Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Hotel sales directors face increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable returns on their marketing investments, particularly in the meetings and events sector. This article explores proven strategies for hotel sales directors to enhance their meeting and event marketing ROI. We appreciate your support.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2022

Editor’s Note : Smart Meetings reached out to San Diego State University alumnus Anthony Bollotta to discuss the benefits of furthering your career via education. . The training has proven extremely applicable, but if the last few years have taught us anything, it’s how fast paradigm shifts can occur. For their benefit and yours.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. The company will invest in training to upskill employees and provide personal career development. At over 100,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Travel and meeting risk trainer offers insights for the future The news Friday morning that an update from the software protection company CrowdStrike crashed travel, emergency, hospital and banking systems all over the globe, was a reminder of the risks of planning events in a highly networked world. What can you do?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Travel and meeting risk trainer offers insights for the future The news Friday morning that an update from the software protection company CrowdStrike crashed travel, emergency, hospital and banking systems all over the globe, was a reminder of the risks of planning events in a highly networked world. What can you do?

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

Lori has been working with Meeting Professionals International for over five years now. “Live webinars in addition to the summits where we do three hours of education, we now teach the majority of all of our certificate sessions online. But then there are our certificate courses, I just teach it on Zoom meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. Now, she feels inspired as she sees the certification’s global spread. “It One session introduced the CMP certification.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 2, 2021

Curious if event planning certifications can actually help you learn more about the industry or take your career to the next level? Read about twelve of the most popular event planning certifications and event management licenses, and learn how to obtain them in order to propel your event marketing career.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When it comes to environmental impact, there is no getting around the rather large footprint the meetings industry has left behind in the past. More often than not, attendees will look around, only see a trash receptacle, and toss in their recycling so they can get back to the meetings they are there for.

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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. Career Changers. The constant through all of this? Bottom Line. “We

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 27, 2023

Curious whether event planner courses and event planning certifications are worth it? Read on to learn about the most popular event planning courses, event management courses, event planning certifications, and more to turn your passion for gatherings into a lifetime career you’ll love. Not sure how to become an event planner?

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 26, 2023

Additionally, Dream Vacations and CruiseOne is unveiling a new Romance Travel Training Certification. The toolkit features an improved associate training manual, along with several activities that help associates explore different travel scenarios, research options, and seek feedback from franchise owners.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2019

Sure, Caesars Entertainment was drawn to Event Design Collective ’s expertise and worldwide success in establishing a partnership that will offer a free certificate program to 1,000 meeting professionals and Caesar’s team members. Currently, there are 7,500 users worldwide, 1,200 trained users and 150 Certified Event Designers.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Smart Meetings talked to some attendees who made careful plans to ensure they could stick to their goals and found welcome partners in the quest. For some, nothing could stand in the way of their training goals. Another meetings veteran who took healthy IMEX seriously is David T. The Long Game.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2024

She will head the Vienna Convention Bureau , which is responsible for the worldwide acquisition of congresses, corporate conferences and incentives in addition to providing support to meeting planners. Read More: Smart Moves in Orlando, Anaheim and More The post Smart Moves in Hawaii, New Orleans and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

People are growing tired of Zoom meetings, and the thought of being together in-person is getting and more and more exciting after such a long break from social gatherings. Even tech companies are acknowledging that the typical way we meet virtually isn’t working. One of those things is taking a trip to Disney World.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

At that point, she pursued the Certified Meeting Manager (CMM) accreditation after talking to people in her Middle Pennsylvania MPI chapter. In addition to being a meeting planner, Jakob is also a nurse. “It had been a long time since I was in school, and the cost was enough to scare me off. Sitting for the exam is a long process.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Credit: Steve Crecelius) Major meetings destinations are always evolving. A Train Station Transformation What’s the best way to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of a $54-million revitalization of a city’s iconic railroad hub? Head to visitdenver.com to learn more about hosting your next meeting with a Rocky Mountain backdrop.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

