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Smart Travel: Resources for Ethical Sourcing and Sustainable Planning + a Couple Warnings

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The more you know, the easier your job will be and that is definitely the case when it comes to resources that will help you find suppliers that leave a destination better and give you a short cut to reporting all your sustainable decisions. Products include food and beverages, bath and body, retail, furniture and art.

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Airlines Evolve to Cater to Groups

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Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. They can be used for travel on United’s partner airlines as well, making connecting flights easier. Old-school seat-blocking didn’t work for airlines or travelers.

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Smart Travel: Mystery Destination Flights Sell Out in 4 Minutes, Jordan Tourism Board Teams Up with Leading Travel App, Hyatt Announces New Brand Hyatt Select and More

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Yet another major airline has announced plans for new direct flights for your attendees. Scandinavian Airlines Destination Unknown Flight Service Sells Out in 4 Minutes The second iteration of Scandinavian Airlines’ Destination Unknown flights sold out in four minutes, echoing the success of the companys debut of the program.

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Earth Month Mahalo

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These initiatives are focused on sustainability with the goal of supporting the most eco-friendly practices possible including sustainable gardens located on hotel properties, partnerships to curb food waste, programs to help procure locally sourced produce and programs to boost the local community such as youth development.

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How to host sustainable events — in Montréal and beyond

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Sustainable tourism is vital. That’s the principle that guided Tourisme Montréal’s proactive sustainability strategy, one that helped it maintain its first place in North America on the 2023 Global Destination Sustainability Index. Food production is responsible for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions around the world.

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The Impact Of The Russia-Ukraine War On The Events Industry

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“First, the travel industry will get hit hard because airlines will hike their prices. The biggest cost airlines have is fuel,” says Dustin. ” “At the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, everybody agreed that Apple should stop selling products in Russia and that iPhones should be disabled.

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Swag of the Future: Hybrid-Ready, Safe and Responsible

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Leo Friedman, CEO of iPromo, says his company saw many clients shift gifting to higher-end products to make up for missed company parties, sales meetings and office perks. Riley Land handmade wooden products were a hit—cutting boards and other kitchen items,” he says. She adds that clients are thinking about the return of travel, too.

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