2026 Planner Sustainability 
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Lucky for planners, incentive travel is growing. Only 8% of North American corporate and agency buyers report decreased activity over 2024 and 2025, and only 6% have reported decreases for 2026. Gregg cited the budget allocations for 2023 versus 2024, looking at the different areas of a budget that planners typically work with.
Smart Meetings
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
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. I cant wait to bring the newly formed Aethos Club to the world!
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The MICE Blog
JULY 8, 2024
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.
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 10, 2025
Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S. That spending directly supports local jobs, sustains small businesses, and fuels the economymaking inbound travel the largest service export for the United States.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 13, 2022
The role of the travel manager has expanded, and with it, the role of the planner. Business concerns from retention to sustainability are being met with business travel solutions. Actionable Takeaways for Organizations and Planners. Lastly, travel is always a way to exemplify company values—like sustainability.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 8, 2024
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.
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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