Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

SITE Classic, Society of Incentive Travel Executives Foundation’s annual fundraiser at The Boca Raton in The Palm Beaches, Florida, unveiled the latest trends according to new research and demonstrated to the 230 attendees from around the world how effective a personalized approach to giving can be—all while raising almost $240,000 for the cause.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Read More: The Best of 2024 Sustainability Trends If we can provide the transformation with the hotels, then we can ask tour operators, restaurants and international partners to do business with sustainable suppliers. million visitors to the country of 85 million people, a 9% increase from 2023. billion in revenue and 62.2

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Read More: The Best of 2024 Sustainability Trends If we can provide the transformation with the hotels, then we can ask tour operators, restaurants and international partners to do business with sustainable suppliers. million visitors to the country of 85 million people, a 9% increase from 2023. billion in revenue and 62.2

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Fred Dixon The global travel trends represent a significant milestonenot just recovering from the pandemic but building momentum for future growth, according to Brand USA President and CEO Fred Dixon. million in 2023. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S.

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Leonardo

JANUARY 5, 2023

Learn about the top trends in travel in 2023, based on research by the Leonardo team. Stay ahead of technology and traveler trends and get ready for the year ahead! The post Top Travel Trends in 2023 appeared first on Leonardo.

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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. After the world held still in quarantine, the outdoors and activities are trending for travelers. A travel trend in 2023 could be one that never requires a “traveler” to leave their home!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Consumer Technology Association’s CES mega show happens in early January. The post New Year, Great Venues for Meeting Planners in 2023 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Football and Convention Season in Las Vegas. If meeting planners want to line up their event with another big convention in Las Vegas, January is an easy choice.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here are the five biggest trends in business for 2023, identified in a recent Forbes article, that Convene editors believe also will impact business events. Read our full Events Industry Forecast in the Convene digital edition for November. This includes experiences with the next level of the internet — the metaverse.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live! The Incentive Travel Index supported Gregg’s analysis.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live! The Incentive Travel Index supported Gregg’s analysis.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In 2023, anything is possible in the events industry. To zero in on what we can expect — from event technology predictions to what the biggest challenges will be — we reached out to some of the top Event Experience Leaders for their take on event industry trends to come. Click one of the names here: Table of Contents.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For our 2023 Events Industry Forecast, Convene editors checked in with webex Events , formerly SOCIO, who identified some event tech that will “truly level up your events.” Wearable technology. 5 Business Trends in 2023 That Will Impact Events. 3 Travel Trends to Watch in 2023. Event gamification.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

How the gig economy is impacting the events industry In honor of Labor Day, Smart Meetings chatted with Tracy Judge, founder and CEO of Soundings , to get the latest scoop on the trends currently emerging within the freelance meeting planner gig economy. SM What types of freelance meeting planner roles are most in demand?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We don’t jump on the coolest newest trends just because,” he explains. Did you get a chance to play with it at all?” He gives an AI tool the task of writing a session description for “2023 event trends.” Here’s what he got. “2023 event trends: what to expect in the coming year as we look ahead in the new year.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Leading event organizers are trialing an extraordinary array of powerful applications,” Ross Dawson , the founding chairman of Sydney-based Advanced Human Technologies Group, said in Convene ’s Events Industry Forecast. The trend I’m keeping my eye on in 2024 is social media. Barbara Palmer, deputy editor Will Social Media Matter?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2023

IACC’s Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report Shows Rising Desire for Meaningful Experiences Meeting professionals are increasingly turning to unique venues to help design meaningful experiences, according to the 7th annual International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report released in June.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Searching for the top tech events to attend in 2023? This carefully curated conference directory features more than 100 tech conferences happening worldwide in 2023. Looking ahead to 2023, Bizzabo research uncovered that 85% of event organizers plan to host at least three in-person events , with 35% planning to host at least 10.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2023

