ADMEI

JANUARY 3, 2024

4 Benefits of Belonging to Your Industry’s Association 03 January 2024 There are countless great quotes about the importance of relationships, from “No man is an island” to “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” There are many benefits of joining a professional association, but these four top our list.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 30, 2021

With that in mind, let’s look at the main benefits of user-generated content and what it means for your company. With those thoughts in mind, here are some of the most significant benefits of UGC you should be implementing for success. What is User-Generated Content? UGC Is a Great Way to Distribute New Content.

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ADMEI

JANUARY 8, 2025

These organizations do much more than simply design and coordinate events; DMCs are truly the unsung heroes of local economies, with an impact that extends far beyond the realm of tourism. These improvements serve the events in the short term but continue to benefit local residents and businesses for years to come.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

With new technologies emerging and the go-to tools becoming clearer, many organizers now have a blueprint for creating an effective and engaging event despite the changed environment. Here are three ways meeting professionals can benefit from recent technological developments to future-proof their events post-pandemic. Take Recordings.

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Motivation Excellence

MAY 10, 2024

Organizations are used to offering cash incentives as a way to motivate employees and contractors. Does your organization offer any non-cash incentive programs? Below are four not-so-obvious benefits of going the non-cash route. Organizations can utilize non-cash benefits to change or enhance the company culture.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The first organized city in the world, Catalhoyuk in southern Anatolia, dates to between 7,500 and 5,700 BC. prioritizing people, giving young employees leadership opportunities and using technology to elevate the human experience, everyone benefits. Its a bucket list experience.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

We’ve heard from our customers that the ability to board with their assigned group is important to them because it’s a benefit associated with their AAdvantage status or fare purchase,” said Julie Rath, American’s senior vice president of airport operations, reservations and service recovery.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. The CVB representative’s advocacy to these organizations also plays a big role because the organization knows, based on the CVB representative’s testimony, that the planner is serious.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

In the recently released report from The Exhibitor Advocate and Evolio Marketing, “The State of the Event Industry: From the Perspective of Exhibit and Event Marketers,” nearly half of exhibitors expressed a mistrust of show organizers. Exhibitors are expressing their concerns and asking for show organizers to partner with them.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The first organized city in the world, Catalhoyuk in southern Anatolia, dates to between 7,500 and 5,700 BC. prioritizing people, giving young employees leadership opportunities and using technology to elevate the human experience, everyone benefits. Its a bucket list experience.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

In June, organizations across America were excited about the return of in-person events, and the enticing potential of hybrid events. Community standards: Not only from place to place from organization to organization, different groups of employees have a different comfort level with the risk/reward calculation for live gatherings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

Group travel benefits through this partnership include 10% off round-trip airfare, 20% off the best available room rate at Stein Collection properties, a $100 daily resort credit per room for food, beverages, or spa treatments, as well as complimentary room upgrades and late departures (subject to availability).

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

With new technologies emerging and the go-to tools becoming clearer, many organizers now have a blueprint for creating an effective and engaging event despite the changed environment. Here are three ways meeting professionals can benefit from recent technological developments to future-proof their events post-pandemic. Take Recordings.

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The MICE Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Sustainability in action: Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre , at the heart of Rotterdam’s event infrastructure, combines sustainability with practical benefits for event organizers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Event organizers and destinations need these resources to help them align their efforts and maximize profitability and development for all. Many attendees shared that they intend to use the workbook to guide conversations with colleagues, extending its impact beyond the summit and influencing their organizations strategies moving forward.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Cat-Wells approached the event organizers to try to work through these issues and was met with resistance and excuses. The organizers eventually moved the event to a coffee house across the street. By doing that, organizations will be able to have more fluid conversation about disability and accessibility. “A Keely Cat-Wells.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization. By doing that, we can solidify the role of events in business regardless of the economic climate. We’re inspired by social organizations rallying communities through events that spread messages for a better future.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

A new partnership connecting leisure and medical health experts has taken shape between the Official Tourism Association for Orlando, Visit Orlando, and Orlando Health, offering health-related benefits to Orlando’s millions of visitors as the country’s most visited destination. Read more here.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. What are the benefits of hosting the same event on two separate occasions? Event planners are moving towards the hybrid model because hybrid events have many benefits.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Badges included QR codes that were scanned as attendees accessed the show floor and education sessions, helping organizers understand what was popular based on actual behavior. Attendee Benefits. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits. Environmental Benefits. Some on-demand printing was available.

