Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Andrea Stokes, practice lead for hospitality at JD Power , told Smart Meetings that according to data “81% of business travelers expect to travel at least once in the next 6 months to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows, which is good news for the meetings and events industry. These results are on par with our Q1 survey.)”.

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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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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The new business model for trade shows is producing highly valuable, branded, multi-media content. By the second half of 2022, digital product offerings will be more robust and competitive for segments of the business that are traditionally part of the trade-show and event organizer on-site products.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Events Industry Council (EIC) , National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE) joined the founding partners and kicked off the event at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in 2022.

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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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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Between 2022 and 2023, over 500 guest rooms in the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel were renovated. This added extra comfort and convenience during the busy trade show. That same year, the lobby was remodeled, and The Eatery kitchen and bar was introduced. During my first stay at the Marriott, my room was on the 9th floor.

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Social Tables

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

APRIL 27, 2022

One of the first big conventions to return anywhere in the world after the Covid pause was Informa Market’s World of Concrete show in June 2021 at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. Six months later, almost 37,000 construction and masonry professionals returned to their normal slot in January of 2022. A Sustainable Focus.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. Las Vegas has also made a grand return while maintaining its title as the number one Trade Show destination. Jacksonville, Florida convention attendance is up 45% over the first half of 2022. Indianapolis. Las Vegas .

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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 26, 2022

— SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) March 25, 2022. Destinations International and PCMA closed out the week with their co-produced Destination Showcase education and trade show event in an expo hall looking out over the Potomac featuring 90 destinations from across the country giving updates. “We

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Aguilar Bultman joined Destination Madison in 2022 as partnership development manager. She will sell and market Atlanta as a premier destination for group meetings as well as attend trade shows and coordinate partner participation.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The gathering was equal parts hosted-buyer appointments, educational content, trade show and reunion. CalSAE’s 2022 calendar will include either exclusive in-person or exclusive virtual and look at hybrid in the future. Associations pivoted faster than they ever have before,” said Jim Anderson, CalSAE president and CEO.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2021

Big B2B conventions and trade shows may become a thing of the past, at least in the near term. If they do make a return, it’s probably not until 2022. Most big corporations cancelled them during the pandemic and then realized their bottom-line sales number weren’t really affected while they save the huge marketing budget spend.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In collaboration with Palram, manufacturer of thermoplastic sheets (moldable plastic, essentially), PLANETech World 2022 , to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 21, 2022, will be the first time a trade show reduces its own construction’s carbon footprint.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. This is stimulation overload,” she said, indicating the trade show floor around her. “By

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

Afterwards I viewed the event spaces at the Congress Center Basel and continued on to the Design Miami show. Here are event design ideas inspired by my visit to Art Basel 2022. I assume most people are familiar with the audio guides at museums and destination tour guides, but not as part of a trade show. Basel by night.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 10, 2022

PCMA Convening Leaders 2022 got into full swing Monday with a fun run, engaging keynote presentations from Ronan Farrow and Paul Galloway, educational sessions, and one big surprise — a few numbers by singer and dancer Paula Abdul. pic.twitter.com/jfflhlFgnb — Danica Tormohlen (@DanicaTormohlen) January 10, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

In the fourth quarter of 2022, business travel intentions as measured by the Business Travelers Survey found that levels exceeded 2019 and intention to go to conferences was 10% higher than three years prior. Just don’t call it a trade show,” he advised. Virtual participation has fallen off a cliff,” Meyer said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

She attended seminars at the IMEX and IBTM World trade shows and sought advice from leaders and professionals who had expertise in areas that she was less familiar with. One of her most memorable events was the official reopening of the new CCH-Conference Center Hamburg, in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Last Minute Registration Shuffle Lancey Cowen A recent Maritz study showed that 45% of attendees from 30 trade shows register within four weeks of the event date. The event went fully virtual in 2021 and was staged as a hybrid event in 2022 in Denver.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

Cindy Sample, director of NAMM trade show operations, remembers the moment well. Then another Covid wave hit, war broke out in Ukraine and supply chain issues challenged the industry in new ways. All of a sudden, it wasn’t looking good,” she said bluntly. A Desire to Move Ahead.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 26, 2022

The post ITB Asia 2022 sees robust international presence signaling high demand from industry appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post ITB Asia 2022 sees robust international presence signaling high demand from industry appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The post Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Trillion in 2032, to surge at CAGR of 4% during forecast period 2022-2032. Business & trade: Conventions and meetings, consumer and trade shows, fairs and markets.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2022

Travel Association made its debut in early April, containing results from 2,600 business travelers who answered questions in mid-March about their 2022 travel plans. Power on behalf of the U.S.

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Hotel Engine

JULY 6, 2022

Then you must not be regularly attending trade shows. We’ve put together a list of the 15 top annual hotel trade shows with a synopsis of what they cover and where they’re happening in the world. Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Supply Show of the Southeast. Where: Myrtle Beach, SC. Hotel Data Conference.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

That commitment to community was demonstrated on the show floor as Smart Women in Meetings VIP Club members gathered for a toast celebrating their ongoing support to working through change together and lifting one another up. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 12, 2022.

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I-Meet

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The IMEX Group has appointed former SITE head of events Tahira Endean (pictured) as head of programmes to remodel the group’s trade show content (IMEX Frankfurt and IMEX America). Based in Vancouver, Tahira E.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Meeting pros weigh in on their favorite shoes for the miles logged in hotel hallways and trade-show aisles. Coming off a massive trade show and several 14-hour days, I can literally say it’s the best shoe I’ve ever worn! I love the new trend, especially for trade shows. These aren’t your mother’s pumps.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

From July 2020 and January 2022, the Orange County Convention Center hosted more than 200 events of all sizes, making Orlando one of the few U.S. destinations to welcome conventions, trade shows, meetings, and consumer and sporting events during that time. Event-ful Experiences. Secret to success? New Options.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Breaking down the Accor survey results The results showed an overwhelmingly positive outlook for the industry. 78% of respondents say that their or their clients’ expenditures have increased since 2022. Respondents also confirm the importance of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

” Since in-person trade shows returned to the destination in June 2021, the city has hosted an estimated 2.2 This year has already seen nearly 20 shows from January to March, and 2022 keeps looking better and better. million convention attendees in addition to seeing a strong recovery in leisure travel as well.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The 2022 GMID toolkit will remain online until the 2023 version is available early next year. MMB’s 2022-2023 co-chairs are Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention Bureau, and Stephanie Glanzer, chief sales officer & senior vice president at MGM Resorts International. Mark your calendars.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Prior to this, the country hosted the event in 2018 in Khon Kaen, in 2019 in Pattaya, and in 2022 in Songkhla. This marks the fourth time that Thailand has hosted the PATA Destination Marketing Forum. Front and centre as a MICE destination Phetchaburi’s hosting of the Forum demonstrates its readiness for large-scale international events.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 23, 2023

ITB China, the B2B exclusive travel trade show focusing on the Chinese travel market, announces its comeback as a live event. The ITB China Travel Trends Report 2022/2023 released in December 2022 indicated strong optimism within the industry as one of the key trends and the ability to swiftly recover once borders open up again.

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