ADMEI

DECEMBER 27, 2023

4 Top Takeaways From Our 2023 Webinars 27 December 2023 At ADMEI, we continue to focus on providing helpful content based on current events and the status of the DMC industry today. Watch The DMC Lifestyle We hope you enjoyed the webinars that were offered in 2023.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Her work has contributed to several industry awards, including the Most Profitable Business Award and the Creative Business Award in 2022 and the Event Space Award in 2023. Mauricio Patino Mauricio Patino, Velas Resorts Patino joins the team at Velas Resorts as regional sales director for meetings and incentives.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

million visitors to the country of 85 million people, a 9% increase from 2023. A Bucket List Destination Handan Boyce Handan Boyce, founder of the Turkish Meeting Professionals Association chapter and now immediate past president is optimistic about the future of Istanbul and Turkey as an incentive and meeting destination.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

Looking to wow A-level attendees at a retreat or incentive? Since Marriotts acquisition of the City Express brand in 2023, the portfolio has grown significantly, with 12 new properties signed in 2024, adding 1,236 rooms to the brands inventory. In search of comfortable-yet-affordable accommodations for your next meeting or event?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The campaign is a response to an imbalanced tourism sector, with 73% of the total share of 2023 overnight stays in Japan occurring in just five locations (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido and Fukuoka).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

million visitors to the country of 85 million people, a 9% increase from 2023. A Bucket List Destination Handan Boyce Handan Boyce, founder of the Turkish Meeting Professionals Association chapter and now immediate past president is optimistic about the future of Istanbul and Turkey as an incentive and meeting destination.

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Pádraic Gilligan

AUGUST 26, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Incentive Travel Research In the latest Incentive Travel Index1, buyers once again highlighted their preference for “new destinations not used before” as the top choice for future incentive programs, a trend that mirrors the results from 2023.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The megahit service has some meeting profs considering implementing the concept in their incentives and team building planningwhile still risky, the heaping praise Scandinavian Airlines is basking in highlights the potential upside.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So, the question is—where are the travel trends going in 2023? Read more: More In-Person Meetings in 2023, Says Amex GBT Forecast. Book a trip for meetings or incentives at the remote Mandarin Oriental Canouan. In a world attempting to return to a sense of normalcy, wellness travel is set to trend in 2023. Going Virtual.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

2023 ADMEI Award Finalists Announced. Association of Destination Management Executives announced the 2023 ADMEI Award finalists. Winners will be announced at the ADMEI Annual Conference in Tampa, FL USA during the Awards Gala on Saturday, 4 February 2023. CONGRATULATIONS to all 2023 ADMEI Awards finalists. ODS TURIZM.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. The return of incentive travel has given clients the opportunity to book these trips with confidence. The past two years haven’t been easy for 42 Incentives and for many other companies in the events business.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

Melissa Fenwick, senior manager of event sourcing with Meetings & Incentives Worldwide , explained the expanded targeting now being employed. “We Fenwick from Meetings & Incentives Worldwide says it doesn’t make sense anymore to hold back cards to reveal during negotiations. “Be

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 30, 2024

Lindsey joined us in 2023. What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? Meet Lindsey Jarson, our Get to Know ME spotlight this month! She’s holding down the accounting fort at our Traverse City location, but her role extends to any supplier that needs to be paid. Thanks, Lindsey, for sharing with us!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) is coming to Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in February of 2023 for its 30th anniversary with 3,000 meetings industry attendees, reported Silke Calder, AIME event director. An additional 12,000 beds, including Crown Sydney (349 guest rooms and 7,858 sq.

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Motivation Excellence

JULY 17, 2023

The team at Motivation Excellence, a performance improvement incentive company headquartered near Chicago, is thrilled to accept the 2023 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation designation! “We In 2022, the company acquired another incentive travel firm in Michigan.

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

Mark Bondy has worked in the hospitality/travel/incentive industry since 1980. As the owner of VIKTOR Incentives in Traverse City, Michigan, he sold his company to David Jobes and became part of the transition team at Motivation Excellence in January of 2022 leading up to his impending retirement in April 2023.

