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How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

Smart Meetings

McKinsey & Company has found the biggest trends in hiring for the hospitality industry and developed a method for choosing the best employees. Prospective workers have high expectations—if hotels give them an offer they can’t refuse, meeting planners will reap the benefits of a smoother hospitality experience.

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Marriott Announces ‘Bridging the Gap’ Program to Support Minority Franchisees

Smart Meetings

A new Marriott fund will benefit historically underrepresented communities who want to open a hotel, offering financial support and educational opportunities. Marriott will focus on aiding prospective hotel owners who are Black, Native American, First Nations, Hispanic, Latino or women. . Challenges for Minority Investors.

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The Sharing Economy and the Tourism Industry Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges

Travel Daily News

The sharing economy issue started at the beginning of the 21st century with the general goal of sharing the additional benefit through different business models, helping people save money. The article The Sharing Economy and the Tourism Industry Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges first appeared in TravelDailyNews International.

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Why Event-led Growth Is the Key to Long-term Success

Smart Meetings

Here is how each one of these components plays a role: Connecting: Events help source new prospects and source valuable feedback about your products and the challenges your customers are facing. Virtual trends have been rising over the last few years as an extension of a trend that started pre-pandemic.

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Hire An AV Company for Your Next Event in 5 Simple Steps

Endless Events

A good AV company will help you determine if prospective venues fit your needs and vision. You may want to incorporate some of the biggest event trends, or perhaps you are planning on bringing in a top entertainer. Nowadays, you hear buzzwords like engagement, virtual reality and so many more trending words everywhere!

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Is Travel Sentiment Shifting Among Higher Gas Prices & Inflation?

Advanced Travel and Tourism

DMOs will likely feel tempted to cut back on marketing when there’s a slight economic downturn, but there are benefits to carrying on. How Marketers Should Respond to Temporary Decreasing Travel Trends. Ask in-market partners what they’re doing to keep up interest for prospects. Are they up, down, or the same year-over-year?

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

Phase Two includes a leadership workshop to review the study and shape resources and deliverables for the benefit of EIC membership. The benchmarking study is Phase One of EIC’s Equity Acceleration Plan. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria. pic.twitter.com/dD39yCSkL3. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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