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Smart Travel: Resources for Ethical Sourcing and Sustainable Planning + a Couple Warnings

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The more you know, the easier your job will be and that is definitely the case when it comes to resources that will help you find suppliers that leave a destination better and give you a short cut to reporting all your sustainable decisions. Our customers are eager to participate in sustainability efforts. process was designed to find?

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Smart Travel: G7 Tourism Ministers Gather in Italy, Spirit Airlines Headed for Bankruptcy, Florida Tourism Soars, AI as a Carry On

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Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Wondering about the future long-term impacts of the travel sector? So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Wait until you see the record-busting numbers coming out of the Sunshine State.

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

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I recently visited Lucerne to attend the ‘Go Sustainable’ study trip, organised by the Lucerne Convention Bureau in collaboration with the Zurich Convention Bureau. This event brought together both destinations to showcase to event planners the extensive possibilities for organising sustainable events.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

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IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

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The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Operational and reputational concerns now include sustainability and diversity.

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The Heatwave of the Future Is Here

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For others, it could mean foregoing the use of an outdoor venue altogether while selecting a venue that features an extensive sustainability program. In addition to carefully selecting a venue for its sustainability policies, event planners are now enlisting the services of consultants that specialize in disaster response and mitigation.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Desireé Dolecki, CMP

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As she prepared to graduate, she took on a role as a marketing coordinator at a major healthcare company. This preparation falls in line with her favorite quote, by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham: “Make no little plans. When she was young, she knew art wouldn’t necessarily offer her a lucrative career. Volunteer to gain experience.