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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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Creative Group Inc

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Increased prices of basic necessities and travel make more cash incentives seem like the answer. The latest research shows an ever-increasing demand for non-monetary incentives like points-based programs and travel. Are you ready to unleash the power of non-monetary incentives?

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2024

Michelle Ebner joined as VP of Finance toward the end of 2023. What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? My title is VP of Finance, been in the incentive industry for a little over 2 months- new industry for me! Thanks Michelle for letting us get to know you!

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Travel umbrella since November 2021) organizes the event and has decided on March 30 for GMID in 2023. The 2022 GMID toolkit will remain online until the 2023 version is available early next year. million people. million people. The Meetings Mean Business Coalition (under the U.S.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I am the Creative Services Program Manager and have been in the incentive industry since I started with Motivation Excellence in March 2023! You’ll definitely learn a lot and perhaps look at people in your life in a new way!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The talking point for IMEX 2023 was Human Nature, something IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer pointed to as important right now because people need to feel uplifted and positive about the future of the planet and the human race at a time when daily news feeds are filled with so much hardship and adversity. We want to join the planner journey.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2022

By the end of 2023, the company wants to have 1,000 hotels modeled for clients. New Incentives. Traditionally, companies that work with meeting planners would offer incentives to prospective clients to draw them into a site inspection. But how does a company give incentives to a client who is only attending virtually?

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 22, 2023

Read more about her below and watch a short video to learn about her favorite travel destination and why she’s making a move in 2023. What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? Thanks Forey for sharing your awesome work ethic and laid back attitude! I am a Travel Program Manager.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

ADMEI Announces 2024 Awards Finalists WIMBERLEY, Texas (14 November 2023) The Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI), a leading global membership association for Destination Management Companies (DMCs) has officially announced the 2024 ADMEI Awards finalists.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly important as the travel and tourism industries are surging into 2023. Tourism Cares partnered with IDEAS for Us and other volunteers to a local Orlando community garden.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2022

The retreat is slated to open in 2023. Other Marriott properties, such as Lake Club at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe , in California, offer incentive-worthy outdoor experiences closer to home. In partnership with Baraka Lodges LTD., More Marriott-Based Experiences.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 25, 2022

The post PCEB to host its annual roadshow in India in 2023: Gunasekeran appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Ashwin also announced that the bureau will be organising its annual roadshow to India in 2023 and the team is in the midst of finalising the dates.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

These new spaces, soon to heighten the draw to Vegas for meeting and incentive planners, are expected to be completed by the end of this year. If your incentive groups need something to wow them, look no further than the biggest shows in Vegas. Sting will extend his residency at The Colosseum with six new dates in April 2023.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 24, 2023

The post Dubai underlines record presence at IMEX 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. From association congresses and corporate meetings to incentive groups of all sizes, Dubai has consistently proven to be the ideal destination for meeting planners to achieve their objectives.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

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. Year-over-year comparison: March 2023 event volume increased 79.6 The summer’s schedule includes nearly 25 new routes.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Similarly, Southwest Business Meetings product offers discounted fares, incentives and even name changes for groups of 25 or fewer. She predicts that the end of 2022, beginning of 2023, business travel will be back to 2019 levels in the aggregate, but some sectors will exceed 2019 in 2022 because they are coming back faster.

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ADMEI

AUGUST 9, 2024

Corinthian Events, a DMC Network Company , won a 2023 ADMEI Award for Best Entertainment Production for a two-wave incentive program that concluded with 100 drones all designed and choreographed to their client’s theme with perfectly traced music. This versatile tool is an excellent way to take your event to the next level.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

The post Registrations for Further East 2023 close on 14 August 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Miami and We Are Africa, has announced that the closing date for registrations to attend Further East 2023 is on Monday 14 August 2023. Registrations will close on Monday 14 August 2023.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The post Europalco back at IBTM World 2023, boosting Portugal as a Top MICE Destination appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Europalco, the largest provider of solutions for events and shows in Southern Europe, will participate at IBTM World at Fira Barcelona Gran Via from 28-30 November 2023, at stand D80.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Since joining Visit Anaheim in 2023, he has seen numerous successes, including redeploying Visit Anaheim’s meeting sales team to better service local hotels and launching several new programs, including an incentive program for hotels to generate group business.

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