Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2025

What do event professionals need? Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), which advocates for the U.S. business and professional events industry, has issued its hot buttons for 2025 in the form of its annual Public Policy Agenda to answer that question. It summarized the document as follows: From a tax code that incentivizes the growth of our industry’s small businesses to policies that help the U.S. attract more international exhibitors and attendees, ECA strongly encourages policym

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center comprises several venues in the heart of downtown Long Beach. Credit: Visit Long Beach According to Steve Goodling, CEO of Visit Long Beach, a convention should be a source of pride for the people who live there. Many residents drive by their convention centers, but they never get to experience them.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2025

Considering Quintana Roo for an upcoming meeting? The destinations Tourism Promotion Council has just unveiled a new campaign that may seal the deal. Have you or your attendees dealt with delays while flying to a meeting via JetBlue? The Department of Justice took noteand has levied a hefty fine on the airline. Nervous for your upcoming event in Park City after seeing those viral videos of crammed lines for lifts?

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Pádraic Gilligan

JANUARY 3, 2025

by Pdraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua Consulting As we usher in 2025, the business events industry faces a turbulent yet transformative landscape. Global macroeconomic shifts, geopolitical instability, and the rise of a new world order cast ominous shadows over the horizon. Yet, despite the challenges, there are significant opportunities for those of us prepared to adapt, Read more » The post How to thrive in 25: Navigating Turbulence and Transformation in the Business Events Industry app

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

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