ETC Corporate
JULY 11, 2024
Europe’s tourism industry continued its recovery in the second quarter of 2024. Foreign arrivals (+6%) and overnights (+7%) surpassed 2019 figures, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 12% and 10%, respectively. The growth is propelled by robust intra-regional travel from Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Smart Meetings
JULY 24, 2024
The annual convention drove home stewardship as key to prosperity for locals, visitors and meetings alike At Destinations International (DI) Annual Convention, 2024 (DIAC24), in Tampa, Fla. this past July 16-18, DI CEO Don Welsh’s opening remarks brought forward a wave of laugher from the crowd after he shared that the awe-inspiring drone show that kicked off the 2024 Annual Convention used an astounding 300 drones—and 298 of them made it through to the end!
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Motivation Excellence
JULY 24, 2024
We live with risk, every day, in multiple ways. Many we know about, like, running with scissors, crossing the road without looking both ways, and eating too much sugar. We make choices to avoid potentially disastrous outcomes: holding the scissors in a safe manner while walking, using a traffic light to cross the street, and hopefully, quitting bad habits that can lead to poor health.
Advanced Travel and Tourism
JULY 26, 2024
Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that stops and you think the ride is over, but then you start going in reverse? That’s sort of what’s happening with online cookies. In 2020, Google announced their plan to phase out 3 rd party cookies (the small pieces of data that allow marketers to serve personalized ads across websites). In January 2024, Google began restricting access to third-party cookies by default to 1% of Chrome users.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
ADMEI
JULY 10, 2024
Adding Accessibility to DEI: Making Travel & Events Inclusive for All 10 July 2024 In the evolving landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), a new and crucial dimension is gaining attention: accessibility. As the travel industry continues to strive for inclusivity, adding the "A" to DEI underscores the importance of creating travel and event experiences that are accessible to all, including individuals with disabilities.
Pádraic Gilligan
JULY 29, 2024
Incentive travel professionals should adopt a consultancy approach, addressing critical issues like sustainability, to lead the industry forward and align with evolving stakeholder expectations and corporate practices. The post Leading or being led? Client relations for incentive travel professionals today appeared first on padraicino.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Smart Meetings
JULY 26, 2024
When my plane touches down in Cleveland for the ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo in early August, it will be my homecoming. It was there, in that Northern Ohio city on Lake Erie, that my journalism career took off. Many decades have passed, so I’m a now prodigal son of what’s often called The Land, a nickname from the city’s hip-hop scene. (NBA legend LeBron James, who has been leading the U.S.
Motivation Excellence
JULY 29, 2024
Both personalized rewards and travel incentives can improve engagement, boost morale, and contribute to greater productivity. But if an organization expects its incentivization efforts to pay off in the long run, there is a critical ingredient that cannot be ignored: leadership enthusiasm. Leadership needs to do more than endorse programs on paper. They need to be personally involved.
Advanced Travel and Tourism
JULY 23, 2024
The tourism industry in the Southeastern US has experienced a roller coaster ride over the past few years. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant downturn, followed by a post-pandemic boom as travel restrictions eased and people were eager to explore the rich culture and natural beauty of the Southeast. However, recent data suggests that this boom may be leveling off.
Traveler's Q
JULY 19, 2024
Discover the Future of Events Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing event planning by enhancing efficiency, personalization, and attendee engagement. AI’s capabilities in data analysis, automation, and predictive analytics are unparalleled, making it a valuable tool for event organizers. The Rise of AI in Event Planning AI is rapidly becoming a game-changer in the event planning industry.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Pádraic Gilligan
JULY 18, 2024
by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Stay Strange St John’s I saw a t shirt in the window of one of St John’s many independent retailers that said: “Stay Strange St John’s”, a variation on the inspirational “Keep Austin weird” tagline. Following my week in Canada’s most eastern provincial capital, I’m.
Convene by PCMA
JULY 31, 2024
When it comes to enlisting AI in the day-to-day operations of her 19-year-old events company, Valerie Sumner, co-owner of Falls Church, Virginia–based VRS Meetings and Events Inc., is fully on board. “I feel like if you’re closed off to it, you’re going to miss so much,” she told Convene. “It’s about evolving, and I’d rather be on the bus than off the bus.
