Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In 2023, Smart Meetings released a stream of multimedia resources for planners to learn about sustainability in the world of events. This article appeared in the March 2023 issue and includes a comprehensive white paper of the survey that dives deeper. The post Best of 2023: Sustainability appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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. Set-Jetting People will be set-jetting in 2023. Think Emily in Paris (bookings for France in 2023 are already 20 % higher than pre-pandemic levels.)

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

City Express by Marriott is gearing up to offer options in four new markets. Liz Mazzei, Aeros head of marketing, said of the collaboration, Traveling from city to slopes has never been easier. In search of comfortable-yet-affordable accommodations for your next meeting or event? just became easier.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 16, 2023

Visitor data can make your marketing better and smarter: Collecting visitor data has never been more important. Evidence-Based Marketing Decisions. Marketing strategies based on assumptions or outdated insights can stall your engagement and even turn people off from visiting your destination. Increased ROI.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To promote sustainable travel within the city, free public transport tickets are provided for attendees who book their hotel stays through Stuttgart Marketing. Attendees booking hotels through Stuttgart Marketing receive free public transport tickets, with frequent connections between venues, hotels, and the airport.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. trillion and supported 52 million jobs worldwide in 2023, yet its environmental footprint is in serious need of improvement, as underscored by an upcoming WTTC report to be released in collaboration with Iberostar Group and Oxford Economics.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Rising prices for business travelers are predicted to continue in 2022 and through 2023, according to a report, “ 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast ,” by travel management platform CWT and Global Business Travel Association. This growth is expected to slow in 2023, with the greatest decrease seen in air fare. to $435 in 2021.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 5, 2023

Download our 2023 Travel Outlook WP today to find out how GA4 can improve your market! The post 2023 Travel Outlook: Tech Trends to Watch! appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Industry growth and a positive outlook is the 2024 theme American Express GBT Meetings & Events showcased its 13th annual “ Global Meetings and Events Forecast ” at IMEX America 2023. First : “It’s still a seller’s market,” he said. Pre-Covid, the company’s remote workforce was around 80-85%.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

She brings over 17 years of hospitality experience, having held several leadership roles throughout her career, including as director of sales for EVEN Hotels, and sales manager and director of sales and marketing for Crown Plaza Houston, Hyatt Regency North Houston and several Holiday Inn properties throughout the Houston Area.

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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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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? And check out the “10 Best Hospitality Apps for Your Guests in 2023” from Hotel Tech Report here ! The post Techy Travel in 2023: What Resorts & Hotels Need to Know appeared first on Dana Communications.

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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

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

The new brand aims to meet the needs of travelers seeking shorter stays for business or leisure, particularly in secondary and tertiary markets where Hyatt has had a limited footprint. Hyatt Select will initially focus on the Americas before expanding globally and will aim to strengthen the companys presence in the upper-midscale segment.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

What is new is the ability for non-programmers to use the cognitive tool for everything from writing marketing copy and agendas to answering attendee questions and managing registration. The post FICP 2023 Empowered Members for a Future Beyond the Horizon appeared first on Smart Meetings. How fun is that?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I’ve been passionate about the tourism industry for the past 5 years, beginning my journey with the Eastern Shore of VA Tourism Commission from 2019 to 2023. During my time there I attended STS Marketing College and was fortunate enough to meet Wayne Emmerson. He then introduced me to ATT’s VA Account Executive, Becca Meyers.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With COVID-19 guidelines loosening up this year, it’s time to tighten up your 2023 marketing plan. 60% of business leaders and 80% of marketers believe that events are critical for success. Want to plan a superstar event that fulfills all of your marketing goals? People are aching for events. Ask yourself: Who are you?

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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. The post New Year, Great Venues for Meeting Planners in 2023 appeared first on Smart Meetings. A New Year in New York. Read More : New York: Secrets of the Empire State.

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ETC Corporate

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

compared to 2023. European tourism demonstrated strong resilience in the last quarter of 2024 despite economic pressures, geopolitical uncertainties, adverse weather conditions, and evolving consumer behaviour. The European Travel Commission’s (ETC) latest report showcases a rise of 6.3% Overnight stays have also grown by 5.9%

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The Abbi Agency

JANUARY 6, 2023

It’s amazing that an award small enough to be held in one hand can represent so much (and this isn’t us angling for a bigger trophy—being a marketing agency, we obviously strive to be concise and deliver messages in bite-sized pieces!). What a way to start 2023. We have a feeling 2023 is going to be our year—let’s make it yours too.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

million in 2023. One of our biggest challenges is global competitionother countries are stepping up their game, investing heavily in tourism infrastructure and marketing, reported Dixon. Its a big goal, and were getting there, said Elliott L. Ferguson II, new Brand USA board chair and CEO of Destination DC. In Washington, D.C.,

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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). on Thursday, while Uber’s shares fell 2%.

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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

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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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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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Dana Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger volumes, measured by checkpoint travel numbers , report August 2023 figures often exceeding those from the same dates in August 2019. Dana has over 40 years of expertise in developing data-driven, bottom-line boosting marketing efforts.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2025

From Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2023 to FIFA World Cup 2026, groups bring excitement, business and jobs to Seattle. Rebecca Lovell There is something about hosting 1000s of top economic powers from 23 countries at APEC 2023 that bonds people for life.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The last time we conducted the Meetings Market Survey — the results of which had been published every year, without fail, in Convene for 29 years — it was November 2019 , and in the public mind, the pandemic referred to early-20th-century influenza, not the global health crisis we were on the brink of experiencing.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 16, 2023

Evidence-Based Marketing Decisions. Marketing strategies based on assumptions or outdated insights can stall your engagement and even turn people off from visiting your destination. Making decisions on the most recent data and understanding your primary demographics increases the effectiveness of your marketing. Increased ROI.

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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. Teipo Brown, Jr., Discover Santa Clara Discover Santa Clara welcomes Brown, Jr.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 5, 2023

Download our 2023 Travel Outlook WP today to find out how GA4 can improve your market!

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Embassy in Tunisia reported that more than 30,000 Americans visited in 2023. At Dana, we have decades of tourism marketing expertise and know exactly how to draw travelers to you. Even though the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 2 travel advisory for the country, the U.S. of employment in Jackson. Not a problem!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With so many wellness resorts on the market, it can be hard to find the right one to suit your groups specific needs and preferences. In 2023, U.S. Professionals representing Calabash Cove Resort & Spa in St. Alone in the Crowd? It Doesnt Have to Be That Way The scope of loneliness throughout the modern-day world is no secret.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Mercedes Miller Mercedes Miller, The ATL Airport District Convention & Visitors Bureau Miller takes on the role of president of The ATL Airport District Convention & Visitors Bureau , the destination marketing organization for the cities of College Park, Hapeville and Union City, following Cookie Smoak’s retirement.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Rioux is director of sales and marketing for InterContinental Washington D.C.—The and director of sales and marketing at Rosewood Hotel Washington D.C. Sirmons is director of sales and marketing for The Art Hotel Denver, Curio Collection by Hilton. Tiffany Rioux. and Capella Hotel Washington D.C. Amy Sirmons. James Montgomery.

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