Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

As New York City-based planner Jaclyn Bernstein, president and owner of Empire Force Events , says, “We, as event producers, sometimes go out of our way to outdo ourselves. For planners, it’s about creating ways to get people to interact.” credit: Shutterstock “So, what do [event planners] do on the Fourth of July?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Summit Building has 32 national conventions booked from 2023 to 2026. What’s more, the new Summit Building is located just a block and a half from the Arch building, which functioned as Seattle’s premier space for over three decades and offers planners access to a total of 434,988 sq. of exhibit space, nearly 100,000 sq.

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Social Tables

MAY 30, 2019

69% of event planners select venues based on word of mouth recommendations. Guest list etiquette states that party planners should give hosts or key stakeholders a strict number of people they can invite. The popularity and demand for professional chefs is expected to grow another 10% by 2026. Book an event venue. Hire a chef.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. Healthcare leaders gather at the MHA’s 88th Annual Meeting to discuss industry trends. Companies just need to book the best business travel destinations, as shown by their $269.3

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

During the event executives discuss industry trends and future plans and build confidence leading to bigger contracts. Event Marketing Trends Event marketing is full steam ahead with immersive tech, data-driven strategies, and a commitment to sustainability. Using event software they manage invitations and guest lists seamlessly.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Australia has consistently excelled in attracting and hosting prestigious international sporting events, a testament to the exceptional skills of our event planners. This involves embracing global trends mirrored in their sector, such as sustainability and personalization.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As participants brainstormed, it became clear that planners need to know their audience well in order to decide how to trim costs at their events. Collaboration between hotels and planners can help alleviate the stress around the constant changes that COVID presents. We share some of those takeaways from a few sessions, below.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Set to open in 2026, these two properties will sit side by side with the JW Marriott being the family-friendly resort option and the W being geared towards adults-only. Curiously enough, Marriott just announced their plans to open an all-inclusive take on the familiar brands with the JW Marriott and W Costa Mujeres.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Renovations on Duke Energy Center start this summer — from July 1 to a projected completion date of January 2026, the facility will be shut down. We want to say [to planners],” he said, “’Hey, hit the brakes when you’re about to send a meeting outside the region — we can still do it here.’

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Announces New Task Force on Global Sporting Events The United States has no shortage of upcoming international sporting events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 2028 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2031 Rugby World Cup. Read More : Be Aware: Tips for Women Business Travelers On the Road U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Read More: IMEX America Focuses on Impact “The strategic importance of incentive travel is being bolstered by key workplace trends,” said Stephanie Harris, IRF President. Incentive travel buyers expect activity and per person spending above 2024 levels over the next two years.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2023

Unlike the PCMA roundtable among association planners and execs and DMOs that was convened in AGU’s offices four months earlier, the December roundtable, moderated by Peter O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, CEO of ASIS International, didn’t focus exclusively on how to navigate the events landscape in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 15, 2025

For planners, its been a game changer. Smart Meetings recent white paper, The Evolution of Events AI, showed just how many planners are using AI and their perceptions of the value it adds to their work. Planners can too. Theres no denying that AI has been the great technological development of late.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Drew Holmgreen, MPI chief experience officer, pointed to a slight increase from last year of respondents to the company’s Q3 Meetings Outlook report on trends who say they are optimistic about the outlook for business conditions and budgets for 2025. San Antonio will host WEC June 1-4, 2026. MPI World Education Congress (WEC) in St.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Chiu and Stafford are global directors at creative agency VML Intelligence, which publishes the report identifying 100 game-changing trends across 10 different sectors every year. Their second priority syncs with planners top priority: community.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Participants were asked to: Craft a memorable, relevant, and standout event theme in this case, for the upcoming Convening Leaders 2026 in Philadelphia. He also appreciated that while the platform has many features that are beneficial to event planners, the interface isnt overwhelming, he said. Spark kind of just jumps in with you.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Upcoming events with international draw, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2025 Ryder Cup and America’s 250th anniversary, will attract an estimated 40 million visitors to America and a $95 billion impact on the economy. com flights, baggage allowances, accommodations and car rentals.

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Incentives Travel Travel Retreat 147

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 15, 2025

Whatever Media Group) To arrive at your largest events gross profit, you need to connect the dots to apply attendance, revenue, and expense trends against your business model and industry. Expo performance will usually lag your attendance trend. In 2024, the gross profit for those same events was down by 20 points.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Planners may need to get used to playing by a different sustainability playbook and adapting their environmental expectations on a state-by-state basis, said Tommy Goodwin. But planners may need to get used to playing by a different sustainability playbook and adapting their environmental expectations on a state-by-state basis, Goodwin said.

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