Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Earlier this month, Melbourne played host to AIME (Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event) 2025its been called the IMEX of APAC at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. AIME has established itself over its 32-year history as the place where Asia Pacific meets, he stated. Its the same with AIME.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Elegant and Inspired Hotels to Elevate Connection From the beachfront of Florida, to the slopes of the Rockies, to the historic sites of Westchester County, meetings made to impress are just one booking away. The propertys meeting space encompasses 12,353 sq. Planners will be pleased to find nearly 10,000 sq.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Many professionals like you are already planning their spring 2025 business trips. Either way, you’ll find everything you need to plan your spring 2025 business travel confidently. New York’s Financial District has become a top business travel destination that will buzz with activity during spring 2025.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Just as a homemade meal draws us together in a celebration of our shared stories and individuality, events in 2025 will bring people together in ways that honor the unique experiences they bring, whether they’re tuning in from a thousand miles away or sitting right next to us. It’s a meal where everyone feels at home, welcomed and truly seen.

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DECEMBER 26, 2024

For many meeting professionals, taking a well-deserved breath after a year of planning large conventions, attending the International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) Expo! Meeting professionals can ignite others with the work they do. 2025 lands in Houston, Texas, Dec. is an annual tradition. The post IAEE Expo!

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MARCH 19, 2025

For now, both companies will continue to operate as separate entities, and will unify as a single brand by the end of 2025. Destinations The post CSI DMC and 360 Destination Group Announce Merger appeared first on Smart Meetings. Read More: Canadian Tariffs Triggering Reputation Tarnish for U.S.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Modernity and history entwined to welcome European meeting professionals The best ideas happen when diverse points of view come together. Read More: MPI Gears Up for EMEC 2025 in Turkiye The country is a tapestry of seven distinct regions, each offering its own culinary, cultural and even dancing traditions. billion in revenue and 62.2

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2025

Naturally, this increase in F&B and airline fares reaches into meetings and events as well, creating a strain on meeting professionals as they try to negotiate their way around higher prices in most sectors. The post Preview Las Vegas 2025: A Capital of Multitudes appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Bespoke experiences to Wow attendees These new and renovated spaces have one critical element that brings meetings to the next level: character. of meeting and event space, including a ballroom and breakout rooms, include state-of-the-art tech and optimize natural light. The nearly 5,000 sq. of flexible indoor and outdoor options.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

Corporate Events (meetings, conferences, tradeshows, product launches, brand activations, consumer shows, company parties). These verticals include nearly 200 unique roles, from event planners and production crews to performers and rental vendors. What Is the Live Events Industry? Performances (concerts, theater, opera, dance, comedy).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hosts Global Forum convened in Athens to celebrate ferocious creativity Destination Management Companies (DMCs) embody a wealth of resources for planners, helping with access for everything from transportation and entertainment to decor and gifting. The post Case Study: A Masterclass in Goosebump Moments appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

See in action how planners can amplify it to multiply ROI. Smart Meetings Wellness Experience brought not-a-buzzword, capital-W Wellness to life in word and action. Read More: The Science of Event Happiness Featured at Smart Meetings Elevate Experience Wellness, now. Wellness is already in events DNA. Brain Breaks.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. Read More: Todays Best Practices for Visas and International Travel To understand what the increased traffic through Global Entry means for the meeting professional community, we asked the two executives what the strategy is for growing worldwide travel.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the early months of 2025, meeting professionals and their groups can expect an all-new Universal Orlando Resort Signature Collection property, Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel. of meeting space. of meeting and function space, including two ballrooms, five breakout spaces and a 24-person Admiralty Boardroom.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Time to plan for 2025-26 and set your team up for success. While there are many destinations where you can host your next business meeting or event, Irvine, California, should be at the top of your list. Meet in SoCals Hub Irvine is a hub for business and innovation making it the perfect place to host your next meeting or event.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2024

And, as always, the Forecast includes our Annual Meetings Market Survey , which gives us a strong sense of where we stand at this moment in time the ups, the downs, the challenges, and our overall mood. The business events industry can expect to see shifts in where were traveling to for meetings and events In 2025 and beyond.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Smart Meetings chatted with Sophia Hyder Hock , chief inclusion officer for Destinations International, on the importance of inclusion and accessibility in the meetings industry. Smart Meetings Why are these discussions and resources about inclusion and accessibility in the meeting and events industry meaningful?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

What the impact of a younger generation means for the future of the meeting industry No two generations are the same. Smart Meeting spoke with Ken Holsinger, senior vice president of strategy at the event management company Freeman, to pinpoint how data can be used to enhance the event experience for all ages.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. ExCel aims to achieve an accessibility certification by 2025. Read More: The SEPC: Learn to be a Green Planner 3.

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APRIL 1, 2025

As the days grow longer and the weather invites gatherings in the open air, outdoor meeting and event spaces present a golden opportunity for hotels to boost revenue. Here are five proven strategies to help you market your outdoor spaces, attract bookings, and elevate your revenue potential for the 2025 season.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Three new and renovated hotels, ideal for small to mid-size meetings and committed to bringing that destination to life. From The Biggest Little City to the Atlantic Ocean, and a historic gem in-between, your next meeting destination awaits. Meetings and events have access to over 7,400 sq. of flexible space.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Mauricio Patino Mauricio Patino, Velas Resorts Patino joins the team at Velas Resorts as regional sales director for meetings and incentives. He is a member of the Society for Incentive Travel (SITE) and will serve as president of the Florida and Caribbean Chapter in 2025. region at Visit Denver. metro area, where she will be based.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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