Dana Communications

JANUARY 25, 2023

The travel trends of 2023 point to a year of purposeful, smart travel inspired by television shows and movie sets, lower carbon footprints, ice baths and magic mushrooms. Transformational Retreats Travelers are booking destinations that offer life-altering experiences, not just pretty views. But they are doing it wisely. Set-jetting.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I spoke to Isabelle Salau, Multi-Property Director of Sales & Marketing at Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center and she shared with me: ‘We often compete with major European destinations like Madrid, Barcelona, or Warsaw. ‘Our These themes are reflected in the decor of the rooms and the M Lounge.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 4, 2024

The golden rule of traveling was always to book early, and the earlier the better. Jump ahead to today’s world of flexible work schedules and mobile-savvy globe-trotters and you’ll find that more and more people are choosing to book shorter, spur-of-the-moment trips on the fly. Want to boost bookings in today’s spontaneous society?

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Dana Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Techy Travel in 2023: What Resorts & Hotels Need to Know Have you noticed how much easier it is to travel nowadays? Chatbots on your website and social media channels assist guests with common questions, provide recommendations and even allow them to directly book rooms. The Latest Wi-Fi: What’s in a number?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

At Connect 2023, Cvent showcased new features planners will love Opening the first day of Cvent Connect 2023 with a Broadway performance by experience company Broadway Plus was fitting. It will also integrate with marketing platforms and CRM systems to allow for better measurement of webinar success.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Its worth noting, however, that this covers roundtrip flights and onboard meals onlyaccommodations must be booked upon arrival, though Scandinavian Airlines does provide hotel partner options. The overwhelming appeal is likely behind the doubling of cost for each traveler from 30,000 EuroBonus points in 2024 to 60,000 points this year.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here are some thoughts on leveraging your short-term rentals in tourism marketing. According to data projections from Ladders , a quarter of professional North American jobs will be remote by the end of 2022, and those numbers are set to increase into 2023. . Advertise to Work-from-Home Employees. Like what you see? Want to know more?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Event attendees have a lot of options in-between event sessions, whether it is The Winter Village in Bryant Park which has a large winter market and an ice rink. If meeting planners are aiming to leave attendees immersed in glamor and luxury, booking The Ritz-Carlton is always a good bet. of event space and 240 hotel rooms and suites.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 25, 2024

The latest travel survey by market research company Future Partners indicates that 62% of American travelers are prioritizing spending on leisure travel in the next three months with nearly three-quarters (73.5%) likely to take at least one leisure trip during this period. Memorial Day At the unofficial start to summer, more than 3.5

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I’m looking back on 2023. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023. In 2023, in-person is back! Though I love my work, it was nice to reduce the number of high-intensity workdays booked in 2023! 2023 wrap-up Well, that’s my summary of some of my professional activities in 2023.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The post 92% to use agents to book luxury trips in 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Our high-net-worth clients are now booking for next year and Europe is also one of their choices.”. The post 92% to use agents to book luxury trips in 2023 appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

According to United booking data, international bookings are already 15% higher than the same period in 2022. Meeting Planners Takeaway: With leisure and bleisure travel leading the way, expect overseas meetings and incentives to get a massive boost for bookings this year as well as in longer lead planning. Washington, D.C.-MD-VA

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 20, 2024

Imagine a niche hotel trying to stand out among other properties in a saturated and competitive market. Within a few short months, the hotel is booked to capacity from this collaboration. According to smartinsights.com, influencer marketing can deliver robust ROI, 11x higher than standard marketing efforts.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

from 2023 to 2030 But we (and surely you) are most interested in the role AI plays – and will continue to play – in travel marketing. Influencer Marketing The influencer sphere is more saturated than ever, so the old manual approach to this type of marketing doesn’t cut it anymore.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rohit Radhakrishnan Rohit Radhakrisnan Radhakrishnan joins Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown , set to open in winter 2023, as general manager. He will help Thompson Hotels to enter the Texas market with a band, and to establish the hotel as a stylish destination.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Following a devastating earthquake in Morocco, Marrakesh remains a strong meetings destination On September 8, 2023, Morocco experienced an earthquake of 6.8 If you have meetings booked there, keep those bookings. Areas as far as Casablanca felt vibrations. All major roads, too, are open and safe for travel.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 15, 2023

2023 is shaping up to be a great year for travel. As we enter 2023, marketers are getting mixed messages on the economy. On the other hand, the labor market is tighter than it’s ever been, and high-profile tech layoffs don’t seem to affect any other sector.

