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Brand USA Focus on MICE and Special Events Could Expand Annual Global Travel Beyond 90 Million in the Future

Smart Meetings

That spending directly supports local jobs, sustains small businesses, and fuels the economymaking inbound travel the largest service export for the United States. International visitors tend to stay longer and spend moreon average, 17 nights and $3,400 per personmaking them a critical part of the U.S. tourism ecosystem.

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

Smart Meetings

Dubai Marks Progress in Tourism, Events and Sustainability in 2024 With nearly 15 million overnight visitors as of October 2024, Dubai has hit its stride as a top international destination for tourism, meetings and events. A cool $660 million has just gone toward making that dream a reality.

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61% of UAE residents willing to pay for sustainable tourism experiences

Travel Daily Media

The post 61% of UAE residents willing to pay for sustainable tourism experiences appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. This trend is especially prevalent among high-income travellers, whose sustainable luxury hotel stays have increased by 50% during the same period.

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Middle East consumers willing to pay more for sustainable, authentic luxury excursions and accommodation

Travel Daily News

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important consideration within the Middle East’s luxury travel sector, especially in the UAE where 61% of residents say they are willing to pay a premium for more responsible, eco-friendly and sustainable tourism experiences.

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Shaping the Future of HoReCa: THAIFEX – HOREC Asia soft launch unveils Next-generation trends in Bangkok, Thailand

Travel Daily Media

Their presence added prestige to the event and emphasised their instrumental role in advancing innovative solutions for the sustained growth of the HoReCa industry in Thailand and beyond. Food waste is being creatively addressed by beverage makers through upcycling ingredients into sustainable zero-waste drinks.

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The Events Industry’s Top Marketing Statistics, Trends, and Data

Bizzaboo

What’s more, Verified Market Research , a leading global research and consulting firm, expects the global events industry to bring in a whopping $2.194 trillion by 2028 — quite the uptick from the $887 billion the market commanded in 2020. We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability

Convene by PCMA

Paris 2024 may also achieve the Games’ highest level of sustainability yet by becoming the first to halve its carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016. Sustainability is a key pillar of that roadmap. From Day One, [Paris 2024] was conceived with sustainability in mind.” million tons of CO2.