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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inVOYAGE

APRIL 2, 2025

Often the journey is just as important as the destination, and where better to experience this than in a country where futuristic bullet trains meet traditional rickshaws and suspended mono-rails in a seemingly parallel universe. Incentive Idea: Book a private evening cruise with live entertainment, gourmet sushi, and sake pairing sessions.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And, like more than a few train stations of its kind, it is still finding new ways to delight and welcome modern groups—from casual visitors to meetings-minded professionals. . Hit hard by the decline of passenger trains, the station saw its last rail passenger in 1978. There is a magic to St. Louis ever since.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

The focus was on addressing current tourism challenges and providing targeted training for participants. Speakers who impressed at the conference saw a rise in bookings on the continuing education platform. AER aimed to strengthen the industry and create an inspiring event for its members.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

For the latest in can’t miss travel news, we cover levitating trains, travel market projections, the ultimate flight experience and more. Engine CEO Elia Wallen said in a statement, “Hotel bookings will always be in our DNA, but we’re out to transform the entire travel experience. We want to become the engine of business travel.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 25, 2024

On Amtrak, ridership was up significantly (24.6%) in 2023 and projections for growth in passenger train travel are strong, too. Another 2 million people used other modes of transportation, including buses, trains, and cruises. Memorial Day At the unofficial start to summer, more than 3.5

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Endless Events

MAY 31, 2022

Those who have survived the harsh conditions of the pandemic are fully booked and expensive. It’s extremely hard to book these well-qualified people,” adds Will. You can’t just throw someone in a two-week training and they learn how to do events. Everybody’s learning and training.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. Fast Ramp Up.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. Fast Ramp Up.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While in-person meetings are on the rise, meeting planners are booking much more short-term with less prep time. Prior to the pandemic, large events were booked up to three years in advance, whereas now, many are booked within the year. To combat that, we are now cross-training staff. Meeting Trend No.1:

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. The pass can be booked for durations of 3, 4, 6, 8, or 15 days, offering significant savings in both time and money. It was breathtaking! They can also suggest local giveaways.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 26, 2021

Among the most important aspects of the new guidelines are training staff on disability awareness and how to support travelers with disabilities, as well as collaborating with other businesses in areas where there are gaps in accessibility knowledge, experience and services. Developing an inclusive and accessible system. Creating safe spaces.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Limitless Minds offers training through “neutral mindset training,” which is “a high-performance strategy that emphasizes judgment-free thinking, especially in pressure situations. Groups can book private tours of the space, as well. Additionally, Lake Nona is powered by automated shuttle creator Beep.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

It is typical to scroll through your phone while waiting for a flight or train,” he says. 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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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

“I read the recommended books, The Events Industry Council Manual  and the  PCMA Manual and reviewed the questions in the book before doing the readings,” she says. Keep in mind that the EIC book is key—EIC guides the test, so if something in the PCMA book is different, stick with the EIC book for the exam.”

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

If you do not have a properly trained professional AV and production team, it is more likely elements of your event will go wrong and peoples’ safety could be at risk. When selecting a security service for your event make sure that the staff has been trained in CPR and emergency services and is licensed and bonded.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 23, 2022

The post HSMAI Academy to hold a revenue & digital training workshop from 14-15 Sept appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The two-day revenue and digital hotel training workshop program, specific to hotels and resorts, will be to be held for the first time in Phuket. Technology check for your property.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

We are pushing our internal stakeholders to book further out and make quick decisions because the reality is that two or three people may be in line waiting for those dates.” Educating the executive team about the importance of booking early can be difficult without some hard lessons. Then she was blunt. “We

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Now Global Head of Events, Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services, she has realized that the challenges meeting professionals are facing and the way they are learning has changed since she published her book pre-Covid. Event planners don’t always have time to go to a class or read a book. Career Changers.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. Indeed, 2024 will have its’ challenges but could also be a year in which group business thrives.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 17, 2024

The post Oslofjord Convention Center in Norway appoints RMS Cloud to automate bookings appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. We don’t have the luxury of spending time training staff on our systems so it was essential that the software we chose was extremely user-friendly.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

But first, consider the following: Do you want someone to train your presenters and manage rehearsals? And if you’re unsure whether or not they can pull it off, having someone train them is a huge plus. You’re actually competing with the whole Internet, books, their kids, and many other things.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Groups will receive private indoor instructions, and then move on to an on-water experience facilitated by a trained coaching team. The Curtis Hotel comic book themed seating area. Up to 48 people in a group can row on 12-person barges in a two-hour session. Credit: Community Rowing Inc Hotel Commonwealth has 12,500 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

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. Booking platforms and hotel apps use customer information like budget, preferences and needs allows it to generate vacation plans tailored to each guest or group.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. These features can encompass e-books, white papers, video tutorials, training simulations or study guides.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Despite the armies of talented event professionals who buoy our industry, meeting planning is still viewed as a profession that requires little to no formal training. Part of the blame for that misconception lies with us. For as good as most of us are at what we do, we’re going about it the wrong way.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

PCMA announced new AI meeting planner tools launching Monday that range from free to almost $700 for a training. Attendees were asked to sign a wall pledging to design gatherings everyone could enjoy. Project Spark. The resource and consulting ecosystem is half owned by PCMA with Gevme, a Singapore company, owning the other half.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It will automatically plan their agenda and get them booked on a flight and with a hotel that will meet their specific needs. It can turn that conversation into a training module and create blog and social media posts. “We Kramer shared some highlights. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Located in downtown Nashville’s art district, the hotel includes its own onsite art museum, which groups can book for meetings and social events. It occupies a 109-year-old midcentury building which once served as a train station, and its design seeks to highlight this history.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 26, 2021

Though price may be the first thing we notice to assess our flight options when booking a trip, that’s an unwieldy metric these days. United Airlines Aviate Flight Academy, he said, plans to train 5,000 pilots by 2030—half of them women or people of color.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for. They negotiate for higher wages, improved benefits including retirement plans and family healthcare, job training, due process and safety concerns.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

The emcee should generally not be an executive, a vendor or anyone who is not a trained public speaker. His newest book is The Experience Maker: How To Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can’t Wait To Share which is releasing in September. It is a critical role in making the experience memorable. The Best Speakers.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Another new initiative aimed at rebuilding the association middle management pipeline is ReadyMe, which provides a combination of virtual and in-person training to nurture resilient leaders building on ASAE’s Conscious Inclusion strategy designed to fill the gaps of DEI training. “We

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The conversations led by “provocateurs” trained in the art of asking evolving questions covered the topics of innovation, mentorship and entrepreneurship—supporting event bosses in their time of need. The common denominator from all the groups was that women need a “phone an expert friend” option in times of need.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you’re wondering what questions to ask when booking a venue, you’ve come to the right place. Wherever you end up setting up shop, you must ensure your attendees can easily arrive via car, Uber, bus, train, bicycle, subway, or even on foot. “A How far is the nearest airport or train station from the venue?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

One thing I’ve used is a no-book-in-advance, 15-minute session to meet with a subject matter expert at the event.”. If you want to drive a synchronous experience, give attendees a reason why they should tune in live rather than watch on demand,” Gaudini said. Gaudini is a fan of giving attendees a sense of incentive. “If

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