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New and Renovated: Most Anticipated of Openings of 2025

Smart Meetings

As international travel remains highly popular, planners who want to cater to their attendees wishes for exciting international events are better equipped to do so when their budget allows for it, and properties like Sofitel Sydney Wentworth expand room and venue availability, making it that much more doable. Experiential.

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. If you don’t have the Swiss Travel Pass, you can get the Visitor Card Lucerne at the hotel for bus and train rides within the city, valid throughout your entire stay.

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Orlando and DC Enhance Transportation Alternatives, Western Connections Could Follow

Smart Meetings

Getting everyone gracefully from point A to meeting B is one of the challenges event professionals wrestle with every day, even if those points are simply from airport to venue and back again. Train frequency doubled just weeks into operations, going from 16 round trips daily to 30 with hourly departures.

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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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The Ultimate Party Planning Checklist Template

Social Tables

In this post: Items Needed for a Birthday Party Party Planning Tips: 2-3 Months Before Party Planning Tips: 1 Month Before Party Planning Tips: 1 Week Before Party Planning Tips: 1 Day Before Party Planning Tips: Day of Party Party Planning Tips for Working with Venues What does a successful party look like? Book an event venue.

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The Evolution of Urban Renewal Takes Shape in Seattle and Portland

Smart Meetings

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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Unique Venues in Calgary Offer 5-Star Experiences

Convene by PCMA

The largest convention destination in Western Canada, Calgary’s easy-to-explore worlds of history and culture are woven into the city’s impressive venues. Guests can hop aboard a steam train, cruise on Calgary’s only paddlewheeler, explore Indigenous culture, and scope out Gasoline Alley’s vintage vehicles and automobile memorabilia.

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