Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Case studies from Auto Care Association, CompuSystems and National Business Aviation Association brought the challenges and solutions to, in some cases, breathtaking life as meeting planners shared how they handled crises as severe as protestors handcuffing themselves to a $100-million private jet. 2025 lands in Houston, Texas, Dec.

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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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ADMEI

JANUARY 8, 2025

DMCs – The Unsung Heroes of Local Economies 09 January 2025 In the bustling world of tourism and events, there's a remarkable force silently shaping the economic landscapes of destinations worldwide: Destination Management Companies (DMCs). They spark employment across a spectrum of industries, from hospitality to tech.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. That spending directly supports local jobs, sustains small businesses, and fuels the economymaking inbound travel the largest service export for the United States. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2025

Corporate clients, wedding planners, and social organizers alike are looking for unique, nature-inspired settings to create unforgettable experiencesand your hotels outdoor spaces could be exactly what theyre searching for. To entice planners, its essential to showcase your outdoor spaces with compelling digital content.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

SM How does offering these resources improve the event experience for attendees and planners? For planners, these tools enhance the events value by fostering engagement, sparking ideas and empowering participants to create meaningful change. This in turn increases internal buy-in, likely event funding, attendee experience and loyalty.

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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, of interest to many of the meeting planners present, integrating billing to make it more user-friendly. and Canada. “We

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Smart Meetings

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. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. At over 100,000 sq. In 2022, the center was the first U.K.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

We’ll continue to find innovative solutions for operating more sustainably to deliver our purpose of True Hospitality for Good.”. Many Roads Lead to Sustainability. Efforts to reduce single-use plastic are only a small part of the sustainability goals set by IHG. Read More: Healthy World: Is Net-zero Enough?

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inVOYAGE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Discover why Sri Lanka is poised to become the next premier destination for event planners and luxury travel in 2025. Benota beach An idyllic coastal escape, perfect for incentive planners seeking a mix of relaxation and adventure. The island boasts over 1,300km of pristine coastline, making it a paradise for beach lovers.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Convene 4 Climate attendees participate in a challenge workshop designed to come up with actionable tactics to accelerate the business events industry’s shift to sustainability. The program for the inaugural PCMA Convene 4 Climate, held Oct. In other words, the message was: Lets get down to business.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 22, 2025

Not surprisingly, sustainability was a common theme. in sustainable management, serves as a sustainability coordinator at SodexoLive! When asked where she sees herself in five years, she responded, Leading a team of sustainability professionals, working in events and expanding our environmental and human impact.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

These initiatives are focused on sustainability with the goal of supporting the most eco-friendly practices possible including sustainable gardens located on hotel properties, partnerships to curb food waste, programs to help procure locally sourced produce and programs to boost the local community such as youth development.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 12, 2025

In the session, McCarthy will explore how planners can design programming that goes beyond sustainability into realms where events thrive and leave lasting, meaningful impacts on participants and organizers alike. Attendees will leave with tangible strategies for integrating sustainable practices into their own event planning.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We are driven to make a positive and sustainable impact wherever we do business, and this rigorous climate commitment to reach net-zero emissions is a needed step for us to do our part to help the communities and environments where we live, work and visit remain resilient and vibrant,” said Anthony Capuano, Marriott’s CEO.

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Certification Sustainability Automation Education 230

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 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.

Events 100

Events Preparation Attendee Remote 100

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 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.

Events 100

Events Preparation Attendee Remote 100

Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

Compression and demand loom for planners Entering a new relationship can be nerve-racking. Payne advised that planners should expect a lot of compression and demand. They want to maximize their revenue, whereas meeting planners and organizations want to maximize our savings and our value to our organizations.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 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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Events Preparation Attendee Remote 100

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 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.

Events 100

Events Preparation Attendee Remote 100

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 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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Events Preparation Attendee Remote 100

Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

See in action how planners can amplify it to multiply ROI. Angela Minardi The event kicked off with a keynote from Angela Minardi, founder of Fit City Adventures , who redefined wellness and broke down how planners can better incorporate iteasily. Read More: Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, you feeling stressed? Brain Breaks.

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Solimar International

JANUARY 16, 2025

Today, they are critical players in aligning tourism growth with community values, economic goals, and sustainability imperatives. It explores how DMOs today are leveraging technology and innovation to meet these challenges head-on, ensuring sustainable growth and enriched visitor experiences in 2025 and beyond.

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Tembusu Events and Communications

JUNE 18, 2024

As we look forward to 2024-2025, several key trends are ready to significantly influence the global landscape of events and exhibitions. These trends promise to enhance the event planner role, offering new opportunities for engagement and innovation. Waste Minimization: Reducing waste through recycling and composting.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

With over 83% of respondents having flown to sports events in the past three years (or are planning to do so in 2025) and 71% doing so for concerts, this subsect of the travel industry is one we should all be paying close attention to. Sports travel is projected to reach $1.33

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

New Skills David Peckinpaugh Technology should be a tool, not a driver, said David Peckinpaugh, president and CEO of Maritz Holdings, reflecting on how some planners are incorporating some of the new virtual streaming skills they learned over the pandemic because they can, rather than because of the results it will drive. “We

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What can planners do? Virgin Atlantic Airlines announced in late November that it will be the first carrier to operate a trans-Atlantic jumbo-jet flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel—a mix of used cooking oil, animal fat, and agricultural waste.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. The project is scheduled to open in 2025 and will complement the existing 200,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2023

By 2025, 75% of our workforce will be under the age of 35. They want ethical practices and sustainability. You have a lot of buyers and planners that are kind of falling back on the safe destinations right now, because it’s just still that post pandemic haze. When you have shared experiences, it creates those powerful bonds.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

Example : A sustainable textile company has a booth at an eco-fashion fair. Event Marketing Trends Event marketing is full steam ahead with immersive tech, data-driven strategies, and a commitment to sustainability. In 2025 theyre taking it to the next level with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) integrations.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Now, organizers can rely on a next-generation Wi-Fi infrastructure along with a range of enhancements for more sustainable meetings, such as an energy-saving reflective roof and energy-efficient LED lighting. Make your way to Lincoln Financial Field home of the 2025 NFL Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 14, 2024

Favorable hotel deals are appearing for event groups willing to gather in hurricane-prone areas in late 2024 and 2025. While such terms are sure to catch the eye of many planners—and perhaps cause some planners to negotiate harder with properties in the southeastern U.S.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 1, 2023

Accor hosts the GME annually, bringing together leadership and representatives from its more than 40 hotel brands with meeting planners, journalists, and other industry professionals. More and more often, she said, MICE clients are asking Accor to align with their own sustainability goals and targets in their RFPs.

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Sustainability Hospitality Trade Show Fashion 98

Convene by PCMA

MARCH 19, 2025

billion expansion by late 2025. When phase two is complete, business event planners will find a new waterfront plaza thats perfect for hosting open-air gatherings. That means event planners and attendees wont have to go far to enjoy the areas offerings in between meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2022

Meet with Momentum Boston, the second installment of a new event series by Marriott that began this June, continued the brand’s mission to educate meeting and event planners in its redevelopment projects—from convention resorts to spaces to food and beverage—and to empower planners amid a booming return to meetings.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

Reducing waste and carbon emissions is on most planners’ agendas. Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • Efforts large and small are helping move the industry in a common direction. Every effort counts.

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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. Key Takeaway for Planners. Planners should adjust budgets to anticipate higher rates and book event space as early as possible. Key Takeaway for Event Planners. Group demand will be strong throughout the year.

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