Endless Events
APRIL 18, 2022
The Event Tech Podcast is often so excited about all the innovation, new event platforms, and other event tech solutions on the market that we forget to talk about the digital divide in the events industry. Let’s face it: most event technology needs a strong internet connection to run smoothly. But what about those who don’t have their own Wi-Fi set up?
Smart Meetings
APRIL 15, 2022
Have you returned to planning live events? You might not want to throw out the tools we used to get through the last two years virtually so fast. Out of necessity, we mastered snazzy new ways to connect, play games, exercise, entertain, make lunch/dinner/drinks and build things through platforms online. Just because we can meet in person, doesn’t mean that is the only solution.
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Dana Communications
APRIL 25, 2022
For DMOs and CVBs promoting their own corner of the world to travelers, it may sometimes seem like the budget you’re granted just isn’t enough to accomplish all of your goals. Enter…co-op marketing! By creating a program that allows local tourism and hospitality partners to buy into a campaign to co-promote their offerings with travel to your destination, you increase your marketing funds and reap the five surefire benefits detailed below.
ETC Corporate
APRIL 12, 2022
Despite the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, European travel sentiment reaches a peak – 77% have travel plans between April and September 2022 Over half (56%) of Europeans planning a trip intend to visit another European country 38% of travel-ready Europeans plan to take an overnight trip between June-July, and another 32% are targeting the August-September period Despite the uncertainty.
Join us and connect with experts at the 3rd International Conference on Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases”, scheduled on May 05-06, 2025 in Dubai, UAE with the theme of “Novel Progression Towards the Heart and Cardiovascular Research”.
Conferences that Work
APRIL 18, 2022
I’ve been writing about hybrid meetings for a long time; my first post was in February 2010. The COVID19 pandemic created an explosion of interest in hybrid meetings, and the marketplace and event professionals are still defining what “hybrid” means. (No, sticking a streaming camera in the back of the room does not make an in-person meeting hybrid.
Social Tables
APRIL 1, 2022
Food and beverage is perhaps one of the most anticipated elements of any event. With in-person events slowly returning, event planners and caterers alike would be wise to try and make the attendee F&B experience better than ever. Being so, we’ve put together this list of catering trends to help you hone in on what matters to audiences now. Whether you’re planning a wedding, a conference, or an anniversary dinner, these catering trends can help you stay ahead of the curve and craft experience
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 22, 2022
We hear it repeatedly: business is back, events are happening, Zoom fatigue is real…but the reality is, events are not only happening, they’re happening safely. The recent celebration of Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) provided our industry with an opportunity to step back from the chaos of the last two years and assess not only where we have been, but where we are going.
Dana Communications
APRIL 11, 2022
This past September, Marriott International announced its recommitment to climate stewardship, setting science-based emissions reduction targets with a long-term goal of reaching net-zero value chain greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050. While Marriott’s long list of initiatives is truly admirable and aspirational for many hospitality businesses, you don’t need to be the world’s biggest hotel chain to make strides in going green.
Special Events
APRIL 17, 2022
Unpredictability is best avoided in business, so you must learn how to use each stage of the marketing funnel to your advantage as soon as possible.
Techsytalk
APRIL 10, 2022
Whether it's lunch at a virtual event or a gift to make a special connection with an attendee, we're talking about creative gifting ideas in…
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
ADMEI
APRIL 7, 2022
Global Meetings Industry Day – Let’s Meet Safe. #GMID2022 #meetsafe. The post Global Meetings Industry Day – Let’s Meet Safe appeared first on ADMEI.
Endless Events
APRIL 14, 2022
The Academy Awards have been the talk of the town recently. While the strictly in-person Oscars 2021 felt too exclusive, the Oscars 2022 served us some truly out-of-place drama. And where there is controversy brewing, the Brew Crew comes to discuss. But it’s not just the slap that they’ll touch upon. They’ll also go over stage design, the production team, and give credit where credit is due.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 27, 2022
One of the first big conventions to return anywhere in the world after the Covid pause was Informa Market’s World of Concrete show in June 2021 at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. Six months later, almost 37,000 construction and masonry professionals returned to their normal slot in January of 2022. The show took over 632,000 sq. ft. in the still shiny space to learn about new equipment, techniques and trends from more than 1,100 vendors.
Advanced Travel and Tourism
APRIL 6, 2022
Meet our wonderful Regional Sales Manager, Jacque Blackwell! Jacque has been in the travel and tourism space for more than 9 years, working with attractions, DMOs and VRs across the southeast. Born and raised in Birmingham, AL, Jacque currently resides in her hometown after living in several communities throughout the state. Her favorite thing about working in tourism?
