June, 2023

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Making Your Meeting More Accessible

Convene by PCMA

Accessibility advocate Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D., on Monday leads PCMA EduCon attendees in wheelchairs during an accessibility tour of the venue. (Maggie Simkin/PCMA) The saying “you need to walk a mile in their shoes” couldn’t ring truer — and yet be completely off as a metaphor — when it comes to understanding what it’s like to navigate an event as a person in a wheelchair.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Extreme Incentives Post Titan: How Much is Too Much?

Smart Meetings

As the tragic news of the implosion of the submersible craft Titan swept the web, many viral accusations hit the airways essentially faulting a culture that heralds billionaires going on dangerous and thrill-seeking trips. Ever since incentives began there has also been a thrill-seeking, adventure-driven component to them. From extreme team building to incentive trips in far-flung destinations with adventure components, risk-taking incentive travelers are not an unknown commodity in the MICE ind

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Pop Culture Tourism: Why Many Travelers Pop In For A Visit

Dana Communications

Google the definition of pop culture or popular culture. It’s… a lot. Take this one from vocabulary.com : “The music, movies, TV shows, and other media that the majority of people consume are known collectively as pop culture. In the 1970s, pop culture included disco music and Star Wars. Today, pop culture embraces true crime podcasts, memes, and… Star Wars.

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How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event

Traveler's Q

How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event A destination management company (DMC) can help you create a memorable and seamless experience for your guests. When managing guests in a new, foreign location, it is important to have a well-planned strategy in place. DMCs are seasoned professionals who have extensive knowledge of the local cultures, traditions, and customs.

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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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Google Analytics 4 Webinar Pt 2

Advanced Travel and Tourism

You may have seen our webinar in partnership with STS in November of 2022, but as we all know GA4 is evolving and we are all learning a little bit more every day. Learn the most up to date information on GA4, and how you can ‘Wow’ your team and stakeholders with new and informative data that showcases users behavior on your site. There are actionable takeaways for your organization to use on a day-to-day basis.

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Get to Know ME with Forey Erickson

Motivation Excellence

Forey Erickson is a Travel Program Manager out of our Traverse City, Michigan office, and she definitely embodies the “Pure Michigan” vibe! Read more about her below and watch a short video to learn about her favorite travel destination and why she’s making a move in 2023. Thanks Forey for sharing your awesome work ethic and laid back attitude! What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry?

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Elevating Engagement

Smart Meetings

Creating a safe, friendly and memorable event Forging a safe and engaging space can be a tall order for some meeting planners, but there is a road map to creating an inspiring event that will continuously drive engagement for your current and future events. To get the low-down on event engagement Smart Meetings chatted with Amanda Lea Kaiser, speaker, engagement strategist and author of “ Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community. ” Progressiv

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Academic Adventures: Discovering the World One Vacation at a Time

Dana Communications

Educational travel is an unforgettable and immersive way to learn something first-hand while exploring new and exciting places. Think: adult (or family) field trips ANYWHERE you want to go, learning about ANYTHING you want to know. Academic adventures are all the rage. In 2023, tourists are projected to be more selective in their spending since the passion for post-pandemic revenge travel has begun to wane and personal growth and knowledge are increasingly considered valuable expenditures.

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Event Management: A step-by-step guide on how to use it in your events

Eventtia

Event management. It’s a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, but beyond the literal meaning of just managing events, what exactly does it entail? And more significantly, how can it be used in events? Every type of event requires a unique set of skills and know-how that will help you to mitigate the chaos and run smooth, engaging events for your attendees.

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2023 Travel Outlook: Drive More Visitors with Value Based Marketing

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Drive More Visitors with Value Based Marketing Millennials are currently the largest generation of travel spenders, with 33% of these 27–42-year-olds (as of 2023) willing to spend at least $5,000 on a vacation. Millennials also travel the most of any other demographic, with an average of 35 days per year spent traveling for business and pleasure. Many in the millennial segment identify with value based marketing and engage deeper with campaigns that embrace these themes.

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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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Teeming with Self-esteem; Why the Right Level Is Important for Success

Motivation Excellence

So much goes into self-esteem. There are external influences like how others perceive and treat you. And internal factors like confidence and self-awareness. Some people just seem gifted with healthy self-esteem, while others scream conceit or whisper inferiority. There are definitely steps you can take to balance this often emotionally tied characteristic.

