Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new collaboration this week with Unilever to replace travel-sized toiletries with a less wasteful alternative. Specific, actionable goals like those outlined in Journey to Tomorrow are popular with environmentally conscious travelers. Unilever’s Environmental Goals.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Read More: Your IMEX America Recap Day Two The talking point of “Impact” came to life will continue into 2025 as IMEX worked with MGM Resorts to shrink the event’s footprint even more to maintain zero-waste status by improving waste diversion. MPI Foundation uses the $14.4

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If your 2025 meeting budgets aren’t at least 4.3 Hotels*: Up 3%-5% Air: Up 2% F&B: Up 4% Wages for Event Staff: Up 4% 2025 Prices—total increase for meetings and events: 4.3% Hotels*: Up 3%-5% Air: Up 2% F&B: Up 4% Wages for Event Staff: Up 4% 2025 Prices—total increase for meetings and events: 4.3%

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More than four out of five hotels have increased wages within the last six months alone, as leisure and business travel has been robust, according to the AHLA survey. However, planners could ask for service guarantees to ensure an acceptable quality of experience at a host property.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

By the year 2025, millennials age 35-39 will make up 19.1% Now, event planners looking to grow a Gen Z audience may need to get more creative in engaging the younger demographic. Holsinger suggested that meeting planners will want remote work to continue to elevate the attendees’ desire to experience in-person engagement.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

Stemming food waste has been elevated in the consciousness of event planners, hoteliers and banquet services and Aloha Harvest is hard at work collecting unused and untouched foods twice weekly to help feed members of the local community going hungry or grappling with food insecurity.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Travel Association and The Downtown DC Business Improvement District, has seen that associations are getting 30% or more attrition and it is more difficult to have in-person, one-on-one meetings when many are working from their kitchen in the suburbs and some from second homes in the Caribbean. The needs of the customer have changed.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The new suites offer numerous options to cater to the business traveler. The next phase of the renovation will open a new food and beverage outlet, slated for completion in 2025. Four Business Suites, feature built in work nooks and adaptable desks. of flexible indoor and outdoor options.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The project is scheduled to open in 2025 and will complement the existing 200,000 sq. Planners: “Make your meetings Boricua” says @MeetingsInPR with the island’s rich history, culinary tradition, nature-based activities and vibrant culture to elevate team building, attendees can hold breakout sessions to break out the dance moves!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

Welcome to Smart Travel, where we’ll be spotlighting the latest can’t-miss travel news, from groundbreaking studies and data to tips on decompressing from your next destination meeting. Travel tech tools you need in your carry-on? The CDC Has Updated Travel Regulations for Dogs, Effective Now On Aug. We have you covered.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A recent global business-travel forecast details the factors affecting airfares as well as guest-room rates and costs for event elements at business hotels. The good news is that the average airfare in 2025 is expected to be $814, an increase of just 0.5 For 2025, though, the rate is expected to come in at $187, a rise of just 1.6

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

28-30, Destinations International (DI) held its 2024 Social Inclusion Summit in Spokane, Washington, where they shared insights and resources around inclusion in the travel and tourism industry. SM How does offering these resources improve the event experience for attendees and planners?

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Illustration by Julie Murphy Annual Events Industry Forecast Our usual approach to Convene ‘s Annual Industry Forecast is to cast a wide net, gathering a variety of data related to the business events industry, including travel, lodging, technology, and the workplace. trillion, representing an increase of 11 percent over last year.

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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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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What can planners do? But as promising as this sounds, the hurdles facing SAF as a solution to the air-travel industry producing 2.5 A new means of offsetting carbon from air travel is converting carbon to non-degradable blocks for long-term storage, a process known as carbon casting. After March 2022, the cost went to $250.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Negotiation coach Alex Carter will lead two PCMA Business School sessions during Convening Leaders 2025, on Jan. One of the things that planners bemoaned after the pandemic was the loss of relationships they had established with suppliers, due to attrition, so your approach about building long-term relationships really resonates.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 18, 2024

The post ITB India 2024 Conference to reveal key trends in the South Asia Travel Market appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Photo Credits: ITB India 2023 ITB India 2024 Conference will gather travel industry professionals from 11 – 13 September 2024, at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

It will take a combined effort in order to restart the event industry, both from the planners and venues, in order to begin hosting in-person events again. Make use of a contact tracing tool to let guests and delegates disclose their recent travel history and their health status and assess if they are showing any symptoms. .

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2024

But in the breakout sessions, real talk from working meeting planners about how AI, global risks and economic shifts will impact programs in the near future drew standing-room-only crowds. She encouraged planners to think more widely about how they invite and welcome everyone. MPI WEC 2025 heads belatedly to St.

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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. From its incredible beaches and tea-covered hills to its rich cultural heritage and next-level hospitality, Sri Lanka provides a captivating and diverse travel experience for all manner of trips.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Illustration by Julie Murphy Annual Events Industry Forecast Our usual approach to Convene ‘s Annual Industry Forecast is to cast a wide net, gathering a variety of data related to the business events industry, including travel , lodging, technology , and the workplace. Casey Gale is managing editor at Convene.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 12, 2024

The post Venue and industry Association Partners announced for inaugural IBTM Asia Pacific appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The must attend two-day event for the Asia Pacific MICE industry takes place 19 – 20 March 2025 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. billion by 2025. to reach $441.1

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Travel umbrella since November 2021) organizes the event and has decided on March 30 for GMID in 2023. It has also looked further ahead, with GMID dates set for April 11, 2024, and April 3, 2025. million people. million people. The Meetings Mean Business Coalition (under the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Time to plan for 2025-26 and set your team up for success. Plus, Irvine is just minutes away from the passenger-friendly Santa Ana International Airport (SNA), making travel a breeze for you and your guests. A new year is here. Its central location is just 45 miles south of Los Angeles and 90 miles north of San Diego.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris La Fata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it.

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