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New York City Hotel Licensing Fight: What Meeting Profs Need to Know

Smart Meetings

Proposed law may impact pricing, but it’s more complicated than that The city that doesn’t sleep should not mind having the number of its hotel rooms go down, but meeting profs will—and proposed licensing of hotels in New York City will hasten the drop, according to trade groups for the hotel industry. Read More : No More Ms. It gets worse.

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ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

Smart Meetings

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. ExCel plans to hold a minimum of 12 meetings with local stakeholders annually to support crime reduction. At over 100,000 sq.

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Smart Travel: MICE Industry’s Positive Impact on Business Travel, Wynn Resorts’ Bigger Better UAE Plans Revealed, Indigenous Tourism Booms and More

Smart Meetings

Read More : Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel Business travel has been a key economic driver, thanks in no small part to the power of in-person meetings and events. While virtual meetings kept people connected during the pandemic, in-person engagements are proving more critical than ever.” billion, a $1.2

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Australia Says G’Day to Returning Groups

Smart Meetings

After reopening to the world in February, Robin Mack, executive general manager of commercial and business events with Tourism Australia , reported in an interview at IMEX that groups are coming back to the country with postponed and new events both for the coming months and out to 2027. of meeting space) in Barangaroo.

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Smart Travel: Flying Taxi Startup Raises Millions, Armenia Debuts Top Luxury Destination, Marriott Acquires Postcard Cabins and More

Smart Meetings

Want to stay ahead of the curve when selecting a destination for your next meeting? Marriott has just teamed up with Postcard Cabins to change the game when it comes to meetings in the great outdoors. Wish your attendees could just levitate from the airport to the meeting?

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Host Your Meeting in a Reimagined Omaha

Convene by PCMA

On the horizon There’s already buzz about the $306 million streetcar that should be rolling in 2027. It will run a three-mile route between Omaha’s downtown convention district west through midtown, giving meeting attendees easy and convenient access to many of Omaha’s new and popular attractions.

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Tapping a New Economic Powerhouse

The Abbi Agency

percent compound annual clip through 2027, the fastest pace of any age group. For instance, a resort that creates a personally guided hike into the Sierra wilderness above Lake Tahoe will deliver an authentic experience for Millennial travelers while meeting their expectations for a vigorous, wellness-oriented experience.