Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Sign up for the monthly Behind the Bookings newsletter here The Importance of Data in Event Marketing When you track ROI, you can see which marketing efforts are working and which ones aren’t. Without proper measurement, it’s impossible to determine which marketing efforts drive bookings and which merely consume resources.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. With online events especially, attendees can get distracted by looking at their phones or trying to multitask during presentations.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Optimize Your Online Presence Most meeting planners begin their search for suppliers online. By partnering with travel-related newsletters, hotels can share promotional offers, highlight unique amenities, and encourage bookings. How do my strengths save time, reduce expenses, or create exceptional guest experiences?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

Stronger Recall: Print ads drive a remarkable 77% higher brand recall compared to digital, making it more likely your audience remembers your hotel when its time to book. This trust boosts your hotels reputation and builds customer confidence in making a booking. Additionally, print has longevity.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

GroupSync Instant Booking for guest rooms now available chain-wide, while Instant Booking for meeting space is coming in 2024. At Omni Hotels & Resorts, the small-group booking process has just gotten a little easier. and Canada has expanded its use of the GroupSync Instant Booking tool from platform provider Groups360.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events.

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

Beyond the data they provide, it’s also important to provide data security during the event itself when they access their accounts online. Here Are the Meeting Booking Stats You Need to Know. Online booking platforms have become important tools for helping professionals find ideal meeting rooms for their audience.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 30, 2023

The post Arival launches guide to help experience companies grow online bookings appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Arival, a global leader in the tour and activities industry, launched a new guide aimed at helping tour operators choose a booking system.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. While booking windows are typically about 180 days, he was seeing RFP booking windows of more than 200 days in March and as few as 150 days in late September. Cvent has partnered with Amadeus to roll out Cvent Instant Book for direct reservations.

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Skift Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Skift Take: In today’s pressure-cooker environment, planners want the same immediacy and variety as in their online grocery shopping. GroupSync’s instant booking gives them the faster, smarter decision-making capabilities they crave. Groups360 Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 30, 2024

With SEO for travel and tourism, you can improve your travel website’s visibility, attract more visitors, and drive more bookings and inquiries. Implement the tips we’ve shared here, and your dream of more clients and bookings will become a reality. If so, you need to fill out our form and download this.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Events.Hilton.com site is being enhanced to allow planners with groups of up to 35 attendees to book meetings online. Hilton has announced plans to roll out a direct-booking tool for small, simple meetings in early 2024. Companies in the program will have a customized booking website and receive discounted rates.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But before you get too entrenched in booking speakers or drawing up venue contracts, it’s best to think about how you’ll get results from an in-person event. It’s a good idea to have an event platform for in-person events just in case you need to take your event online at the last minute. How can you track attendee metrics?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 30, 2024

With SEO for travel and tourism, you can improve your travel website’s visibility, attract more visitors, and drive more bookings and inquiries. Implement the tips we’ve shared here, and your dream of more clients and bookings will become a reality. If so, you need to fill out our form and download this.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Last week I immensely enjoyed participating in a two-hour Zoom brain trust on moderating online panels. 10 mins: Kristin shares some recent learnings from virtual events, and a quick overview of what’s in her book. What are 1-2 of your online moderating pro tips? Use an online poll to start the session. It’s gold.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 3, 2020

How can we create great online breakout sessions? Whether a breakout session is in-person or online, the way for a leader or presenter to make it great is to: quickly uncover audience interests at the start of the session; and. For Sessions technique described in Chapter 26 of my book Event Crowdsourcing. Try it and see!

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 20, 2023

Hotel shopping today To understand how the current hotel room booking experience works, we need to first talk about how hotels control room inventory and pricing via combinations of Room Types and Rate Plans. Room type examples A Rate Plan represents essentially the practical terms and conditions that go with a booking.

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Hotel Engine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Booking accommodation for a large group? In this article, we’ll provide 8 tips to help you book the perfect stay for your team. If you missed the first post in this two-parter, read Large Group Booking Part 1: By Group Type to discover the differences between booking for a group getaway and a group trip for schools or businesses.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Today, there are many ways to prepare for a career in event planning: Work on your soft skills, Get a degree, Get a certificate, Look for free content (webinars, podcasts, e-books, blogs), Work at events (as a volunteer), Build a strong network of event profs (join communities). Online Courses, Blogs, & Other Free Content.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2021

With business travel slowly making its way to pre-pandemic levels, Kayak is aiming to make the return to travel booking easier. When travel came to nearly a full stop in 2020, it gave us an unexpected runway to think about the future of business travel,” said Steve Hafner, CEO of the online travel agency (OTA).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

The cost savings are just too compelling, and online events are less disruptive. And with the right technology , the networking and interaction in online events can mimic the natural mixing and mingling of in-person gatherings.”. Now, in late August, Live events booking are surging again. So what is the only wrong choice?

