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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

I recently visited Lucerne to attend the ‘Go Sustainable’ study trip, organised by the Lucerne Convention Bureau in collaboration with the Zurich Convention Bureau. This event brought together both destinations to showcase to event planners the extensive possibilities for organising sustainable events.

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Get Around Green in Orange County

Smart Meetings

Sustainable Transportation in Anaheim Reducing carbon emissions in transportation has been at the forefront of conversations in the meeting industry, and Anaheim has been taking it seriously. Meeting professionals have options for group and event attendee transportation that can reduce the carbon footprint.

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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day One

Smart Meetings

Sustainability Takes Center Stage Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) is the umbrella organization that hosts the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative (NZCE). Our raison d’être is to drive, in our sector, the value of sustainability in the business events industry,” said James Rees, president of JMIC. Measure and share impact.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

The heightened intensity of some of these nonnegotiable, not even entirely new skills, however, comes from a place of more conscious sensitivity to client and attendee needs. Business concerns from retention to sustainability are being met with business travel solutions. GBT also speaks to the impact of travel on employee well-being.

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Incentive Travel 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Smart Meetings

Only 8% of North American corporate and agency buyers report decreased activity over 2024 and 2025, and only 6% have reported decreases for 2026. Attendees are still looking for cultural points to be included in an incentive program when attending an incentive experience. Lucky for planners, incentive travel is growing.

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Record-setting IMEX Impacted Business and Lives

Smart Meetings

IMEX America 2024 ended today with a final count of 15,500 attendees (5,500 buyers and 86,000 pre-scheduled meetings) walking through the doors at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. San Antonio will host WEC June 1-4, 2026. The destination organization supports Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Sustainable DC 2.0

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Five Great Reasons to Plan Your Next Meeting in Cincy

Convene by PCMA

The city is invested in upgrading its downtown convention district, combining the friendly, walkable vibe attendees appreciate while taking meeting facilities and accommodations to the cutting edge. Unmatched convenience and hospitality At the end of a long day, meeting attendees want to know comfort is just steps away.

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