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

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. Turo, the worlds largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, features hosts across the U.S.,

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

The free course in partnership with Tourism Cares discusses how to offset carbon emissions, find sustainable suppliers and offer equal opportunities for women. The best way to combat climate change is through large-scale action, which is where WeTravel Academy ’s new sustainable tourism course comes in. More Travel-focused Resources.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Getting lost in the sea of travel booking platforms? As airlines increasingly adopt New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology, Travelports solution ensures that planners and business travelers can efficiently compare and book the best options across multiple suppliers. Travelport and Chase are using AI to secure your attention.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? Fox World Travel Launches AI-Powered Platform for Smarter Corporate Travel Fox World Travel has introduced Fox Connect , a new AI-powered platform designed to simplify the way companies book, manage and track business travel.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 24, 2025

For hoteliers, resort owners and destinations, email marketing remains one of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to engage guests, boost bookings and build brand loyalty. For example: A past guest who booked a spa package receives an email highlighting your new wellness offerings. Share tips for greener travel.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Held in Amsterdam, this event for the Alliance of Independent Travel Agencies (AER) brought together 500 travel agencies and 400 specialized tour operators, with a large portion focused on sustainable travel. About AER AER is an alliance of 500 travel agencies and 400 specialized tour operators, many of whom focus on sustainable travel.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Read More : What to Expect When Booking A-List Event Speakers Cameron says the Encore team has worked with speaker bureaus and certain keynotes who initially would say they don’t have the time. They have to give two hours instead of two days to fly in, so it’s sustainable,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? Fox World Travel Launches AI-Powered Platform for Smarter Corporate Travel Fox World Travel has introduced Fox Connect , a new AI-powered platform designed to simplify the way companies book, manage and track business travel.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Bern’s positioning as a leader in the energy and environmental sector, and its easy accessibility within Switzerland and from neighbouring countries, make it the most suitable city to host the Swiss Sustainability Forum. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Photo credit: NZZ Connect. About the organiser. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. A Green Legacy.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

Sign up for the monthly Behind the Bookings newsletter here Understanding the Shift in Meeting Dynamics Corporate leaders are placing greater emphasis on regular in-person interactions to bridge the gaps created by remote and hybrid work models. Contact Smart Meetings to work with you with any of the ideas listed in this article.

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

Sustained Engagement Should Be Your Focus. This is why sustained engagement has become the preferred strategy for many top brands. Here’s a guide to help you build your own sustained engagement approach, so you can up your game. Here Are the Meeting Booking Stats You Need to Know. Grab it here !

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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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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sustainable tourism is vital. That’s the principle that guided Tourisme Montréal’s proactive sustainability strategy, one that helped it maintain its first place in North America on the 2023 Global Destination Sustainability Index. Look for venues with stringent commitments to sustainability.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

They go over the recent changes in the events industry, ROI metrics, diversity and inclusivity, sustainability, and her favorite resources for event planners. And I’m so grateful that my dad gave me the book How to Get Any Job with Any Major. Great book, I still recommend it to everybody.” Are you sourcing locally?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How to master the New Green RFP In Smart Meetings’ latest Smart Chat Live webinar, “ How to Master the New Green RFP ,” attendees learned about how to create a sustainable RFP and prioritize sustainability in every area of their sourcing processes. Spoiler alert: the most overlooked areas are often the most impactful.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

How planners can take part culture of conservation, environmental sustainability and positive impact at a sought-after destination June 8 is World Ocean Day. Read More: Sustainability as a Practice Get to Know Michelle Liu—and The Bahamian Waters The Bahamas is known for its crystal blue water and life-filled coral reefs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

By limiting overtourism and focusing on sustainable practices, the city may position itself as an ideal location for planners prioritizing eco-conscious gatherings. Meeting profs would benefit from a less crowded environment, providing attendees with a more authentic and enjoyable experience in this Mediterranean gem.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

Many have already booked all their 2025 trips and Californias blend of nature, culture and adventure offers multi-generational appeal. German travelers deeply value travel as a cultural and lifestyle necessity, even in uncertain times. But competition is fierce. Destinations worldwide are fighting for this audience.

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Traveler's Q

MAY 3, 2024

” Sustainability in Event Spaces: Explore what makes a venue ‘green’ and why sustainability is key in today’s event planning industry. .” ” Sustainability in Event Spaces: Explore what makes a venue ‘green’ and why sustainability is key in today’s event planning industry.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 27, 2024

For a sense of how the business events industry is — or isn’t — embracing sustainability, let’s take a look at three different surveys. Only 17 percent of 340 organizers, who plan corporate, nonprofit, academic, and other kinds of event, said they are featuring sustainability in their program content.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From AI to sustainability and many more hot topics, you don’t want to miss this jam-packed two-hour episode! IMEX is one of our most sustainable events in the industry. Kate Delaney’s New Book – DEAL YOUR OWN DESTINY. We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! This is all for you! C2 Montréal.

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Traveler's Q

MAY 3, 2024

” Sustainability in Event Spaces: Explore what makes a venue ‘green’ and why sustainability is key in today’s event planning industry. ” Sustainability in Event Spaces: Explore what makes a venue ‘green’ and why sustainability is key in today’s event planning industry.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. A Green Legacy.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The next few years will require a strategic approach that balances cost management with sustainability, innovation and responsiveness to market changes.” The airport itself reflects eco-consciousness with its renewable energy systems and water conservation measures as an effort to meet rising global sustainability standards.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. IMEX is not new to the quest for more sustainable events.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If wheelchair users are attending, for example, you shouldn’t book a historic venue without ADA-accessible ramps. If you’re going all-in on sustainability as a brand strategy, you need a venue to help you go green. Sustainability is a big buzzword, so plenty of venues can accommodate sustainable options.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 11, 2022

Guided by the 17 global priorities outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals , your hotel or resort can strive not only to lead through best practices in sustainability and closely support and connect with actions worldwide, but also to inspire every member of our industry to maximize their efforts.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

According to a March article in The Washington Post , Royal Caribbean Group has seen a 30 percent increase in new bookings in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the last two months of 2020. Interestingly, he noted, revenue for 2022 reservations is 24 percent higher, possibly reflecting that cruisers are booking more expensive vacations.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

Conference management is so much more than just booking a venue and sending out invitationsits a comprehensive process that covers every stage of planning, organizing, and executing a successful conference or large-scale event. Integrating virtual elements into your event strategy can further support sustainability goals.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

And what makes this amenity at the events center unique is that planners can book the venue, along with food and beverage services through the venue’s sales manager, creating a streamlined process, eliminating the need for planners to book a third-party catering service. . Sustainability Shaped by the Local Community.

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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. Turo, the worlds largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, features hosts across the U.S.,

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

To cite but one packager, Tinggly , a travel company that organizes affordable, giftable and sustainable travel experiences around the world, has hundreds of new international excursions with all the wintry charm for welcoming whomever the cold brings in. 21 that includes bookings at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the report, consisting of 580 global event professionals from five continents and 23 countries, it was found that all aspects of the meeting sector are increasing, including interest in sustainability, attendance, meeting spend and diversity, equity and inclusion. Read More : WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 25, 2023

Transformational Retreats Travelers are booking destinations that offer life-altering experiences, not just pretty views. Think Emily in Paris (bookings for France in 2023 are already 20 % higher than pre-pandemic levels.) The difference is, in 2023, most aren’t booking at uber-luxe hotels. And we couldn’t be happier.

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