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Endless Events

MAY 6, 2021

” The benefits are two-fold. “Something needs to be said about potentially some organizations losing out on face-to-face planners who were real stars. ” Ultimately, both segments will benefit from this brain drain within the industry. The veterans and people who really knew the ins and outs of what to expect.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The tourism industry can reach a community in a (literally) organic way! Edgefactory and The Special Olympics USA Game organizers worked together and combined resources to hold an event which enhanced the athlete’s experience and brought awareness to accessibility and health. This year’s annual International Pow Wow (IPW) from U.S.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This partnership benefits both organizations, as Travel Dubuque showcases Field of Dreams in content across its website – including here , here and here – to help attract two million visitors to the region.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As more and more companies are transitioning back into working on site, and event spaces are kicking back into gear, meeting planners have a great opportunity to explore the benefits of a biophilic design. It was more about image,” Zazzera stated. “We Also, worker fatigue was seen to have decreased by 38%.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2020

We’re here to suggest a brand new way to think about connection experiences at events: What if instead of networking, event organizers planned for collaborative learning? As an organizer, you work hard to supply fantastic content and create ample networking opportunities at your events. The benefits of collaborative learning.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

Additionally, the freelance marketplace is evolving with regulatory changes aimed at better worker classification compliance and providing freelancers with access to benefits like health insurance and retirement plans. Use tools like Slack or Trello to stay organized. SM What types of freelance meeting planner roles are most in demand?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

When belonging is present, engagement rises, leading to compelling benefits. From a sales and marketing perspective, those who experience belonging are 167% more likely to recommend their organization, highlighting the value of belonging in driving customer advocacy and influencing purchasing decisions.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Perhaps, with the pandemic easing, the industry is just learning this now.

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Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Many Benefits of Delegation Delegation does not mean pushing your work onto someone else. There are likely tasks you must do; but just as likely, there are many jobs you can entrust to others in your organization. Delegation offers benefits to both parties. Everyone can benefit from proper allocation of tasks.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 29, 2024

How a holistic approach can boost engagement and focus Too many meetings set participants up for less than productive outcomes with rote agendas or meandering discussions event though research shows that people are motivated by purpose, which leads to better outcomes for both employees and organizations.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Addressing Stress Even before the pandemic, the World Health Organization had recognized burnout as a diagnosable medical condition. Company leaders must recognize the profound impact that work-related stress has on employees, and consequently, the overall success of organizations. In fact, more than half of U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Predictions of a mass consolidation of the meetings industry have been swirling since the World Health Organization started advising lockdowns in early 2020 to “smooth the curve” of what was then known as novel coronavirus. Partnership Benefits.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

As the world opens up and Covid restrictions are lifted, we will not return to business as we knew it before, largely because of lessons we learned about the benefits of communicating digitally. In this new era, event organizers must develop strategies for each audience. Tapping into The Differences. Integrating Emerging Technology.

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Traveler's Q

JANUARY 16, 2025

Small group travel organizers leverage this sophisticated technology to guarantee exceptional destination alignment with client expectations. Smart analytics reveal remarkable efficiency gains – a single motorcoach can replace up to 55 passenger cars , demonstrating extraordinary environmental benefits.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Organizations can entertain, educate, inspire, sell, or do all of the above simultaneously. Organizations use event marketing to: Promote the brand to a larger audience. Many organizations plan one big in-person event or conference yearly and put all their efforts and budget into it. Planning Singular Annual Events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

However, while some meeting professionals are itching to get back to in-person events, some organizations have grown quite fond of the reach and data-enabled by virtual meeting experiences­­. Creating a tangible experience can also include fun and games with a competitive twist, Si explained. Create a Dedicated Experience.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

83% of organizations expect health and security risks faced by their travelers to increase or remain the same. Organizations should pre-brief individuals to provide practical support to negate additional stressors. Once passengers have acquired Gold status, however, the airline is adding more tiers of benefits.

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