Smart Meetings
JULY 26, 2024
Melissa Mahon and Aaron Levinthal Melissa Mahon (left) and Aaron Levinthal (right), MAS Global experience agency MAS promotes experienced leaders to chief officer roles. Mahon will serve as chief operating officer. She has been with MAS for over seven years, most recently serving as EVP, business and operations. She brings extensive experience in live event production, finance, operations and sustainability.
Motivation Excellence
JULY 12, 2024
This is a hard blog to write. The passing of David Jobes leaves a huge hole for us as his work family. Please follow this link to view the official company press release. Continue reading here to get the personal side of David’s impact on all of us at Motivation Excellence. David was hired by our founder, Greg Lewis, seven years after the company started.
MeetingsNet
JULY 12, 2024
A major survey of planners finds that as meeting costs keep rising, sustainability slides down the list of priorities. With rising prices squeezing business-event budgets in many areas, planners are increasingly basing their venue and service-vendor choices on “value for money” while focusing less on sustainability factors. This is according to the International Planner Sentiment Report from The Power of Events, a U.K.
Traveler's Q
JULY 12, 2024
Revolutionizing Diversity with AI Imagine a corporate event where every culture is celebrated, every voice is heard, and every attendee feels included. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), this vision is not only possible but also practical. AI is revolutionizing how we plan and execute events, making them more inclusive, personalized, and efficient.
Pádraic Gilligan
JULY 1, 2024
by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Recent research from McKinsey into the way we travel now is crammed with exciting, actionable insights for organisers of incentive travel programs. While the McKinsey research focuses on leisure, the trends here tend to replicate themselves in incentive travel as, after all, the travel reward.
Convene by PCMA
JULY 15, 2024
Netflix and other streaming services use reactive AI when they make recommendations based on a person’s viewing habits. Using this type of reactive AI at events could allow planners to track attendee sentiments in real time. Events that don’t quickly find their way onto the AI adoption curve are destined to be out-innovated by the competition.
Smart Meetings
JULY 24, 2024
Monumental hotels across the US unveil extensive renovations and restorations Some of the most memorable names in hospitality history—historic Hotel Del, beloved Hotel Cleveland and the sparkling Inn at Stonecliffe—celebrate the culmination of extensive renovations centered around restoration, preservation and introducing modern amenities while maintaining their historic character.
Motivation Excellence
JULY 10, 2024
The loss of David Jobes will be felt by all who worked alongside him at Motivation Excellence. As a leader in the performance improvement and incentive industry, David helped create an award-winning culture , as well as a competitive and long-standing company in a niche community. Motivation Excellence is 39 years old, with David being an integral part of it for the last 32 years.
Travel Daily Media
JULY 28, 2024
The post Azerbaijan Tourism Board participates at MILT Congress in Jaipur 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. From July 25th to 26th, Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB) participated as a Bronze Partner in the 11th edition of the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) India & Luxury Travel Congress (MILT Congress 2024) in Jaipur, India.
EHL Insights
JULY 29, 2024
This article was written as part of HFTP Digital Horizons 360 Symposium in Palma de Mallorca and also appeared in the inaugural issue of HFTPs magazine TechFin Hospitality. In the fast-paced world of hospitality, guest service is undergoing a transformative shift, due to the further digitalization and the growing importance and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
Pádraic Gilligan
JULY 14, 2024
by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE “To infinity and beyond” was a saying that Didier often used during his tenure as CEO of SITE when I served as his CMO. It’s half quoted in his last post on Facebook, from Christmas day, 2023 when he says “Merry Christmas to all my. Read more » The post “To infinity and beyond!
