Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Smart Meetings and Destinations International are partnering up to better serve you this year —with your help! We need your feedback about the biggest challenges you are facing as a meeting professional right now and how we can collectively help you going forward. Start Survey.

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JUNE 22, 2022

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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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Those who’ve read our guide to event trends in 2022 already know how which hybrid event models hold the most promise and the role of event technology moving forward. Data-Informed Event Strategy.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Now that the celebratory dust has settled, it’s a great time to check out 2022 event trends. 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. 2022 Event Trends Guide: What You’ll Find.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Event planners are already preparing to bring the best to 2022. Here are some of the biggest events to come in 2022. The first event of the new year, Smart Meetings’ Incentive Experience event in Playa del Carmen, Mexico is a 3-day excursion at the Hotel Xcaret Arte. Flashpoint: Sparking Haute Ideas.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Now, more than ever, meeting professionals need timely updates about how evolving technology can help them deliver smoother registration, better engagement and more valuable data insights for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. State of Virtual Meeting Tools. How to Harness the Lasting Power of Virtual Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage. See some highlights below on the highs (and lows) of the travel scene in 2022. Fasten Your Seat Belts. Flight Plan.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The word “partnership” gets thrown around a lot in the events world, but when there are too few ballrooms for too many functions being planned, meeting planners and hotel and destination counterparts often find themselves on the losing end of negotiations that could be win-wins.

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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 21, 2022

From safe places to travel in 2022 to a look at the larger problem surrounding the Salman Rushdie incident, here are Smart Meetings’ top security stories from 2022. 10 Safest Places to Travel in 2022. New Privacy Laws Will Give More Power to Meeting Attendees.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2023

DOT Announces Investigation into Southwest Holiday Chaos The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced an investigation this Wednesday into Southwest Airlines’ chaotic holiday weekend in December 2022. The post Meeting Planners Travel Report: DOT to Dig Into Southwest Airlines Holiday Chaos appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

How planners can safeguard their attendees against hotel room breaches In 2022, at a private event in Las Vegas during “hacker summer camp,” as the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences have come to be known, a group of researchers found a flaw that could put millions of hotel rooms around the world at risk of being breached.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A sound body and mind makes for a sound meeting planner who creates fantastic events. Smart Meetings wrote a bit about how meeting planners can ensure their health and wellness is in top-tier shape, so they can pass on the good vibes to their attendees. Healthy You: Biohacks for Planners.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The session was titled ‘Technology Tools and Trends Driving Engagement, Collaboration and Innovation’ And since they talked about event technology trends for 2022 and beyond, the talk is just as relevant today as it was four months ago! Introducing Event Technology Trends 2022. ” Event Platforms 101.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

NYC & Company Rebrands, Adds ‘Conventions’ to Name NYC & Company, the CVB for Gotham has rebranded as New York City Tourism + Conventions, adding the “conventions” to hit home the value the city has for meeting planners. Meeting Planners Takeaway New York City Tourism + Conventions morphing out of NYC&Co.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As the Asia Pacific region broadly reopened over the second half of 2022, travel demand from the region to Europe is likely to rebound in 2023 said the study. Arrivals from this market to Europe are 25% below 2019 levels in 2022 and are expected to recover 82% of 2019 volumes in 2023. arrivals exceed 2019 levels.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Whether you’re incorporating sustainable measurements into your RFPs, tracking down low-carbon menus or combing through LEED certified venues, you know you’re a green planner.

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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. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Why the Rapid Growth in International Travel?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independent destination management companies and event service providers, has recently unveiled its 2022 Global Destination Index , which highlights the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world, according to booked and pending business across its worldwide partners.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We researched the top meeting venues in each of these destinations. of meeting space. The Convention Center offers clients 72 meeting rooms totaling 204,000 sq. Sheraton Dallas Hotel’s meeting space embodies a distinct sense of technology and style. of meeting space, 52 event rooms and 60 break out rooms.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

convention centers used criteria generally understood as key to site selection: exhibition space, meeting rooms, total space, distance from the airport, hotel availability, meal price, arts/entertainment, food availability, and walkability. One may think: Oh, that’s where event planners are getting the credit, but no.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

What will this change mean for meeting professionals planning events in Florida with help from the nearly 40 CVBs and DMOs throughout the state? 27, Visit Florida CEO Dana Young addressed the issue for the first time, during Visit Florida’s board of directors meeting in Tampa, saying, “It’s fairly simple. First, some background.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This year, Smart Meetings highlighted these issues by witnessing the steps being taken on several fronts within the meetings industry to support inclusion and diversity. Smart Meetings headed over to Memphis, Tennessee, to check out the new C-Suite Initiative from the National Rights Museum (NCRM). Read how you can help here.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s 2022! As the mastermind behind the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022 , he has a great grasp of where things are going in the ever-evolving world of event technology. Event Tech Predictions For 2022: A Note On The Pandemic. Will’s first event tech prediction for 2022 is enhanced data privacy.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

As things currently stand in the events industry, we’re planning events in 2022 as if the COVID-19 pandemic never existed. She notes that, indeed, some events look a lot like 2019 in 2022. What would the Brew Crew have event planners do to plan better events? ” Planning Events In 2022: Event Planners Lack Resources.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? Hubilo demonstrated the answer to these and other questions in its Mastering Immersive Experiences (MIX) 2022 hybrid event this week. Meeting professionals have the power of data.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? Hubilo demonstrated the answer to these and other questions in its Mastering Immersive Experiences (MIX) 2022 hybrid event this week. Meeting professionals have the power of data.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2022

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report sees the hotel industry moving toward recovery “but the path will be uneven and potentially volatile, and full recovery is still several years away.” Meeting planners will note that AHLA reports 58% of meetings and events are expected to return.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

In today’s events climate, safety is a top-of-the-list issue for planners, especially those who regularly organize international gatherings. Based on information collected from 2021, the list is a smart, timely resource for planners preparing incentive travel and corporate events abroad. of meeting space of its own.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Meant to mirror the world in its hue, Pantone’s color of 2022 exits its isolation like morning light across the sky—the color of dawn; like the daylight-touched ocean waters as you rise to the surface through a blur of layers of blue; like forget-me-not petals in bloom. We, too, are emerging.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

This was the start of the cross-company collaboration that would bring nSight 2022 to fruition. Earlier in 2022, TSEC assisted in the late stages of planning nCino’s private leadership conference in Bloomington, North Carolina. Initially projected to be half the size, nSight 2022 drew in 1,400 registered attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2022

While 2022 is in full swing, the meetings and event industry is continuing to navigate best practices regarding safe meetings and social gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. One trend that we are continuing to see is that of outdoor meetings. The benefits of hosting a meeting in nature are many. Keep It Down.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. 78% of respondents say that their or their clients’ expenditures have increased since 2022. billion by 2030.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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