Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Of particular interest to many planners and attendees in 2022 is what can be done to account for and manage their carbon footprint. MeetGreen Director of Sustainability Eric Wallinger here and in photo at top. — IMEX (@IMEX_Group) May 5, 2022. A Place to Start. Learn more here: [link] #IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/hHF3FX2bck.

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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. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. As a group, participants walked more than 4.2

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. It’s easy to assume that meeting remotely is the more sustainable counterpart to in-person meetings, but what about the energy required to power the massive server farms that enable the technology?

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Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Sustainability has been shaping society for quite some time now, and we’re seeing examples of it incorporated into wellness and hospitality more and more each year. In addition, according to Booking.com’s 2023 Sustainable Travel Report , approximately 76% of respondents want to travel sustainably over the next 12 months.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 17, 2022

When the global pandemic that started unfolding in 2020 shifted all of our lives dramatically, it fueled a wellness crisis—physical, mental and spiritual—in addition to putting the brakes on travel and resulting tourism revenue. First, let’s note that wellness itself is one of the key travel trends for 2022.

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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. I love traveling,” she said, reflecting on the miles booked on the road over the last year. “I

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow seconded the request, saying, “Restrictions have taken a disproportionately heavy toll on the travel industry and our millions of workers, and the rule preventing cruise operations is uniquely specific. It will span five continents, ferrying travelers to 66 destinations in 34 countries.

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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.

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The Abbi Agency

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over 175 media, content creators, marketers and big-name brands came together to collaborate and discuss the state of sustainable tourism. Sustainable tourism is a practice that counteracts the social and environmental impacts associated with travel. Diversify the Landscape of Outdoor Recreation. Let’s Get Political.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 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 war in Ukraine broke out just as global travel and meetings were seeing advances in reopening, adding a new layer of complexity to international planning. Traveler Concerns.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 25, 2023

After two years of being at home and the revenge travel surge of 2022, the world has welcomed a more, shall we say, logical approach to vacationing. People are traveling again. Really traveling. Transformational Retreats Travelers are booking destinations that offer life-altering experiences, not just pretty views.

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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. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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Dana Communications

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Industry research (you can read about some here , here and here ) has documented these powerful feelings and motivations, unveiling a new focus on mindful travel. Last year, we blogged about the revenge travel trend that had frustrated vacationers getting back out there and splurging on long-anticipated trips. Embracing the New.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

A new tool could help measure and prioritize sustainability efforts at meetings. Last week, BCD Travel introduced an emissions calculator designed specifically for the meetings industry. . The sustainability tool builds on Gate4, an ISO-certified carbon reporting method developed last year by Advito , a subsidiary of BCD Travel.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. A Green Legacy.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. Recent enhancements make managing travel and redeeming rewards for meetings and events quicker and more streamlined. Here is what you need to know. Saving Time. Covid Shifts.

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ETC Corporate

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

At an award ceremony hosted in Prague by Czech Tourism on November 15, the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail B.V. The awards recognise the marketing campaigns that best promoted rail travel as a sustainable tourism model. honoured recipients at the second ever Best European Rail Tourism Campaign Awards.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Bern’s positioning as a leader in the energy and environmental sector, and its easy accessibility within Switzerland and from neighbouring countries, make it the most suitable city to host the Swiss Sustainability Forum. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Photo credit: NZZ Connect. About the organiser. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2022

The travel management company CWT just added car rental and train booking to their app and website to give travelers more independence in making their reservations at a time when travel costs are reaching historic highs. . CWT already had travel counselors available 24/7 to help travelers with car and train bookings.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 3, 2022

Because we’re not just listing our educated prognostications—we’re deconstructing the five 2022 travel trends resorts and destinations should act on right now…. More than ever before, today’s travelers are conscious about their impact on a destination and the world at large. Responsible Roaming. Well(ness)-Intentioned.

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Solimar International

JUNE 24, 2022

Solimar International is proud to introduce our Summer 2022 Virtual Travel Writing and Sustainable Tourism Internship Cohort! This semester’s cohort features 18 talented individuals with a shared passion for sustainable development and tourism. She also enjoys traveling to new places and is an outdoors enthusiast.

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Smart Meetings

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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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Mountain Travel Symposium. International Hotel Technology Forum 2022.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This is expected to continue well into 2023, according to a new report, “ 2023 Global Meetings and Events Forecast ,” by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). Read More : WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth. Sustainability Concentration. Global in-person attendance is predicted to rise 3.3%

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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. In its second-quarter 2022 financial statement, American Airlines reported a historic return to profit, based on a second-quarter net income of $476 million and second-quarter revenue of $13.4

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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. More events with more events mean more food, room blocks, entertainment, production equipment, and travel – and those all cost extra money. The Annual ICE Report estimates that event-related costs will increase by 83%.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Travel Association, speaks Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Travel Association). The travel industry won’t fully recover until the meeting industry recovers, Roger Dow, president and CEO of U.S. Travel Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes said at the press conference.

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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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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Virgin Atlantic Airlines announced in late November that it will be the first carrier to operate a trans-Atlantic jumbo-jet flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel—a mix of used cooking oil, animal fat, and agricultural waste. But in March 2022, that tax was hiked to $100 per metric ton —a 576 percent increase.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As a result, Events Industry Council (EIC) updated its standards in 2022 to enhance sustainable practices across the events industry. Additionally, EIC introduced a new certification for event professionals interested in promoting sustainability and social impact in their organizations and global business events.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

There were so many excellent entries that it was hard to pick just one, but eventually we decided on SAP Sapphire 2022 in the Best Transformational Change category, and Siemens Energy Business Conference 2022 in Best Customer Experience – Live. Event: SAP Sapphire Author: Tim Porterfield – SAP Global Events. Location of Event.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. A Green Legacy.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The post GBTA’s milestones for sustainability appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. As an industry, through individual organisations as well as our collective efforts, we’re making real progress toward more sustainable global business travel. on 8 November 2022,?in

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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. I love traveling,” she said, reflecting on the miles booked on the road over the last year. “I

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

The return of incentive travel has given clients the opportunity to book these trips with confidence. What has changed since the pandemic in the way companies approach incentive travel? The biggest challenge is all the travel restrictions around the world, especially if we handle international groups.

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