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Events in 2025: Creating a Foundation of Connection

Smart Meetings

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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Cal Poly Students Gained Experience and Confidence at Visit California Outlook Forum 2025

Smart Meetings

Attendees at Visit California Outlook Forum 2025 at JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. To find out what the university is teaching future meetings and event professionals and what they gleaned from the two days of sessions and networking, we asked Ryan Becker, senior vice president of communications and strategy with Visit California.

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MPI’s EMEC 2025 Pursued Harmony in Turkiye

Smart Meetings

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure. The post MPI’s EMEC 2025 Pursued Harmony in Turkiye appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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All Signs Point to Growing Incentives & Meetings Business in 2025; You Can Still Reap the Benefits at Your Company

Motivation Excellence

Recent industry forecasts and surveys indicate corporate meetings, events and incentives will grow in 2025. According to the Incentive Travel Index 37% of respondents say 2025 levels will surpass 2024; 54% expect the spend-per-person to increase too. We are experts with years of experience and a network of amazing global partners.

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How are Event Profs Celebrating GMID 2025?

Smart Meetings

Past Smart Start guests share insights for Global Meetings Industry Day 2025. Amid rapidly developing technology, trends that youve seen start as buds growing into full blossoms and networks that never stop growing, today is a day to celebrate meeting professionals everywhere and their contributions that make the world go round.

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Applications now open for the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2025

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For the eighth year in a row, ETC continues its partnership with the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), Europa Nostra and the Network of European Regions for Competitive and Sustainable Tourism (NECSTouR) to encourage the development of sustainable cultural tourism practices in European destinations.

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15 Best Business Travel Cities for Spring 2025 (Expert-Picked)

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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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