Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

Ultimately, the role tradition plays for Fourth of July can bring a meeting or event closer to that ideal where attendees walk away describing it as really and truly fun : a setting where they made real connections and lasting memories, and that they want to return to. Take a day to enjoy being full-attendee!

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

This unique venue was the top choice for the official event opening. That same year, the association ‘Verein Netzwerk Neubad’ was established, and the venue reopened on 1 September 2013. Its architecture sparked many conversations at the Go Sustainable event because it’s not a typical corporate venue.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

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. For travel managers (and meeting professionals), the job requires agility, delicate planning, awareness, intention over expenses and duty of care.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

More than 50 events through 2026 are already scheduled at the new facility. But the multi-purpose venue won’t just be for competition; event planners will be able to utilize several areas of the facility for their events — depending on the time of year. The venue also has 1,628-square-foot multipurpose room and other meetings rooms.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

First-time visitors, take note: Dont miss its thriving cultural landmarks, including the Arts District and Chinatown and venues like the Frank Gehrydesigned Walt Disney Concert Hall. If youre looking for the right place to host your next business event, take a look at these new developments that will enhance the attendee experience.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For event professionals planning a citywide convention, theres no destination with more experience in making attendees feel extra special than Philadelphia. Now, Philadelphia is gearing up to honor the results of that gathering with a massive 250th anniversary celebration in 2026. Looking to make attendees feel like world champions?

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Social Tables

MAY 30, 2019

Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. On average, only 60% of attendees will respond “Yes” to cocktail party invitations. Direct guests towards your private venue and clearly mark parking areas. Book an event venue. What about my party planning checklist at a venue ?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Host cities, in most cases, provide attendees with much more than they could have bargained for: unexpected culinary delights or mind-blowing entertainment hosted at top-flight event venues. The Summit Building has 32 national conventions booked from 2023 to 2026. The new Summit Building includes over 240,000 sq.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? Then, Ill guide you through picking the right type of event, following up with attendees in a way theyll appreciate, and figuring out if all your effort was worth it.

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JULY 25, 2024

More than $2 billion in recent tourism-related investment has brought enhanced accommodations, state-of-the-art venue upgrades, and more. Take a look at the exciting, newly opened hotels and venue spaces, transportation upgrades, and can’t miss dining and nightlife that makes Indy the place your attendees will want to be.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Below, four ways Anaheim will inspire attendees to save the date. Endless Options for Getting There When it’s time to book travel, attendees will find plenty of arrival and departure times that fit into their schedules, thanks to a choice of four convenient airports. DisneylandForward — an ambitious $1.9-billion

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 19, 2024

MITEC head of marketing and sales Cemone Chua said of the mega-event: “We are beyond excited to have finally welcomed WCLIC to MITEC and incredibly honoured to be [their] venue of choice. By doing so, MITEC honoured its commitment to the business events sector, whilst aligning itself with Tourism Malaysia’s Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 1, 2023

With a focus on “technological advancements in the industry,” attendees can expect three days of groundbreaking insights, expert sessions led by top executives and industry experts, and unparalleled networking opportunities.” billion by 2026.Travel billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $690.71

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Planners should tell venues what they know about their attendance numbers and tentative plans as much as they are able. Despite a decrease in registrations, this planner met their contract room block minimum and felt this was due to the fact the hotel was really the only one around, so attendees were not able to book outside of the block.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Below, a short list of new and updated venues that will charm attendees. Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection — Also in the city’s Cultural District, this 106-room urban retreat feels both Western and modern with 10,000 square feet of meeting space across seven venues, a luxury spa, a Texas-style restaurant, and a lobby bar.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

AIME is a great opportunity for us to showcase our versatile and welcoming spaces, world[1]class food, and our event expertise to the world and reinforce our place as a premier business events venue. We’ll introduce the industry to the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre this year. This will be a crucial focus for us in 2023.

