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Smart Travel: Chase and Travelport Team Up, Ottawa Airport and Light Rail Transit Connect, New Security Screening Wows in Frankfurt and More

Smart Meetings

Getting lost in the sea of travel booking platforms? As airlines increasingly adopt New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology, Travelports solution ensures that planners and business travelers can efficiently compare and book the best options across multiple suppliers. Travelport and Chase are using AI to secure your attention.

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Smart Travel: Americans’ Recession Fears Impact Travel, Robots Set to Transform Marriott Hotels, Delta Lures Southwest Passengers and More

Smart Meetings

From November 2025 through March 2026, Riviera will offer voyages ranging from 14 to 35 days, visiting hidden gems like Mystery Island in Vanuatu and Kangaroo Island in South Australia alongside iconic ports such as Sydney and Auckland. market with its inaugural private jet journey, Colors of the World , set to depart in March 2026.

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

The pass can be booked for durations of 3, 4, 6, 8, or 15 days, offering significant savings in both time and money. 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.

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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

Smart Meetings

Payne, CMP, CMM, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , to get her take on the current marketplace and its impact on meeting planners, and some helpful tips and tricks planners should be looking at when drafting up a contract with a hotel or venue. All of the programs that were rebooked or canceled and rebooked during Covid over a 2.5-year

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15 Best Business Travel Cities for Spring 2025 (Expert-Picked)

Traveler's Q

Companies just need to book the best business travel destinations, as shown by their $269.3 Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. Modern venues throughout the Financial District host regular industry mixers that create valuable connection opportunities.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

The corporate well-being market is expected to quadruple by 2026, GBT reported; the difference is in the shift from employee well-being efforts being viewed and treated as perks to them being implemented as reputable business strategies. GBT also speaks to the impact of travel on employee well-being. Travel also increases employee autonomy.

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New Spokane Sports Facility Doubles as Event Venue

Convene by PCMA

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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