Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure. We break down some of the innovative notes at the conference and the destination below.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. A Brighter, Faster Mandalay Bay.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure. We break down some of the innovative notes at the conference and the destination below.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Adaptability and Relevance to Meet Your Needs AT&T Hotel and Conference Center The AT&T Hotel & Conference Center , in Austin, Texas, embarks on a $30 million renovation project beginning in spring 2025 to modernize its 85,000+ sq. The luxury hotel offers 436 rooms and suites and over 15 modern and versatile event spaces.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There is both an art and a science to designing and executing effective incentive travel programs that motivate employees. A sneak peek at the Incentive Travel Industry Index being released at IMEX by SITE Foundation, FICP and The IRF showed that the recovery in incentive events is already underway. Lesson No. Their conclusions?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Regis Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with Ginori 1735 to offer your attendees a meal for the ages. You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. Looking for a showstopping dining experience to feature at your next meeting? Considering Saudi Arabia for a future event?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How do you keep attendees engaged when the needle is always shifting? Tactics to encourage attendee engagement are wide-ranging, dependent on attendance numbers and often differ case-by-case. You need people that work for the conference, right? Gaudini is a fan of giving attendees a sense of incentive.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

What do you do to incentivize attendees to visit a city? Davis said that ASCO’s relationship with the non-profit Conquer Cancer Foundation put her organization in a unique position to see what their community needed to host an engaging event for attendees coming from around the world to visit Chicago and learn about the event’s core mission.

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Breakout sessions are a staple at conferences. If you are wondering what conference breakout sessions are and why more and more conferences are incorporating them, then continue reading. All of these topics revolve around a central theme, the conference’s main theme. Perks of Adding Breakout Sessions to Your Next Event.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2020

MICE is an acronym for meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions. It is a highly lucrative industry revolving around incentive travel , though there is a distinction between incentivized travel and business conferences. Incentive travel isn’t a stand-alone industry. Incentives versus Conference Travel.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It should connect all the phases of conference planning, prevent unforeseen obstacles and set a solid foundation for the conference’s success. Procurement principles are useful tools for you to establish your own organization’s buying power for future conferences. Procurement isn’t just about finding the cheapest option.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I interviewed Heidi about her role and work across various business areas of the DMC, beginning by defining its role, how to host virtual site inspections, how DMCs contribute to destination marketing, sustainability and incentives. But what is an incentive? There are different types of incentives.

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Unique World Global Destinations

JANUARY 9, 2025

While its globally famous for the Cannes Film Festival, this vibrant city offers much more, making it a top choice for incentive trips , meetings , and events. Unparalleled Glamour and Exclusivity Cannes exudes an air of sophistication and luxury that impresses and motivates attendees.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 2, 2025

Whether youre gathering hundreds for a conference or bringing together a small incentive group, theres no shortage of opportunity for every attendee to experience luxury in the way that works for them. These new and renovated hotels and resorts bring that luxury to an even higher degree, each in their own unique way.

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SITE

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

We’ve been following up with some of the corporations on our panel and received this wonderfully inspiring email from one of them highlight how incentive travel is alive and well … “Just completed the survey and thank you for resending and allowing me to include my input. For now, I think we are 70/30 vaccinated/non.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 28, 2022

The Swiss resort Interlaken is a prime destination for congresses, exhibitions, meetings and of course, incentive travel. Incentives are a unique aspect of MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) travel because they can be customised to the tastes of the client and are highly exclusive.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2019

Incentives and special events are predicted to increase 1.8 percent in Central and South America, and conferences and tradeshows will grow 1.4 Attendees are projected to increase by 2.4 percent longer, and incentives to be 1.9 Per-attendee costs will see increases by over one percent in APAC and Central and South America.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Association conferences are back,” Mack said. World Indigenous People Conference on Education was in Adelaide in September with 2,300 attendees. World Indigenous People Conference on Education was in Adelaide in September with 2,300 attendees. Appreciation of the Value of F2F. of meeting space) in Barangaroo.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

Companies are increasingly shifting from large, infrequent conferences to smaller, more frequent gatherings that foster collaboration and connection. Participation in Industry Events Networking is critical to establish credibility: Attend trade shows, conferences, and networking events where meeting planners congregate.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

After all of the planning and preparation that goes into an event, it would be incredibly disheartening to have an event with no attendees. By finding the right event incentives, you can encourage more people to sign up and go. Sometimes, you have to create a benefit for your attendees. Use Incentives on Social Media.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2022

Despite being widely regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the US, meeting profs generally dismiss Alaska when it comes to planning conferences or incentive trips. Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Center: offers 400 rooms and suites and over 17,000 sq. of conference space with a central location in downtown.

