fame to finish off the day. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Advocating Voices.

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NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference Starts with Hopeful Vision of Return to Travel

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and namesake for the hospitality school in the NYU School of Professional Studies, was realistic about the effects of Covid on the travel industry but remained optimistic about the upward trends of 2022. Day one of the conference offered a wide variety of insights that indicated a national increase in travel. Travel Brings Us Together.

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Here Are The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022!

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2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022! A list of best event platforms to use in 2022 ! The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths.

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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

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Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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After two years of not meeting, companies and audiences may have different goals and expectations so conferences that were previously produced as simple iterations on the previous years’ event must now be reinvented whole cloth. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus. Tell a Story. Her trick when using numbers: Use data to tell a story.

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Here’s Why Your Event Budget Needs to Increase in 2023

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More than simply stretching our pre-existing 2022 budgets thin might be required in this climate. We’re predicting that in 2023, we’ll see more corporate events, conferences, and exhibitions than in the last three years. . Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. The Return of Large-Scale In-Person Events.

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5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now

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The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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