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The Future Is Now: The Case Of Event App Design

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Unfortunately, that left 50% of planners to do it on their own because their production companies weren’t doing it. That left a lot of planners out there left holding the bag when it came to production of their online events. ” Speculations For 2040: VR Will Finally Take Over. What about 2040?

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The Spa: From Luxury to Preventative Medicine

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trillion and is projected to continue a 5-10% increase year-over-year, culminating in a worth of $9 trillion by 2040, according to Delaware North. Read More : 5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now. In 2021, the global wellness industry’s estimated worth was $4.5

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Earth Day is a Call to Action

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credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. They discussed a wide range of ways planners can incorporate sustainability into their RFPs, with a big focus on how meetings deal with waste. Beach pollution at Kuta beach, Bali.

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ITB India 2024 Conference to reveal key trends in the South Asia Travel Market

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India’s growing outbound and domestic travel India’s travel industry is on a remarkable growth trajectory, with total travel expenditure set to reach $410 billion by 2030 [1] and outbound travel expected to surpass 80 million travellers by 2040 [2].

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Taking Carbon off Event Menus

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There is greater awareness from planners, but there is still so much more to be done to connect the dots,” Stuckrath said, “from the vendors all the way down to the server, who is the front-facing person to the attendee.” You have to make it easy for the organizers and the planners to make more climate-conscious decisions.” In the U.S.,

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

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Instead of advertising its own products, Amazon is using the naming rights it secured for the stadium to honor a pledge it made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions as a company by 2040. When it comes to food and beverage, the earlier that planners have a conversation about sustainability, Bradley said, the better.

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Well-Connected and Welcoming, Vienna Is a European Hub to Watch

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Christian Woronka, director of the Vienna Convention Bureau Vienna’s seemingly endless range of cultural attractions is one of the destination’s biggest assets, but planners may not know that most if not all of these venues can accommodate groups. All this makes Vienna the highly livable city that it is.”