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ADMEI

JUNE 12, 2024

The Business of Events: How DMCs Elevate Corporate Meetings and Incentive Travel 12 June 2024 In today’s work culture, employees are looking for more than competitive pay. Incentive travel remains one of the most alluring perks for corporate employees across a wide variety of industries.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

percent) is expected for conferences, trade shows, senior leadership meetings and board meetings. Although meetings aren’t expected to grow much in number of days per meeting, North Americans do anticipate meeting length to go up for product launches, incentives, customer advisory boards and senior leadership. Experience.

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Endless Events

MARCH 3, 2022

Additionally, you need to produce truly exceptional events that will foster attendee retention and potentially turn your audience into advocates. Attendee Retention Is Everything! And your attendees should know where you’ll be next. There are great incentives to sign up right there and then. ” He elaborates.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 2, 2025

Whether youre gathering hundreds for a conference or bringing together a small incentive group, theres no shortage of opportunity for every attendee to experience luxury in the way that works for them. These new and renovated hotels and resorts bring that luxury to an even higher degree, each in their own unique way.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Focus on providing educationals yet engaging content with enough balance between words, text, video, and attendee engagement tricks. #2 Just because we live in the 21st century and technology is pretty much ubiquitous, that doesn’t mean every attendee is tech-savvy. 2 Overcomplicating. Who are your personas?

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel. Understand Your Target Audience: Who Are Meeting & Event Planners?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Winners of the prestigious 2018 Crystal Awards were honored at the SITE 2019 Global Conference in Bangkok in January. SITE Crystal Awards are awarded to impactful and memorable incentive programs around the world. Best Destination-Based Experiential Incentive Travel Program. Excellence in Incentive Travel: Africa/Middle East.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

What is Incentive Travel? Incentive travel is an important subset of the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Now, it’s all about non-monetary incentives, and the predictions for 2020 by the Incentive Revenue Foundation (IRF) support that idea.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

After a long day of conferences, meetings and activities, attendees often flock to the hotel bar to grab a drink before retreating to bed for some much needed rest. The hotel offers the option for a full property buyout for executive retreats or incentive trips. Alila Napa Valley. There are 68 rooms and suites with 5,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Attendees will get to be the very first to hear the results from a study commissioned by Haute and conducted by the team at Alla Breve Educational Consulting, ROE, on the emotions we keep and how they might drive or deter business and business relationships. Incentive Experiences. Incentive Experiences. 12 and end on the 21.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals ( FICP ) could have gone hybrid—bosses with a tight budget may even say should have —but the organization opted for intimate, up close and personal. They’ve estimated roughly 150 attendees, compared to its normal 250-275. Hybrid: A No Go. Requiring the Vax.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In search of a mind-blowing incentive that will leave attendees in awe? For meeting profs pondering an out-of-the-box incentive, perhaps its worth considering a magically chilly trip to this stunningly beautiful venue. Try Romanias Hotel of Ice, where guests indulge in a winter wonderland, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Spring Business Events and Conferences Spring 2025 packs Wall Street’s calendar with prestigious events. The AI Dev Conference at Shack15 on March 14 brings together the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Spring Tech Conferences Spring 2025 brings an exciting lineup of tech events to the city.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A flexible wall system allows suite layouts to be modified for meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) planners to accommodate specific attendees. All are designed to operate at a relaxed pace to give attendees plenty of time to savor the activity and place.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Social responsibility and relationships must be central to incentive travel planning, according to a document crafted at SITE’s Global Conference in Bangkok in January. The final 10 statements of The Bangkok Manifesto were then crowdsourced with the full conference assembly using Slido, the online, audience engagement platform.

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