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Events in 2025: Creating a Foundation of Connection

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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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Smart Travel: MICE Industry’s Positive Impact on Business Travel, Wynn Resorts’ Bigger Better UAE Plans Revealed, Indigenous Tourism Booms and More

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The strengthening meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector has also made major economic contributions, with businesses worldwide investing more in corporate travel that builds relationships both within teams and extended networks. 29, 2025 Nov. 15, 2025 Jan. 16, so mark your calendars: Oct. 22-27, 202 Oct.

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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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Think Small, Win Big: How Hotels Can Lead the Small Meetings Revolution

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Factors such as the rise of remote and hybrid work environments and tighter corporate budgets have driven this change. Participation in Industry Events Networking is critical to establish credibility: Attend trade shows, conferences, and networking events where meeting planners congregate.

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Smart Chat: Q&A with Annette Gregg on Incentive Travel and Leadership

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A: Right now, especially where we are coming out of the pandemic and so many people are still working remotely or working in a hybrid fashion, it is rewards that get people together in community. By 2025, 75% of our workforce will be under the age of 35. And it’s usually in a very unique and exciting destination. We can fill that gap.

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

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Louis in 2025 in the expanded convention center campus. It’s about professional development, networking and doing business and the customers who will be there.” We kept hammering that this is not a spring break; this is a business event,” he shared. Louis or Playa Del Carmen.

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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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