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6 Ways Hotel Sourcing Has Changed Since the Pandemic

MeetingsNet

Be prepared for how deposits, billing, rebooking, concessions, and more are being handled by meeting properties today. This excerpt from “ What to Know About Event Sourcing: Part 1 ” is reprinted with permission from the Meetings & Incentives Worldwide blog. Hotel contracts have changed, and you can’t assume common pre-pandemic terms still apply.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

Smart Meetings

How You Look May Be Affecting How Often You Travel for Business The SAP Concur Global Business Travel Survey has published its fifth year of findings with an astonishing report that nearly two-thirds of global business travelers feel they haven’t had “equal opportunity to travel for business compared to their coworkers, and they attribute this primarily to their age, accent or gender.

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What the Back-to-the-Office Challenge Has to Do With In-Person Events

Convene by PCMA

One way to plan an event with empathy is to consider meeting in a vibrant destination where attendees could bring their families and stay for a vacation after the event. If you missed the first two parts of our interview with future of work experts and The Empathy Advantage: Leading the Empowered Workforce authors Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley, you can catch up here: Part 1: ‘ It’s About Having Empathy All the Way Around ’ Part 2: ‘ Does Leading With Empathy Mean You’re a Pushover?

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Thailand celebrates sensational rainbow phenomenon with “Pride for All” campaign at Central World

Travel Daily Media

The post Thailand celebrates sensational rainbow phenomenon with “Pride for All” campaign at Central World appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Over 500 LGBTQIAN+ joining a Parade of Rainbow Flags – symbolizing equality to reflect Central World as a space that embraces diversity that accepts all differences and promotes equality.

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2023 Travel Outlook: Tech Trends to Watch!

Advanced Travel and Tourism

GA4 With Google Analytics 4 over two years old, Google is finally ready to sunset Universal Analytics later this year. As the predominant way to analyze website traffic and behavior, it is imperative that DMOs and travel websites switch their accounts over to GA4. In addition to UA soon being unsupported and unworkable, there’s a host of benefits that come from switching to GA4.

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How to Write Content That Sells Tours

Tourism Tiger

Read about our list of essential keys to improve your sales by making your content stand out from your competitors, and get website visitors booking your tours.

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Poll Results: Will NAACP Florida Travel Advisory Affect Meetings?

MeetingsNet

A significant percentage of meeting professionals say the NAACP’s advisory will be a factor in site selection. Close to 40 percent of meeting professionals responding to a recent MeetingsNet survey say that recent travel advisories issued for Florida by the NAACP and other organizations make their organization less likely to book events in that state.

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Drones: The New Fireworks Alternative This July 4th Holiday

Smart Meetings

A noise-free, colorful, engaging performance BBQ. Hot dogs. Fireworks. All are staples of the traditional American July 4th celebration as the U.S. collectively celebrates the freedom gained by our forefathers. While it is hard to re-invent classic 4th of July food, fireworks are a different story. While some could make the case that fireworks are essential for Fourth of July festivities, there are other factors to consider.

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Should You Break the Bank to Hire a Celebrity Speaker?

Convene by PCMA

Olympic track-and-field medalist Allyson Felix related her advocacy of contract protections for pregnant athletes to equal employment opportunities for all women during Convening Leaders 2023. Only 1 percent of respondents to a Freeman survey said they preferred celebrity speakers to those who had something relevant to say to their groups. (Whatever Media Group) Event organizers who are considering straining their budgets to hire celebrity speakers — or who feel pressure to do so — may want to t

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New Zealand business events sector on track for sustainable growth

Travel Daily Media

The post New Zealand business events sector on track for sustainable growth appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS 2023 winds up in Wellington today after two days packed with over 6,000 meetings, networking functions and knowledge sessions. MEETINGS has connected 224 exhibitors from 19 regions with over 400 buyers from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and North America.

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The Ultimate Guide To Event Marketing Attribution and Measuring Event ROI

Bizzaboo

Event ROI is anything but simple. But the more complicated the ROI picture gets, the more accurate event attribution becomes, and the more powerful your event engine will drive revenue. In this guide, we will look at the many different forms of determining, measuring, and analyzing event ROI. Of course, you can’t go about measuring ROI if you don’t have a sound attribution plan in place.

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Mastering the Art of Responding to Positive TripAdvisor Reviews: A Guide for Tour Operators

Tourism Tiger

First things first: you are replying to all TripAdvisor (and Yelp) reviews, right? I hope you are. In fact, it’s a good idea to make it an every day habit to respond to your reviews. A few of you might wonder if you should even reply at all to reviews.