We have been working diligently over the last several months on the technology required to update our room rate display and further enhance the way these fees are disclosed, in accordance with our agreement with the State of Pennsylvania.” A Transparency Trend? Conneighton said the display change does not include group rates.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

billion passengers in 2023, nearly reaching 2019 numbers, a year that saw 4.54 Read More : Helpful Technology for the Organized Traveler This high volume of passengers, thought to be mostly from pent-up demand from leisure travelers, is also happening in the face of rising air prices. “In This trend has not happened post-pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Welcome to the 2023 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? According to Gartner’s 2022 Technology Marketing Benchmark Survey , tech and service providers allocate 26.9% What is event technology? Why Event Technology Matters.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

After some creative scheduling, Barcelo Maya Grand Resort stepped up to host in 2023, Louisville Tourism agreed to host what is expected to be a crowd of 2,500 at Kentucky International Convention Center a year early in 2024. At Moscone Center in San Francisco in 2023 , plans called for a four-day build-out to prepare the stage.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Industry Performance Trends. Attendee Experience Trends. Demand will continue to outpace supply.

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Endless Events

APRIL 3, 2023

Will and Brandt published the ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Other AI Tools You Need to Know at the end of February 2023. In today’s episode of the Event Tech podcast , Will and Brandt share some of the latest AI technology news, their thoughts on how you should embrace the fast-growing technology, and what they’d like to see from it moving forward.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This is according to nearly 300 planners who responded to the 2023 State of the Meetings Industry survey from events-industry research firm Knowland in conjunction with third-party planning agency Conference Direct. Further, 51 percent say that the length of the meetings they’re planning will almost certainly not be shorter than in the past.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 19, 2023

The post Sabre spearheads a thought-provoking discussion on industry trends impacting travel in 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The panel shed light on the emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities that are shaping the travel industry in the present and beyond.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 24, 2023

Exhibitors, industry professionals and other attendees will meet at the second annual SIAL America 2023 , organized by Emerald X at Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) to showcase food and beverage categories that are key to retailers, wholesalers, food service companies and distributors. “We

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

When it comes to interest in technology and the rapidly changing landscape of digital interaction, one size does not fit all. Lesson 1: Don’t Forget Gen X In the Freeman Event Attendee Intent and Trends Report Q1 2023 , respondents in the Gen X demographic (45 years and older) are focused on professional obligation.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2022

This will be PCMA’s second European gathering, its first was in Lausanne, Switzerland, at SwissTech Convention Center on the campus of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. This program is scheduled to one for one year, through IMEX Frankfurt 2023. 28-30, 2022. The first event took place in 2019 in Verbier, Switzerland.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2022

After a two-year COVID-induced break, Convene editors have brought back our Annual Industry Forecast as our November cover and CMP Series story, scouring through a wide variety of sources to offer the latest data and trends research on the travel, lodging, exhibitions, and event tech sectors. 5 Business Trends in 2023 That Will Impact Events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021. “It

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 18, 2024

Following an analysis of its events in 2023, Bizzabo found a 389% increase in leads generated by exhibitors at events powered by Klik, compared to non-Klik events of similar size and scope. Klik's built-in lead capture technology has significantly improved lead generation by enabling a simple tap between SmartBadges. Notably, 50.5%

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2024

Scott Frankel, president of Animatic Media, a Smart Meetings partner at the Inclusive Experience and the instructor for a special deep dive into AV contracting in the pre-conference education session, is an advocate of thinking differently. “Be Be creative—challenge your partners,” he advised.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

The second part of Events Reimagined by Hubilo focused on presenting key virtual and hybrid event trends that we’ll see more of going forward and shared advice on how best to adapt. . This technology offers smart contracts—not just the art or the collectible nature of that collectible or art. Just get “or” out of your vocabulary.’. ‘Do

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In fact, from recent Encore customer research, we’ve learned that an overwhelming 97% of event professionals are excited about technology that creates “wow” moments and more than 80% believe delivering those wow moments facilitates greater attendee engagement and event ROI. Viva Magenta has been the Color of 2023.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). We had hundreds of people on them from around the world.”

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