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Lessons Learned at IACC 2024

Smart Meetings

Luxury language and presentation tips IACC 2024 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey was centered around empowering attendees to be seen, heard and respected as they drive their careers forward as leaders in the meetings and events industry. Don’t let your personal brand or communication style negatively effect your leadership role.

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12 Travel Trends Making Moves in 2024

Dana Communications

2024 follows suit and ushers in some interesting travel trends that will be popping up on your radar soon. Spotted on Expedia’s list of destination dupes for 2024: Taipei, Taiwan, which is a Seoul, South Korea dupe, Memphis, a dupe for Nashville and Curacao, a dupe for St. This trend will extend into 2024.

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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day One

Smart Meetings

8 was the grand opening of IMEX America 2024 , with a jaw-dropping trade show, unexpected meetups with good friends and exciting announcement after exciting announcement. Identify community organizations and establish vendor and supplier relationships. Contribute to the communications plan. Tuesday, Oct.

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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

Smart Meetings

Public safety expert Frank Harrison, who serves as regional security director, Americas at World Travel Protection , predicts that three central trends will shape business travel in 2024: Remote work, a focus on sustainability and budget constraints. How do they navigate timely coordination and clear communication across different time zones?

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The 2024 Travel Outlook Survey Results: Slicing Up the Paid Media Pie

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Based on our recent findings and given all the options at their disposal — both digital and traditional — how are DMO marketers planning to allocate paid media resources in 2024? To support these campaigns, a good number of DMOs (21%) said they planned to invest more money in creative.

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Event Case Study: Walmart Experience at CES 2024

Smart Meetings

Visitors could see and interact with a screen that displayed a timeline running from the 1960s to 2021, noting landmark moments from the creation of discount stores in the 1960s to the formation of the Walmart Satellite Network in 1988, which remains the largest private satellite communication system in the United States to the current day.

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Case Study: CVB Partnership Amplifies Impact at Lenovo Tech World 2024

Smart Meetings

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. 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.”

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