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Get to Know ME with Sheri Racine

Motivation Excellence

It’s time to get to know one of our newer colleagues! Sheri Racine started in June of 2024, getting several months of training from our long-time Merchandise Buyer, before retiring. We’re happy to have Sheri take on the role and bring a new perspective to the team. Please read on, and watch her short video, to learn about her passion outside of work and what she loves doing with her family.

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How to Elevate Your Next Corporate Catering Event

Smart Meetings

Redefining event catering with chef-driven menus, wellness-focused offerings and immersive dining experiences. There is always one thing that stands out for attendees during an event: the food. Planners often try to one-up themselves from event to event, looking for ways to wow and inspire their guests’ palettes. Smart Meetings caught up with Suzanne Halperin, head of meetings & events, luxury & lifestyle Americas at IHG Hotels & Resorts, to get a better sense of what trends she has

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Reconnect and Rejuvenate with Rustic Corporate Retreats

Traveler's Q

In today’s fast-paced business world, finding moments of connection, rejuvenation, and inspiration can be challenging. Corporate retreats offer a valuable opportunity for teams to step away from the daily grind, strengthen bonds, and foster creativity. At Traveler’s Q, we believe that rustic settings provide the perfect backdrop for these transformative experiences.

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Get to Know ME with Sheri Racine

Motivation Excellence

It’s time to get to know one of our newer colleagues! Sheri Racine started in June of 2024, getting several months of training from our long-time Merchandise Buyer, before retiring. We’re happy to have Sheri take on the role and bring a new perspective to the team. Please read on, and watch her short video, to learn about her passion outside of work and what she loves doing with her family.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Why Your Travel Business Needs More Than Social Media

Tourism Tiger

Discover why a dedicated website is essential for travel operators beyond social media. Learn how SEO, control, and detailed offerings drive bookings. Contact us for expert tourism websites.

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Get to Know ME with Sheri Racine

Motivation Excellence

It’s time to get to know one of our newer colleagues! Sheri Racine started in June of 2024, getting several months of training from our long-time Merchandise Buyer, before retiring. We’re happy to have Sheri take on the role and bring a new perspective to the team. Please read on, and watch her short video, to learn about her passion outside of work and what she loves doing with her family.

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How to deal with difficult customers? Emotional intelligence to the rescue

EHL Insights

As stories of customers acting out in rage continue to rise, emotional intelligence provides a solution to solve problems and please even the trickiest customers.

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ForwardKeys report shows Asia Pacific tourism driving global arrivals

Travel Daily Media

The post ForwardKeys report shows Asia Pacific tourism driving global arrivals appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. ForwardKeys announced that tourism in the Asia Pacific is driving the current resurgence in global tourist arrivals. The knowledge partner of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) presenter their report at this year’s WTTC Global Summit in Perth, Australia.

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Are You Delivering What the Next-Gen Attendee Wants?

Convene by PCMA

The next generation of event attendees is bringing demographic changes and dramatic shifts in values compared to previous generations. Last month, for the first time, the number of Gen Z workers overtook Boomers in the U.S. workforce. Although the margin is small — there are 300,000 more Gen Z workers than Boomers in a full-time workforce of 127 million — it’s a trend that is accelerating rapidly, Ken Holsinger, Freeman’s senior vice president, strategy and research, told Convene.

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SJM Resorts successfully promotes Macau in Singapore 

Travel Daily Media

The post SJM Resorts successfully promotes Macau in Singapore appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. SJM Resorts SA successfully promoted Macau as a prime tourist destination for Singaporeans. Singapore was the most recent stop in SJM’s The Legend of Macau travel trade event series, following appearances in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan and Bangkok.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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Why Are These Women-Only Networking Spaces So Popular?

Convene by PCMA

The Female Quotient hosts its signature Equality Lounges at major events like the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In Convene ’s September-October 2024 CMP Series, we explored why traditional networking methods aren’t working for women, and how a growing number of female-first spaces are trying to get it right. One of them is The Female Quotient, known for their pop-up Equality Lounges at traditionally male-dominated, high-profile events like the World Economic Forum, Cannes Li

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More than 25% of businesses spend over half their budget on MICE: FCM

Travel Daily Media

The post More than 25% of businesses spend over half their budget on MICE: FCM appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. FCM Meetings & Events, ahead of its global relaunch targeting worldwide growth, reveals that more than a quarter of customers allocate half their travel budgets to the MICE sector, according to its landmark global State of the Market* survey.

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Larry Sieg and Gary Musich Visit Atlantic City has announced a major leadership transition with the retirement of President and CEO Larry Sieg at the end of 2024. Gary Musich, currently vice president of sales, will succeed Sieg, bringing more than 25 years of sales and hospitality experience to the role.

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City of Worcester extends ASM Global Management Agreement of DCU Center

Travel Daily Media

The post City of Worcester extends ASM Global Management Agreement of DCU Center appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. ASM Global , the world’s No. 1 development, full-service venue and live-events company, along with the City of Worcester have reached an agreement to extend ASM Global’s management services of the city-owned DCU Center Arena and Convention Center located in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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3 Things That Keep Event Planners Awake at Night

Convene by PCMA

Event planners worry about meeting growing attendee expectations while dealing with rising costs, reduced staffs, and smaller budgets. There’s a lot to unpack in Convene ’s 31st Meetings Market Survey, which will be published in November, but here’s one main takeaway: Planners are dealing with heightened expectations about their event experience from their stakeholders, while struggling with rising costs for everything from F&B and AV to room rates — all with reduced staffs and smaller budge

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Share Your Industry Insight!

Special Events

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News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Convene by PCMA

Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? Here’s a roundup of career-related stories selected by the editors of Convene. AI Assistants Are Blabbing Our Embarrassing Work Secrets Corporate assistants have long been the keepers of company gossip and secrets. Now artificial intelligence is taking over some of their tasks, but, writes The Washington Post , it doesn’t share their sense of discretion, and rank-and-file employees are at risk of AI-powered t

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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day Two

Smart Meetings

Two Dudes Photo That lengthy line that once led to IMEX’s dining section in 2023 found its way to another area of the convention this year, namely, Two Dudes Photo. At several points of the day a long line could be seen stretched across the aisle with meeting professionals eager to have their headshot taken. I guess this means goodbye to those 10-year-old headshots!

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