“With a hospitality management background, I was aware of the certification but wasn’t sure where my career would lead me and if I would actually need it,” she says. “It Read More: CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Cynthia MacDonald, CMP The post CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Constance Samuels, CMP appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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ADMEI

JANUARY 3, 2024

Most industries have associations and organizations that do just that: provide community and belonging, offer training and support, and strive to improve industry conditions and culture. In many cases, you can attend training, conferences, and certification opportunities for reduced rates as a member perk.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Mastering Professional Development Keys first entered the realm of meeting planning by volunteering at her church to organize meetings and events. From there, she began pursuing further education and certifications, motivated to garner all the knowledge available to her. She volunteered on various committees.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We Marriott’s Commitment to Clean meeting and event protocols built on the cleanliness and service standards already in place.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 1, 2023

Plan with confidence Toronto is more than a meeting place Toronto is North America’s fourth most populous city, making it Canada’s largest and most visited destination. The center is recognized as top-of-class by meeting and event organizers around the world and has hosted over 21,000 events during its four-decade history.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

ADMEI's Emergency Preparedness Certificate Course (EPCP) defines Risk Management as “the identification, analysis, assessment, control and avoidance, minimization, or elimination of unacceptable risks.” Anyone involved in the planning and/or execution of meetings and events will benefit from earning this certificate.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I had the opportunity to work on a large national sales meeting, which gave me on-site exposure.” The process of preparing for continuous education involves gaining in-depth knowledge of various aspects of meeting and event planning, from tactics to strategy,” she says. It was my first practical experience in the field.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

We will be offering our emergency preparedness certificate program at IMEX Frankfurt and other locations in the United States,” he said of the training program that leverages the local knowledge of program logistics professionals to help event managers design and execute effective security plans.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2022

Tech companies are partnering with universities, and DMOs, global travel organizations and event agencies are onboarding prospective industry professionals to provide resources, skills and opportunities and to train the next generation of hospitality and events. Read More : What Meeting Profs Get Wrong About DEI—and How to Start Fixing It.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

and opening new ways of meeting in the Emerald City. The Hillclimb is a wide, suspended stair with radiant floor heating that doubles as hanging and meeting space overlooking Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay and the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges. Summit is already LEED Gold certified and targeting Platinum certification.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

She is a French and European-trained culinary expert, and earned her hospitality degree in Switzerland. He worked as a bar manager for several years before joining the food and beverage department at another Southern California casino where he learned from experienced spirits and wine experts and earned his Cicerone certificate.

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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.”. Given the number of distractions that present themselves to the virtual attendee, Burn believes meeting professionals have to change the format. Gaudini is a fan of giving attendees a sense of incentive. “If

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

If using security scanning devices at your event, then the staff operating them must be highly-trained. Ensure you: Obtain all relevant documentation like insurance certificates from your vendors. Contractors must also be willing to add your event to their Certificate of Insurance. Security should form a visible presence.

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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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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Specially trained dogs are the next line of defense to keep events Covid-free. As in-person meetings, conventions, and trade shows get set to resume in some cities despite the uncertainty of Covid-19’s delta variant, a new breed of on-site test is becoming more widely available, bringing another layer of health security to business events.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 19, 2022

For 42 years, IACC has been known in the meetings industry, for its certification of hotels and conference venues that represents a global badge of excellence. For 42 years, IACC has been known in the meetings industry, for its certification of hotels and conference venues that represents a global badge of excellence.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

And if you have multiple hotel rooms as part of your event meetings and events, you want to make sure at least one staff member is staying at each of the hotels” Lori then goes on to explain the benefits with real life exprience from being able to verify a guest who has lost their room key with no ID by just coming down to the lobby.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Impact XM shares seven sustainable action areas for planning green meetings Global event and experiential marketing agency Impact XM believes that sustainability is not an end goal, but a practice. Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Griffin, vice president of marketing at Impact XM, to learn more.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2019

She’s the CEO of Positive Impact Events and the person behind MPI’s Sustainable Practitioner Certificate Program. So, we have a real strategic opportunity to reframe the way we speak about meetings and events. Because when people think about meetings and events, they think about travel.

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