MeetingsNet
JULY 12, 2024
A 12,000-person agricultural convention in Houston deftly worked its way around Hurricane Beryl—including holding breakout sessions with no electricity. Never underestimate the determination of conventioneers to reach their learning and networking objectives, even when Mother Nature delivers a forceful blow. The Texas FFA State Convention, a gathering of more than 12,000 agriculture teachers and students, ran headlong into Hurricane Beryl on Monday, July 8—the scheduled opening day of its 96th a
Smart Meetings
JULY 18, 2024
Insights on creating success and leading with heart In this episode of the What One Thing? Smart Meetings welcomes Deborah Gardner, a former swimming champion and performance expert known for her competitive mentality and dynamic presentations. Gardner shares her unique journey from crashing weddings to becoming a key figure in the hospitality industry.
Convene by PCMA
JULY 8, 2024
Julia Gräßer guides Convening EMEA 2023 participants in a meditation during the events’ closing session in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read about the thoughts behind the unusual close in “ Beginning and Ending an Event With Authenticity.” Dominic Thurbon, a Sydney, Australia–based entrepreneur who has created behavioral change programs for some of the most successful companies in the world, is also a speaker who thinks a lot about how behavioral science principles are — and aren’t — applied at co
Skift Meetings
JULY 2, 2024
Skift Take: Congress is working on a Junk Fee Prevention Act, but California isn’t waiting – its Honest Pricing Law went into effect Monday.
Travel Daily Media
JULY 23, 2024
The post TDM successfully concludes Hotelier “Revenue beyond the Room” round table appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The TDM Agilysys Hotelier “Revenue beyond the room” round table was held today morning at the Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand. The event was presented by Tony Marshall, VP and MD Asia Pacific Agilysys and co-supported by Bousserind Comson, BDM, APAC, HotStats.
EHL Insights
JULY 1, 2024
As academics specializing in the travel, tourism and hospitality (TTH) industry, we have trained and advised dozens of companies in their journey towards sustainable businesses. There is so much more to sustainable travel & tourism than the generic statements you see on brand websites - which are invarably an attempt to greenwash.
MeetingsNet
JULY 11, 2024
The TEN Collective, a community of small-business owners in the meetings industry, gathers online every other week to discuss their challenges and questions. Its leader: Sarah Meister, founder of SM Event Co. It’s not unusual to meet business-event professionals who, confident in their industry knowledge and skills, have launched their own firms. It’s also not unusual to find those same entrepreneurs struggling with the many challenges of running a small business.
Smart Meetings
JULY 5, 2024
Edward Harris Edward Harris, Williamsburg Tourism Council Harris joins Williamsburg Tourism Council as CEO. In his most recent role as president and CEO of Discover Lancaster in Pennsylvania, he guided the DMO through transformative growth since 2020 with innovative marketing strategies and a commitment to promoting regional culture. He brings over 20 years of experience in the marketing and tourism sector, demonstrating proven success throughout, to his new role leading the DMO for Williamsburg
Convene by PCMA
JULY 25, 2024
The Indiana Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, is the place to be for your next meeting—and is only getting better. A thriving Midwest city, easily accessible from destinations across the U.S., Indianapolis is recently enjoying an even higher profile as a top meetings destination. USA Today named the city the “#1 Convention City in the U.S.
Conferences that Work
JULY 15, 2024
Large language models (LLMs) have made significant strides in natural language processing, yet their safety features can sometimes be bypassed with simple prompts like “ignore all previous instructions.” For example, uncovering Twitter “users” that are LLM-powered bots spewing disinformation … …and a hiring hack for job seekers manipulating automated resume scanning … These examples are amusing at best and alarming at worst.
Travel Daily Media
JULY 28, 2024
The post Why Jimbaran Convention Centre is the best place for meetings and conferences in Bali appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Set on the premises of the five-star InterContinental Bali Resort, Jimbaran Convention Centre has outstanding facilities for meetings, conventions, weddings, and more. Here is how this expansive function space on the breathtaking shore of Jimbaran Bay can accommodate various events.
EHL Insights
JULY 11, 2024
In this article, we set out to find out what’s next for luxury brands in hospitality. What are the most promising examples and sectors that luxury brands are entering? The frontiers of how luxury can be experienced are being widened resulting in greater market presence and richer multisensorial experiences.
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