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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. Inflated rates were accepted by the leisure market traveling in distressed times.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

“It’s gonna create an ‘easy button’ that you can click, and boom, it will analyze years of unwieldy data, build an event based on those insights with suggested locations, amount of space, speakers, content, length of time for sessions and all the marketing materials you need to promote it. All of these things that take time goes away.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The forecast projects that domestic business travel volume will reach 81% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022 and 96% in 2023. The sector is projected to grow rapidly through the rest of 2022, and then grow at a slower pace in 2023-2026. Among the top 25 markets, San Diego saw the only occupancy increase over 2019 (+0.5% If the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Third party legwork can consist of registration, promotional items, air manifest, air bookings, transportation, food and beverage, audiovisual production, collection of information, collection of speaker notes, agendas, and on-site logistics. According to Crosby, budgets are anywhere between 26% to 28% higher, in 2023, than they were in 2019.

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Sojern

JULY 27, 2021

Real-time and historical data, machine learning techniques and a multichannel marketing strategy—that’s the recipe for travel marketer success in a cookieless world. One of the key market shifts that will impact every travel marketers’ future is the demise of the third-party cookie. But that’s not as simple as it sounds.

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Dana Communications

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Did you know that Coachella 2023 lured over half a million music fans into the California desert? You should already have close working relationships with your state and local Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) or Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVBs). There are some mega marketing budgets behind these household names.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Fontainebleau will also be opening a Las Vegas location in 2023, boasting 550,000 sq. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. of meeting space, including a 105,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

ban on sailing: “Over the past eight months, a highly controlled resumption of cruising has continued in Europe, Asia and the South Pacific—with nearly 400,000 passengers sailing to date in more than 10 major cruise markets.”. Booking an ocean-bound affair can also satisfy the increasing demand for ecotourism, depending on the voyage planned.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Business travel and meeting bookings are increasing despite continued challenges across the globe. The travel industry will continue to recover from the global pandemic and other challenges in 2023. In 2023, Amtrak will launch upgraded Acela trains that will rank as the fastest in the U.S., More Forecast.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 31, 2023

More than half of speakers (53 percent) say their fees are increasing in 2023. • The speaker add-ons that are most requested by event organizers are meet-and-greet experiences (66 percent), social-media promotion (42 percent), and book signing (38 percent). However, only 12 percent include those costs in their speaking fee.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Now, the meeting planner can leverage a company’s umbrella agreement for set discounts (say between two city pairs) based on availability rather than paying market pricing. “It A dashboard tracks number of tickets booked, flights flown, amenity funds earned and the number of tickets needed for the next amenity award.

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Meeting Package

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Helsinki, Finland - 2nd of October 2023 MeetingPackage, a leading all-in-one sales automation software specializing in venue and group bookings, has secured a $4.6 million Series A round led by Scale Capital.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

Downstairs, Prospect Market gives guests an upscale grab-and-go market experience with wine, snacks, small lunches and souvenirs. It pays homage to the property’s original purpose as the only market in La Jolla in the 1940s. Guests can make reservations for the first 264 rooms—the rest of the hotel will open in spring 2023.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

17, the switch flipped on 150 education sessions and thousands of one-on-one meetings at IMEX America 2023 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas as Nick Santonastasso, CEO of Victorious International, took the stage to help everyone rewrite their stories with themselves as the narrative hero. Day 1 At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

She started at Motivation Excellence in our client marketing department eight months ago and quickly became involved in our Events Committee. I am the Creative Services Program Manager and have been in the incentive industry since I started with Motivation Excellence in March 2023! What do you like about your job?

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Hotel Engine

JULY 18, 2022

Fastest-growing hotel booking platform for business sees significant increase in membership; focus on product enhancement and innovations drives new business. Plans for international expansion are underway, with Europe being the first market by the start of 2023. Triple-digit growth across the board.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 20, 2023

The post ITB India 2023 on track for an in-person event appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Co-located with MICE Show India, Travel Tech India and the ITB India Conference, the annual trade show is making a strong comeback as an in-person event in Mumbai from 26 – 28 April 2023.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 21, 2023

The post Record value for business events post-MEETINGS 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. ” With the opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) in 2025, and two new convention centres in Christchurch and Wellington already open, business is being booked well into the future. “We

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The post Travel Un’chained 2023: International travel industry sets course for the future appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The second Web3 conference for the travel industry, Travel Un’chained, took place in Palma on October 9-11, 2023. Partners, in turn, respond with offers, which are also encrypted.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The post GBTA: Bookings, spending and optimism on the upswing appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Global business travel is forecast to see an uptick in 2023 versus 2022. Here are the key takeaways from this latest GBTA poll: Back on the road and in the air − more business trips are expected in 2023.

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