Dana Communications

APRIL 4, 2024

The golden rule of traveling was always to book early, and the earlier the better. Jump ahead to today’s world of flexible work schedules and mobile-savvy globe-trotters and you’ll find that more and more people are choosing to book shorter, spur-of-the-moment trips on the fly. Want to boost bookings in today’s spontaneous society?

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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. The post Smart Travel: Latest Sailing Trends, New Data Reveals Best U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

The new guidelines require all dogs to: Appear healthy upon arrival Be at least six months of age Be microchipped Be accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form online submission receipt Additional considerations are the dog’s location over the previous six months and the country where vaccinations were administered.

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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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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

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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. Itineraries catered to friend-group travel, LGBTQ travel and solo travel are trending. Consumer trends say doing good is no longer enough—you must do no bad. 80 percent of consumers want to book with minimal human involvement. Shawna Suckow. Enter, chatbots.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2024

Travel management companies (TMCs) and online booking tools are perfectly positioned to modernize business travel by creating the seamless experiences that employees crave and companies need. Travelers Take the Pilot Seat As consumers, people are now much closer to the planning, booking, and servicing side of a trip.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Jeffrey Emenecker, senior director of analytics at Cvent, confirmed that trend of meeting organizers sending requests to more properties with shorter turnaround times. “We There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. Cvent has partnered with Amadeus to roll out Cvent Instant Book for direct reservations.

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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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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Industry Performance Trends. If there’s a mantra for this year, it might just be “book now!”

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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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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

There was a 71% increase in online searches for sustainable goods — plus, public concern for the environment has grown by 16% since 2017. And no, this isn’t a trend that’s exclusive to consumer goods. Instead of booking one colossal event annually, that draws thousands of people, adopt a satellite sustainable event model.

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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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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

IHG plans to continue their trend of growth with 1,800 hotels in development, a reinvention of IHG One Rewards and a new series of partnerships. With the new mobile app, patrons can look at their points, make bookings on the go and check in online. Take advantage of what they have to offer the next time you take a trip.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

However, when on vacation, people tend to forget about their online security.”. When waiting around in an airport, the temptation is strong to book last-minute activities, additional hotel stays or different flights, but the security around public networks isn’t strong enough to protect any sensitive information you enter.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It is super-charging mobile event apps too, improving attendee registration, data capture, venue booking, and overall event management. When IBM’s Institute for Business Value released a “ 5 Trends for 2024 ” report, it also noted the fundamental need for trust amid technological change. The irony of this is not lost on me.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

Why not rip off a page from their book? Apple has been at the forefront of innovation and tech trends for years. The Growth Marketing Conference saw the opportunity, and didn’t hesitate to take it! Apple Special Events.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. Alternatively, you can switch hotel catering for local restaurants, as suggested in our Event Trends Guide 2022. Audiences have grown accustomed to a better standard in live streaming and consuming event content online. in the last year.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

If you read our last piece on why collaborative learning is the future of event-networking , you are already familiar with e180 as the creator of Braindate , an online platform and an in-person experience that helps participants at events meet for topic-driven, knowledge-sharing conversations called braindates.

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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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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This also means that online travel platforms have an opportunity to affect the final decision if their proposition is very attractive. Working with numerous travel booking projects and driving them to success, we’ve determined the main metrics an OTA should use to stay competitive and make data-driven decisions. Visitor-to-Book.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

So, in practice, the hybrid event may become extinct before ever becoming a serious trend. One trend, according to speaker Matthew Pollard , is a greater number of smaller, entirely virtual events or a mix of some virtual and some live events within the same company. Another trend is the live event with a virtual speaker.

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SITE

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Massive congrats to SITE Germany’s Patrick Patridge on the publication of his book, Incentive Travel for a New World. This book covers a wide variety of topical subjects and themes. Patrick is a 30 year + veteran of SITE and has brought these three decades of vision and insight to this work. See for e.g. amazon: co.uk: [link].

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Leonardo

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When implemented correctly, these virtual concierges are not just a trend; they are a game-changer that can answer questions, convert potential guests, and greet loyal customers. The savvy travel shopper is typically visiting many websites before they make a booking. Leonardo’s AI Booking Agent helps make sure you never miss a booking.

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Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2024

For busy planners or repeat event organizers, booking extraordinary venues is a terrific way to mix things and prevent events from getting stale. Booking a unique or unexpected venue is an excellent way to drum up excitement for an event. They may hesitate to book large, professional, or high-end functions.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Do you accept registrations online? Now, Airbnb seeks to up the ante by adding its own Airbnb Experience products into the booking process. These new spaces will give customers the option to book meeting spaces in some of Airbnb’s more unique properties. This article presents a lowdown of these new rulings.

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Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Booking a business stay for yourself or your team? Online travel agencies (OTAs) are a popular option, with good prices and a huge inventory of hotels to choose from. Many small- to mid-sized businesses, who can’t afford an expensive contract with a travel management company, find themselves booking their travel on OTAs.

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 20, 2023

Full service carriers have also joined the trend. 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. Absent ancillaries, many carriers might never be profitable.

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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! He has stayed on top of new meeting trends and technologies for decades. 2023 book sale! (If And, you know what?

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? Keep the buzz going online with social media. Read 7 Tips to Master Your Online Event Page for ideas on design and calls to action. They can be in person or online.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Tourism is a constantly changing industry that works best when it can anticipate and adapt to new trends amongst tourists. It’s in the best interest of destination management organizations (DMOs) to frequently engage in tourism planning , and to consistently navigate changing trends and adjust to new demographics.

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Hotel Engine

AUGUST 16, 2022

Especially if you’re booking multiple rooms at once for your colleagues — or you’ll be jetting off to multiple business meetings around the country — accidents can happen. Here are 13 critical mistakes to avoid the next time you’re booking rooms. Booking Something Cheaper Out of Town. Booking Dates During Peak Season.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Some of the key trends to look out for restarting events are: Utilize Contactless Technology . As a result, event organizers are making use of available technologies such as virtual reality (VR), online collaboration, and streaming at venues in conjunction with contactless solutions for safe operations. . Contingency Planning .

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Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2020

“So, it made me start pondering how do I identify and what is my online branding? And I’m actually going to rethink how I’m going to present myself online for 2020. I was just recently interviewing potential employees, one of our culture questions is, what blogs, books, resources do you use to keep up on the industry?

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

That way, we could provide engagement in their home and provide an immersive experience when they were watching the event online.” We had a program book just like you would at a normal event, thanking our sponsors and giving more information about the cause. So we’re seeing a big trend in that too.”

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Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2021

As mentioned in our 2021 event trends guide , attendee expectations will be on the rise. If you’re giving a presentation or having someone present, get them to put their laptop on a couple of books, get that webcam perfectly in line with them. As usual, our hosts Brandt Krueger and Will Curran did a deep dive into the subject.

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