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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Business event planner respondents to Convene s 31st Annual Meetings Market Survey shared their biggest work challenges in open-ended responses, which fell into similar categories as the 2023 responses, but with budget woes taking the lead.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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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. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Steve Hill, president and CEO of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said F1’s impact will make November 2023 Las Vegas’ “best November in history.” “The Attendee Experiences To accommodate the high number of race enthusiasts, Las Vegas’ all-electric Monorail adjusted its hours to operate continuously from Tuesday, Nov.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Transportation 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Transportation 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

increase (forecast: 18.5%), ground transportation increased by 9.8% (forecast: 7.3%), and meetings and events, measured by the average cost per attendee per day, increased by 58.1% (forecast: 25%). billion passengers in 2023, nearly reaching 2019 numbers, a year that saw 4.54 In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2% Consolidate and compromise.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If the way you handle attendees’ information doesn’t meet the EU’s GDPR standards, it may not meet some U.S. state’s standards being enacted in 2023. meeting professionals changed their data practices if there was any chance an EU citizen would be among their attendees. At that time, many U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

That included a gifting experience at registration that allowed all attendees to choose their own swag from a shopping lounge, feathered friends both evenings and a light show that highlighted the fun of the destination care of Go Drone Shows. Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Partnering with Caesars Entertainment , Smart Meetings brought to life the innovative ideas, tasty solutions and business-friendly strategies that leave attendees feeling nourished and KPIs crushed. Meetings & Events founder Tracy Stuckrath kicked off the insights with a primer on not killing or offending your attendees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

View Webinar on Demand: The Professional’s Guide to 2024 Financial and Insurance Meetings Download Research: 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study Moving Into 2024 Out of all the trends that have risen in 2023, our experts pointed to a few that will definitely be making their way into 2024. Did 2023 reignite the Golden Age of Travel?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected 13 December 2023 You’re probably already familiar with this popular phrase in the hospitality industry: expect the unexpected. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Is another expected? Are you protected if things change?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around. They chose the tech-forward city of Bellevue, located just east of Seattle.

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