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 most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2023

The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) recently released their June 2023 Meeting Room of the Future Trends Report , which showed that meeting planners in the Americas tend to view a venue’s climate sustainability as less important than other categories of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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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. Unique Venues For In-Person Events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As airlines increasingly adopt New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology, Travelports solution ensures that planners and business travelers can efficiently compare and book the best options across multiple suppliers. I first discovered Aethos as a guest at their Milan hotel in 2022, she shared.

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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. The post Best of 2022: Travel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

Offering everything from team-building exercises to meet-and-greet with legendary athletes, sports venues provide exciting, unique settings for meetings, special events and tours. Arguably the leading sports city in the United States, Los Angeles provides planners with an unparalleled variety of venue options. Staples Center.

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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

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 22, 2021

The pandemic-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic games are just a few days away and perhaps you’re thinking, “How will these venues be used post-event?”. For this reason, many of its venues predate this year’s Olympics, and had been in frequent use prior to this year. This will be Tokyo’s second time as host city.

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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

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

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. Sofitel Dubai features 12 naturally lit meeting rooms, the 450-person Diamond Ballroom and two outdoor venues.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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. Since 2022, they have offered the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC). So, what’s next?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You might want to take a second look at big city venues, where the access is convenient, amenities are abundant and hotel partners are eager to welcome you back. We are booking small corporate meetings and associations for 2022. The post Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

of indoor and outdoor venues span the historic property. Multiple ballrooms, pre-function spaces, banquet halls, boardrooms, lawns, patios and courtyards can be arranged as planners see fit. Reopened in spring of 2022, the 100-year-old property is made up of a series of beachfront cottages with amenities, entertainment and dining.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This plan will position AT&T Hotel & Conference Center as the premier destination for conferences and events taking place in Austin and ensures that planners coordinating events in Austin in the coming years will face little to no disruption even as they do not have access to the convention center during its closure.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2022 is in the books, folks. Event planners need to know what’s on the radar for 2023, but don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Next, we introduce eight trends that savvy event planners are embracing in 2023 and three that aren’t worth your time or attention this year. Setting up recycling bins throughout the venue.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Gun violence in the United States is, unfortunately, a reality every event planner must confront. As of July 4, 2022, there have been 320 mass shooting deaths already this year. The burden is on planners to make attendees feel safe and secure. The burden is on planners to make attendees feel safe and secure.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As listeners of the Event Tech Podcast already know, choosing the right event platform is one of the most important decisions event planners can make for their long-term event strategy. Last week, the Endless Events team published the list of the 22 best event platforms to use in 2022. They want to help planners go beyond Zoom calls.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI. Because hybrid events can be broken down into in-person and virtual constituents, many planners worry whether the hybrid event budget is going to double as well.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

Meeting planners are telling us they are seeking authentic, immersive experiences that are designed to help groups strengthen interpersonal relationships, as well as support the culture of each organization,” he reported. As part of this increase in business, he has seen a new trend: “Meetings aren’t always about the ‘meeting’ anymore.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We researched the top meeting venues in each of these destinations. A few blocks from Centennial Olympic Park, Hyatt Regency Atlanta offers event planners 181,173 sq. The post Where to Meet in Wallet Hub’s 2022 Best Winter Holiday Destinations appeared first on Smart Meetings. City of Lights and Over 22,000 Conventions.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

More than simply stretching our pre-existing 2022 budgets thin might be required in this climate. Hold your event in the daylight hours or outside venues (and get an extra point for COVID compliance). Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. But keep in mind that the prices of restaurant menus also rose 8.8%

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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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. Now, more than ever, planners are opting for an outdoor setting for much if not all of their programs. Naturally Good. Creative Ideas. With 14,000 sq.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2022

Fresh off the plane, Brandt Krueger returns to us from the IMEX Frankfurt 2022 event in Germany. In a global industry that’s still feeling the effects of the worldwide pandemic, Brandt focuses on the trends he saw at IMEX Frankfurt 2022. Next on Brandt’s mind is the placement of the tech section at IMEX Frankfurt 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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