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JUNE 28, 2024

A Diverse Cast of Venues One of Austin’s most unique characteristics is that planners will find space suitable for events of all stripes in every part of the city — downtown, north, south, east, or west. Located in the heart of the city center, the venue is adjacent to the W Austin, putting attendees steps away from the downtown action.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

From hosting WWE’s week-long WrestleMania celebration in April of 2024 to winning a bid to be a host city for the FIFA World Cup in 2026, Philadelphia is a top spot for sports lovers. The Philadelphia CVB’s sports division can connect organizers with a venue for every kind of competition.

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APRIL 28, 2023

At the Pennsylvania Convention Center, attendees can gather in the Grand Hall, one of the only remaining Victorian train sheds in the U.S. Sitting at the heart of the city, attendees are within walking distance of many attractions and more than 14,400 hotel rooms. The City of Brotherly Love, an early U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The new Signia by Hilton hotel, slated to open in 2026, will play a key role in accommodating the increase in attendees in tandem with ICC’s future jump in event capacity. For convenient access to all areas of ICC, a new skywalk over Capitol Avenue will connect the expansion to the existing convention center.

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MAY 24, 2024

Organizers began experimenting with different venues this year to prepare for 2026, when the Austin Convention Center closes for renovations. That means relocating several major components typically held at the center — what Michele Flores, chief logistics officer at SXSW, calls “the heart” of SXSW — to other venues.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

From venue selection, event promotion, and budget management to catering, logistics, and speaker selection, orchestrating an event end-to-end requires meticulous planning. By 2026, the event management software market is expected to eclipse $14.1 When planning successful event experiences, event teams face myriad challenges.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

From venue selection, event promotion, and budget management to catering, logistics, and speaker selection, orchestrating an event end-to-end requires meticulous planning. By 2026, the event management software market is expected to eclipse $14.1 When planning successful event experiences, event teams face myriad challenges.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 22, 2023

There’s no other city where attendees can tap into DC’s intellectual capital and benefit from the breadth of expertise here.” The airport will add a LEED Silver-certified, $675 million 14-gate concourse in 2026. New Hotels and Venues There are 19 new hotels or renovations in the pipeline, adding over 3,506 new or renovated rooms.

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JULY 22, 2024

That’s the first time we’ve done it for an actual exhibitor,” Hansen said, “not the organizer, nor the venue.” Also part of the calculation is ground transport — how one gets to the airport, the host destination venue, back to the airport, and home. Then we go to the venue and we say, ‘Okay, what data do you have?

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cvent is a cloud-based software company that provides event management and venue-sourcing services to customers around the world. Cvent offers various services, including event registration, event marketing, event planning, and venue sourcing. It depends on your specific needs as an event planner or attendee.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Disney Introduces Experience Resources: Disney Meetings & Events unveiled new products and resources designed to create engaging and impactful moments for meeting professionals and their attendees. These sessions catered to individual needs, ensuring that attendees walked away with actionable insights tailored to their lives.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

“It’s going to be a wonderful event; they’ll be taking venues and hotels all around Melbourne, all the way out to Melbourne Olympic Park, which serves as the Australian Open’s headquarters.” The Commonwealth Games will be held in 2026. As a result, India is a new market for Melbourne.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Cunard Debuts Alaska 2026 Voyages Featuring Roundtrips from Seattle Between April and September 2026, Cunards Queen Elizabeth will embark on 23 roundtrip voyages from Seattle, Washington, offering a diverse array of itineraries ranging from seven to 12 nights as part of its highly anticipated Alaska programming.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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. million attendees to the market on an annual basis. MPI World Education Congress (WEC) in St.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The largest type of organization survey takers represented was PCO/meeting planner/DMC (29 percent); followed by association and hotel/venue (13 percent each); corporate (10 percent) and consultant and CVB (8 percent each). More than half 52 percent were organizers; 37 percent suppliers, and 11 percent said they had other roles.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Philadelphia will host WrestleMania 40 in 2024 and was recently selected as a FIFA World Cup Host City for the summer of 2026. 2026 will also mark the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, drafted in Philadelphia, making the city a bucket list destination for your attendees. Expanding our Hotel Offerings.

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