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Show Organizer Fined for Overstepping Facial-Recognition Boundaries

MeetingsNet

Mobile World Congress required the submission of a photo to register for in-person attendance. The host nation’s regulators have ruled that requirement illegal. Facial-recognition technology has many potential benefits for event hosts, including security and real-time assessment of attendee engagement. However, there are privacy concerns around using facial recognition that event organizers must understand, or they risk civil action and financial penalty.

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Unclaimed Luggage Becomes Hidden Treasure

Smart Meetings

Forgotten suitcases and repurposing, reclaiming and recycling the unknown items Not only is Unclaimed Baggage one of Alabama’s main tourist attractions, it is a practical, logical and sustainable business dedicated to reclaiming, repurposing and recycling the items that have been abandoned by people as they exit their destination or home base airport without their luggage and do not take the steps to recover their belongings for more than 90 days.

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Three Cheers for the Ocean Center Daytona Beach

Convene by PCMA

Daytona Beach will continue to host the single largest collegiate cheer and dance event in the world. Each spring, Daytona Beach teems with spirit when it hosts the single largest collegiate cheer and dance event in the world. This year the event broke records, attracting more than 10,000 participants, 450 teams and approximately 20,000 spectators. The pairing is so successful that after going through a recent bid process, Varsity Spirit’s National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) & National D

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Virtuoso hosts first Connects event in Edinburgh

Travel Daily Media

The post Virtuoso hosts first Connects event in Edinburgh appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. This week, Virtuoso, the leading global travel network specialising in luxury and experiential travel, held its first Connects event in Edinburgh. The event was held at Cheval The Edinburgh Grand and saw over 40 members and preferred partners from across the network come together in the Scottish capital for an invaluable day of networking.

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19 Austin Event Venues Your Attendees Will Love

Bizzaboo

Austin has been having a moment for a while now. What started as a small outpost for Spanish colonists in the 1700s has blossomed into the fourth most populous city in Texas and a city with some of the fastest-growing suburbs in the USA. Austin has also recently been recognized as a top city for job-seekers. As the Live Music Capital of the World® , Austin offers a vibrant metro area with many remarkable event venues.

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Hospitality industry in Singapore – respect as a driving force

EHL Insights

A respectful and empowering work culture is essential to success, particularly in the hospitality sector. Oscar Postma, General Manager of Conrad, offers valuable insights into fostering such a culture in Singapore's growing hospitality industry. This article explores his proven strategies and firsthand experiences in building trust, effective communication, and promoting accountability.

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PRA Acquires Weil & Associates

PRA

Hawai‘i’s Business Events Market Leader Joins PRA in Its Next Chapter of Growth CHICAGO, June 1, 2023 – PRA, a leader in the Business Events industry, announced today that the company has acquired Weil & Associates, a destination management sector leader in the Hawaiian market. This strategic move expands the talent and reach of PRA in this important incentive market.

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A Demonstration of Extraordinary Event EQ

Smart Meetings

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you. Lead with Understanding: Coach and speaker Vera Jones shared the secrets for empathetic leadership.

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Discover the Booming Business Community That Awaits in San Antonio

Convene by PCMA

In San Antonio, you’ll find a booming business community. In San Antonio, you can’t miss the rich history, vibrant culture and exciting atmosphere along the picturesque River Walk. San Antonio is also the nation’s seventh-largest city and one of the fast-growing cities in the country, experiencing a larger growth in population than any other major city in the United States for the second consecutive year.

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Dubai to play host to a line-up of exciting events, sports tournaments and live performances in June

Travel Daily Media

The post Dubai to play host to a line-up of exciting events, sports tournaments and live performances in June appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Dubai Calendar, the official listing platform for events in the city, has announced a fantastic line-up of live entertainment, culture and sport events which will take place throughout the city during June 2023.

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The Latest Event Trends as Seen on the Show Floor

Skift Meetings

Skift Take: Recent data reveals that attendance levels are finally surpassing 2019 benchmarks. Now that events are back in full gear, what top event trends are emerging on the show floor?

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WEC23: ‘New realities create the need for new negotiations’?

MPI

Keira Solon, EdD (MPI Kansas City Chapter), assistant professor of management and program coordinator, events marketing and management at the University of Central Missouri, teases her WEC23 session “Say Yes! Effective & Ethical Negotiation.