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Smart Travel: G7 Tourism Ministers Gather in Italy, Spirit Airlines Headed for Bankruptcy, Florida Tourism Soars, AI as a Carry On

Smart Meetings

Looking for a better booking platform to line up group travel? reveals that frequent business travelers see great potential for AI to handle functional tasks, such as booking business travel and amending travel arrangements. Sabre and Internova Travel have released a new offering to the market that is worth looking over.

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The New Geography of Incentive Travel: Regional Reset and Reasons for Hope

Pádraic Gilligan

by Pdraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua & Research | Consultancy, SITE The mood music The mood music around global trade, and by extension, around business events, now sounds like Shostakovichs or Rachmaninoffs darkest, most tormented pieces. Or, to use a biblical reference, its the Book of Job.

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Which meeting design books should I buy?

Conferences that Work

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. In an outrageous display of chutzpah , I wrote three of these books. [If In 2013, Eric de Groot and Mike van de Vijver published this unique, extraordinary, and important book on meeting design. The story is told in the book’s preface.)

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5 Reasons I’m Grateful for My Clients After 40+ Years of Consulting

Conferences that Work

I got my first paid consulting job in 1983, solving IT problems for a lumber yard. I’ve been a consultant ever since. Because my clients allow me to try new things, I become a better consultant. I ran them in my spare time for thirteen years before writing my first book. Here are a couple of examples.

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Role of Tourism Consultants: Secret to Success

Solimar International

The Secret Behind Thriving Travel Destinations At the heart of every successful tourist destination, the essential role of tourism consultants operates like a well-kept secret. What is the Role of Tourism Consultants? By leveraging their insights, consultants set the long-term vision and assist clients every step of the way.

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The Event Architect: Designing Experiences, Not Just Events

ADMEI

Hourly Rate: For smaller or simpler events, an hourly rate might be appropriate, allowing for flexibility in compensation based on the time invested, much like consulting fees in the architecture world.

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Live From IMEX 2018 – #EventIcons Episode 135

Endless Events

Kate Patay of Patay Consulting ( @KatePatay ). Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting ( @BrandtKrueger ). Kate Delaney’s New Book – DEAL YOUR OWN DESTINY. Shawna Suckow of shawnasuckow.com ( @TheBuyerInsider ). Glenn Thayer of The Voice Of Meetings & Events ( @glennthayer ). Borelli Strategies.