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Are You Delivering What the Next-Gen Attendee Wants?

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By 2030, three-quarters of meeting attendees will be categorized as Millennials and Gen Z, he said. The big story we’ve been following is the conversation around the next generation,” he said, which is bringing not just demographic changes to the events landscape, but dramatic shifts in values compared to previous generations.

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Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge Launches With Broad Industry Support

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With the launch of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge on Nov. 10 during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, a wide-ranging network of global events industry players has united to fight climate change with the ultimate goal of eliminating the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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How UFI’s Kai Hattendorf Helped Launch the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge

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At the time, Hattendorf was chair of the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), an advocacy organization made up of major international trade associations affiliated with the business events industry. 10, when Hattendorf announced the pledge to the world at COP26, there were 109 signatories, a figure that had grown to 225 by mid-2022.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

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It’s appropriate that, at one of the world’s most significant global events, the meetings industry would have a voice. The negotiations between nations are the centerpiece of the COP meetings, but at every COP, industries make climate pledges at the conference — and this year the event industry stepped into the spotlight.

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Making Bleisure, Sustainability, and Wellness Top of Mind

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During GME’s panel, “The Future of Events and Travel,” leadership from Accor, Air France, and the Paris 2024 organizing committee spoke about the climate impact of hospitality and air travel, and what the collective industry can do to mitigate that impact.

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Consolidation of “Leisure” Destinations Through Sporting Events: The Case of Saudi Arabia and the Paris 2024 Olympics

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Economic Impact of Sporting Events Sporting events have a significant economic impact on the destinations that host them. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the country has invested considerably in organizing high-profile events such as Formula 1, the Spanish Super Cup, and the Dakar Rally. Vision 2030. Al-Rasheed M. &

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Consolidation of “Leisure” Destinations Through Sporting Events: The Case of Saudi Arabia and the Paris 2024 Olympics

Interface Tourism Spain

Economic Impact of Sporting Events Sporting events have a significant economic impact on the destinations that host them. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the country has invested considerably in organizing high-profile events such as Formula 1, the Spanish Super Cup, and the Dakar Rally. Vision 2030. Al-Rasheed M. &

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