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Leonardo

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s online booking landscape, hotels need to do everything they can to stand out. Leonardo’s web studio solutions help your hotel establish experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness to boost direct bookings.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Too many event registrants are booking outside hotel blocks — an issue discussed during three PCMA roundtable conversations over the past year. When only two out of five of your registrants book their housing within the designated room block, you know you’re trying to work with a flawed industry model.

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Leonardo

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The savvy travel shopper is typically visiting many websites before they make a booking. or, “Do you do group rate discounts?” – they’re more likely to move on to the next step and book! AI-powered chatbots play a crucial role by guiding potential guests through the booking process. See a demo of our solutions today.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JULY 12, 2022

We all saw travel decrease dramatically in 2020 as flights and bookings were canceled due to COVID-19. However, even though domestic flights have increased so far for 2022, bookings have decreased by 2.3 Higher fares seem to play a significant part in the booking deficit. percent per month , according to Adobe Analytics.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Dream Yacht Worldwide Shares Trends, 2025 Predictions Dream Yacht Worldwide (DYW) says its research reveals that early bookings, short-haul vacations and destinations beyond the Caribbean are among the top travel and sailing trends of 2024. New Study Reveals Best U.S.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. Though I love my work, it was nice to reduce the number of high-intensity workdays booked in 2023! 2023 book sale! (If Go to my Buy Books page and add the ebooks you want to your cart. In 2023, in-person is back!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Take Networking Online. Taking advantage of digital platforms and taking networking online can allow people to still communicate and discover opportunities safely and securely. Those who are happy to network traditionally can, and for those wanting to take a more cautious approach, online networking provides a safer alternative.

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Endless Events

JULY 31, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Virtual Resource: Virtual Event Guide – All-In-One Free Book! New e-book alert! ??. Some of these moments simply cannot be replicated online. Let’s Discuss: So, What Is A Hybrid Event, Really? ?? We created the ultimate Virtual Events Handbook ! Another wedding in a pandemic!

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

I decided to facilitate an online workshop in Gatherly that took full advantage of the platform. Gatherly’s best feature, in my opinion, is its user interface for online social interaction. So I was excited to see whether I could implement body voting online, something I’d never tried before. ” (run in trios).

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Endless Events

MARCH 29, 2021

You bring that in and you let the people who are online use that as well. Having that voice in the room that is specific to the online audience, but you’re not adding double the tech staff.” I wasn’t that interested in attending this event, but I went to it online. You’re not adding that much more.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Read More : 4 Tips to Make Your Online Event a Success. KUDO, for instance, has 12,000 certified interpreters available through KUDO Marketplace , the company’s automated booking site. Booking interpreters with Interprefy starts with a short call to discuss the event and its language support requirements.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. It is time as meeting planners are starting to book again,” said Evy Garcias, Director of Sales & Marketing for Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2022 is in the books, folks. With hybrid events, attendees can choose between attending in-person or online. You only have to book one venue and deal with one set of dates. A community is an online space where your biggest fans can come together to network, access exclusive content, and score discounts. Simple, right?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MARCH 25, 2021

With nearly two-thirds both in a ready-to-travel mindset and highly open to travel inspiration, Americans are dreaming, planning and booking travel at increasingly higher rates. Nearly 30% researched travel ideas online. booked a hotel room while 42.1% booked a hotel room while 42.1% A 2021 record-high 73.8%

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Build Your Local Citations Ensure your business name, address, and phone number (NAP) are consistent across your website, social media profiles, and online directories. You can also submit your business to relevant local directories, such as tourism boards and travel guides, to increase online visibility and improve local rankings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Booking Insights Destinations International presented its 2023 Showcase and also made an announcement that it would be forming a “strategic alliance” with Groups360 , the technology company that offers online booking strategies for meeting planners and connects group travel organizations and hoteliers.

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