Smart Meetings

MARCH 16, 2022

“Scarcity will be a critical issue for car rentals in 2022. There simply aren’t enough cars to meet corporate demand,” says Sesilia Kalss, senior consulting manager of Global Business Consulting for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) in the company’s latest white paper, Business Travel in 2022. According to Gartner Inc.,

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Cisco predicts that over 82% of consumer online traffic will be in video form in 2022. Speaking of smartphone-created videos, brands will have increasing opportunities for user-generated content (UGC) in 2022. Download our whitepaper for the full rundown on video – 2022 Travel Trends Forecast. Like what you see?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11 th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. meetsmart pic.twitter.com/xY7qsyppLz.

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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

JULY 6, 2022

But as we begin to inch ever closer to a new normal, it’s clear that meetings are making a comeback in 2022—with a few changes of course. Today we’re exploring four ways meetings and conventions are evolving in 2022 and beyond, and what to expect for the future.

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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

AUGUST 18, 2023

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

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 new year is slowly approaching, and we for one, are really excited! The result? Albert’s Aha!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The first six months of 2022 were a busy time for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s convention bureau, as the two destinations collaborated to procure 99 event bookings over the coming years. The post Dubai Made Huge Event Wins in First Half of 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

“We have a strong opportunity to deepen the process of hosting in-person, hybrid and virtual events and are excited to be able to better support meeting planners and event organizers while offering a wider range of products and experiences,” he said in a statement. See also: Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management.

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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. Innovative Event Trends 2022.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Orlando Health is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving the southeastern U.S. The partnership provides both tourists and member organizations with access to a wellness and health resources telephone concierge service to provide individualized health resources and visitor-specific wellness tips. . Read more here. Read more here.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1. Cvent CONNECT.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The organization includes the South American cities of Bogota, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Peru; Quito, Ecuador; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2022, a large portion—43 percent—of associations’ members plan to participate in international events. One thing seems certain: There will be a comeback in the MICE industry.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

2022 welcomed the launch of New Intent, an organization focused on promoting diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and environmental advocacy with destinations and event planners. Smart Meeting asked CEOs of destination marketing organizations (DMOs) for tips on how to be more proactive in being accessible to travelers.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s ideal for meeting organizers—direct flights from almost everywhere, no need for transfer arrangements, and the ability to host large events, which is unique. Between 2022 and 2023, over 500 guest rooms in the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel were renovated.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Perhaps, with the pandemic easing, the industry is just learning this now.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After 15 years with Visit Seattle, Tom Norwalk will retire as president and CEO on March 31, 2022. The Visit Seattle organization is home to some of the most talented, passionate and brilliant minds in the industry,” Norwalk said. The organization’s board of directors will be conducting a nationwide search for a new president.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Her work has contributed to several industry awards, including the Most Profitable Business Award and the Creative Business Award in 2022 and the Event Space Award in 2023. Throughout his career, Patino has worked with leading hotel brands and travel organizations, including the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Smart Meetings has collected a list of advocacy stories from 2022 and we are all excited to see even more in the new year. Smart Meetings sat down for a chat with Megan Henshall, a 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary Award Winner, to discuss neurodiversity in the events industry and what professionals can do to accommodate the issue.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, the Endless Events team published the list of the 22 best event platforms to use in 2022. Top Event Platforms 2022: It’s All About The Features! First, Kyle explains why the Endless implementation team decided to put out the list of top event platforms to use in 2022. How did they rank them?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The 2022 Annual Meeting & Exposition agenda covered the current disruptions of sustainability; diversity, equity and inclusion; and workforce challenges with an eye toward finding new solutions using new association business models. “Our First, I had to get the organization back on a stronger financial operating footing,” she explained.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization. By doing that, we can solidify the role of events in business regardless of the economic climate. We felt it in the surge of events flooding back in 2022. The magic is in how you bring people together to 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. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Tips for International Travel in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. See also : Meeting Safety Trends in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sixty-five percent of North American respondents expect their meeting spend to increase, compared to 68% in 2022; 12% of those expect a spend increase of 11% or more. In Europe, 66% of respondents expect meeting spend to increase, a 2% increase from 2022; and just like North America, 12% of those expect a spend increase of 11% or more.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Plus strategies for managing increased business travel costs in 2024 Business travel and event cost are not increasing as steeply as they were in 2022, but they’re still going up, according to 2024 Business Travel Forecast , a new study by CWT and Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2%

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Thats up 40% from 2022, but still about 15% below 2019 levels. Were tackling these challenges by working closely with federal partners and national organizations like the U.S. Its a big goal, and were getting there, said Elliott L. Ferguson II, new Brand USA board chair and CEO of Destination DC. In Washington, D.C., million in 2023.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2024

Not only is Barbara Connell, CAE, CMP Fellow , the longest-tenured CMP to date; the president and CEO of Solutions by Connell is also first to have been designated as a CMP Fellow, as part of its inaugural class in 2022. From there, she resolved to learn as much as she could about her organization and the wider industry around her role.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2023

Flexible event space gives broadcast convention more with less The pandemic forced cinephiles to wait two years to reunite in Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters’ NAB Show in 2022. By the time the 2022 show was approaching, Brown and his team noted a drop in Covid cases linked to improved weather conditions. “We

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MARCH 28, 2022

How to become a data driven tourism organization. Δ The post TN Blizzard 2022 Conference Presentation: Better Strategy Starts with Better Data appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism. Better Strategy Starts with Better Data. Download the presentation deck here: * indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email *.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Predictions are that 40% of 2022 events are projected to happen online, there will be a 37% increase in companies’ virtual event spending, and 20% of trade shows will remain virtual. Organizers would expect that all of this translates into more opportunities for revenue. But the reality is that 80% of virtual attendance is free.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2022

The transaction recovery for the second quarter reached 69% of 2019 pro forma levels, and the revenue recovery reached 65%…The continued strength in the recovery of business travel and our share gains give us the confidence to raise our full-year 2022 revenue guidance to a range of $1.8 billion to $1.85 “What Inflation?”

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

While the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC report that the strain which has appeared in several European countries as well as the United Kingdom and now the United States is the milder of two existing strains, both organizations are working to contain the outbreaks that have occurred in the past two weeks.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The 2022 SEARCH Foundation Board of Directors is being announced this week. “We look forward to expanding the reach of the organization with this strong and capable team, including the addition of nine Ambassadors,” said board chair, Kate Patay, CPCE of Patay Consulting. ” 2022 Board of Directors. .

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Endless Events

JANUARY 18, 2022

“Different organizations have different demographics in their attendee base,” agrees Keaton. Karmen wants to know what are the consequences for organizations that will postpone their events. Speaking of great strategizing practices, Keaton wants to talk about one of the hottest event trends of 2022: the 365 community model.

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