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. Some of the tools that can help with ROI tracking are CRM systems, attribution models, and analytics platforms.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

Top Airline Ratings Platform Reveals Safest Airlines Airline safety has become a pressing concern for many passengers recently, with headlines of tragic plane crashes dominating the news. ” Booking is open now. An additional 250 rooms will be up for booking soon, with the islands Marriott Hotel breaking ground this year.

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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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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2022

Do you sometimes wish you could book the most reasonably priced rental car by clicking a few buttons on your phone? The travel management company CWT just added car rental and train booking to their app and website to give travelers more independence in making their reservations at a time when travel costs are reaching historic highs. .

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

She has been building the platform by using it for her DMC clients and soft launched to others. “As Just as you might make a look book for the top three or 10 destinations with images, square footages and prices, this makes it easy to show what is popular, creative and available when the client needs it.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Whether its a premier location, personalized service, innovative technology, sustainable options, or a collaborative partnership mindset, your value proposition should resonate with their professional goals. By partnering with travel-related newsletters, hotels can share promotional offers, highlight unique amenities, and encourage bookings.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

More than the technology itself, it’s really great to finally see innovations in personalization and customization gearing up to be the central theme in this year’s events. Expect to get more familiar with new technologies like AI as it becomes more popular. Using Technology to Humanize Your Events and Other Trends in 2018.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

After all, they need to hire more event staff, pay for a virtual event platform, and engage two audiences in two completely separate ways while ensuring they can also interact with one another. Rather than booking an impersonal hotel ballroom, book a non-traditional venue. And last but not least, book it early.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

What technology solutions should we pay attention to? Both a novice planner as well as a seasoned veteran will undoubtedly find some value in this e-book. The 2022 event trends guide covers nearly all aspects of the events industry: event technology, production, strategy, and more. Event Strategy & Event Technology.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

In today’s fast-paced events industry, conferences have evolved into dynamic platforms for networking, knowledge sharing, and industry growth. Trade Shows: Showcasing the latest products, services, and technologies, trade shows provide a platform for businesses to connect with potential customers and partners.

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

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. Meetingsbooker.com, one such platform, has opened up their statistics so event planners can understand current trends in the space.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

When more than 2,000 meeting professionals gather in person in Las Vegas and 10,000 register to stream Cvent Connect to both learn about new products and experience the platform for themselves. Opening the development doors to third-party developers will make Cvent’s platform stickier and enable more personalization. David Quattrone.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2022 is in the books, folks. You just need to hook up sound and audio to your event technology platform and share your content virtually. You only have to book one venue and deal with one set of dates. Just don’t use platforms like Facebook Groups. So, what can we expect in the new year? Simple, right?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

And with the right technology , the networking and interaction in online events can mimic the natural mixing and mingling of in-person gatherings.”. Meeting and event planners recognize these benefits, and are taking advantage of significant advances in virtual event technology over the past 18 months.

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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

MARCH 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This guest article is excerpted from the book, Event Success: Maximizing the Business Impact of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Experiences by Alon Alroy, Eran Ben-Shushan and Boaz Katz, which will be published by Wiley March 29. Technology will allow for even more blending between virtual and in-person worlds.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

With Cvent Webinar, event organizers can now host webinars directly on Cvent’s platform, allowing planners to manage their events and webinars in one place. It will also integrate with marketing platforms and CRM systems to allow for better measurement of webinar success.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As a result, such software dominates this year’s IBTM Technology Watch Awards shortlist of nominees. But recent years have seen an increasing number of event management applications, culminating in six of 2018’s nine finalists specializing in behind the scenes management or booking. Spacebase –a direct booking site for unique venues.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

The event offered infotainment on sustainability and artificial intelligence, a generational dialogue between young and experienced tourism professionals and a discussion platform on the future of flying. Speakers who impressed at the conference saw a rise in bookings on the continuing education platform.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Meeting producers are looking for dwindling dates, working with shorter planning windows and increased requirements for everything from safety precautions to hybrid technology provisions. There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. More, Faster, Pricier. and Canada fall into that category. “We

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Endless Events

MARCH 27, 2018

They will discuss digital innovations in events and how to use technology to enhance engagement. They will share all about their platforms and how you can use them to gain insight into your attendees experience, and where they see personalization going for events. Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting ( @BrandtKrueger ).

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Pre-event surveys: find out what attendees are looking forward to the most, which sessions they’re interested in, and how familiar are they with the event, including the venue or event platform. Check social media platforms to see what your attendees like most about your event. Content Delivery: Asynchronous & Data-Rich.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Most events that are scheduled for the second half of 2020 to the beginning of 2021 will operate in phase 2 of the guidelines, restricting attendees, and making use of contactless technologies. . Some of the key trends to look out for restarting events are: Utilize Contactless Technology . Contingency Planning .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

Technology Creates New Staff Roles. Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist. People will need to be hired to design and manage these new customer-oriented technologies. Flexible Schedules. will be remote.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

It’s not a separate technology but a discipline and you’ll find it baked into an escalating amount of new and old tools. While there are books, movies and endless lectures on the potential dystopian outcomes of wholesale adoption of artificial intelligence, I like to take the optimistic viewpoint. AI is here. It might be our salvation.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Your venue should fit with your existing event management, strategy, creative, technology, and production needs. If wheelchair users are attending, for example, you shouldn’t book a historic venue without ADA-accessible ramps. Data tracking for ROI: Event technology is a must to track attendee engagement. Management. Production.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

So imagine that anything was possible for your event, without technological or budgetary constraints. Virtual Event Platform. A pivotal piece of your virtual event will be the platform. We’ve already covered the reasons why you shouldn’t opt for a jack-of-all-trades style of platform.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The post ‘Game changing’ festival technology for the travel industry goes live appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Tech firm The Booked it Group has launched new festival technology, helping hotels, venues and promoters in the travel industry to collaborate on events.

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Solimar International

JANUARY 16, 2025

The success of DMOs in emerging destinations now depends on their ability to harness technologies and innovative practices. They must adapt to new practices like Artificial Intelligence Optimization (AIO) which focuses on enhancing content for AI-driven platforms rather than traditional search engines (SEO).

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 9, 2024

The post Meetingselect is using Travelport+ to enable direct and preferred hotel bookings appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Meetingselect has recently started working with Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide.

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Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2020

Ponder this – in a world where technology develops and improves at an impressive speed, it’s our job as events profs to keep up with the motions. Once you have them booked, you’ll want to connect them with the talent, learn the lingo, and ask for a quote walkthrough. Be Mindful Of Your Technology.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. In most cases, the no-RFP-needed platform “is probably going to be for events needing 50 or fewer guest rooms.”.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the 2024 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. What is event technology? Think again!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

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