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
MeetingsNet
APRIL 15, 2022
The latest MeetingsNet research finds that 42.3 percent of respondents have considered leaving the planning profession entirely since 2020. If stress has been a constant weight on your shoulders through two years of pandemic, you’ve got lots of company. New MeetingsNet research, which will be released in full on May 3, found that nearly 46 percent of planners said that their job has become much more stressful since the Covid pandemic began in March 2020, with another 43 percent saying their job
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 20, 2022
At PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2022, the Promenade Stages on the show floor brought speakers in front of attendees in a more intimate way. (Jacob Slaton Photography). David Saef. The rush back to in-person events is made more challenging by staffing shortages, changing circumstances, executive scrutiny, and the need to make timely decisions despite many variables and uncertainties.
Conferences that Work
APRIL 11, 2022
Over the years I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of meetings. One of the most common issues I address that is rarely acknowledged openly is the tension between the wants and needs of suppliers and practitioners at meetings. By “suppliers” I mean vendors of products or services, and sponsors. By “practitioners” I mean the folks who do what the meeting is about; e.g., doctors at a medical event or scientists at a conservation conference.
Endless Events
APRIL 13, 2022
Attendee retention rate is one of the most important event KPIs. When event planners measure how many attendees have attended their events before, they are getting insights into attendee loyalty. And as we know, loyalty is one of the most important qualities; not only in our attendees, but also in our employees, partners, friends, and family members. .
Smart Meetings
APRIL 25, 2022
Marketing in one form or another is as old as the market itself. With the rise of digital marketing in the past two decades, new possibilities for targeting and target audience research have sprung. With a multitude of possibilities that all surpass the abilities of the old mass media, email is the go-to solution for digital marketing, and event marketing more specifically.
Skift Meetings
APRIL 15, 2022
Over the past two years, many event professionals have reskilled themselves to meet market needs. As a result, industry training has had to adapt by implementing new educational offerings. The Covid pandemic served as a major disruptor of the events industry, prompting widespread restrictions on in-person gatherings across the globe. As a result, event professionals […].
MeetingsNet
APRIL 8, 2022
Among other findings, the inaugural Business Travel Tracker sees 84 percent of respondents expecting to attend a meeting or exhibition within six months. A new quarterly research report from Tourism Economics and J.D. Power on behalf of the U.S. Travel Association made its debut in early April, containing results from 2,600 business travelers who answered questions in mid-March about their 2022 travel plans.
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 4, 2022
The U.S. Travel Association provides graphics like the one above to promote Global Meetings Industry Day, April 7. Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), Thursday, April 7, was launched five years ago by the 70-member Meetings Mean Business industry coalition as an annual day of industry-wide advocacy focused on raising the profile of the economic value of business events, trade shows and exhibitions, and incentive travel.
Conferences that Work
APRIL 25, 2022
A rare opportunity! Hosted by CSAE Manitoba , this free one-hour online Participate Lab will introduce you to the design of participation-rich events through the direct experience of participatory meeting techniques and formats. All are welcome to attend this event at no charge (both CSAE members and non-members). Registration is limited, so register now!
Endless Events
APRIL 8, 2022
Chances are you’ve heard of asynchronous communication or learning before; the type of communication where participants don’t interact in real-time (at the same time). In the case of learning, that means that the teacher delivers content, while the student learns at their own leisure. It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 15, 2022
When is a user conference more than an outsized demo? When more than 2,000 meeting professionals gather in person in Las Vegas and 10,000 register to stream Cvent Connect to both learn about new products and experience the platform for themselves. That is exactly what happened when Cvent CEO and founder Reggie Aggarwal took the stage at CAESARS FORUM on Tuesday.
Special Events
APRIL 27, 2022
A sneak peak of what to expect during Catersource + The Special Event
MeetingsNet
APRIL 29, 2022
An on-stage incident involving a presenter and attendee raises the question: Can organizers account for every possibility when creating an event’s risk-management plan? CinemaCon 2022, the annual convention and trade show of the National Association of Theatre Owners, drew about 6,000 members to Caesars Palace from April 25 to 28 to preview Hollywood’s upcoming releases and to talk shop with producers, directors, actors, marketing and advertising executives, equipment and technology suppliers, a
Skift Meetings
APRIL 11, 2022
With corporate giants, financial regulators, and scientists all focusing on the carbon emitted from every sector, now is the time for the event industry to get ahead of the curve. From July, Microsoft, the third largest company in the world, will raise the internal price of carbon by 600 percent. What may seem like just […]. The post Event Industry Faces These Challenges Getting to Net Zero by William Thomson appeared first on [link].
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 29, 2022
Few things are as consistently inspiring as the great outdoors—and Greater Palm Springs has plenty to go around. Surrounded by four different mountain ranges and blanketed by 300-plus days of sunshine per year, the area encompasses nine unique cities and towns, all easily accessible from the breezy Palm Springs International Airport. Whether you’re looking for something outside the ordinary for your next event or an outdoor location that can easily accommodate a large crowd, Greater Palm S
Endless Events
APRIL 1, 2022
Event sponsors are often crucial contributors to event budgets and therefore highly affect the overall attendee experience and the overall success of the event. However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. Finding, pitching, and keeping event sponsors is not a gamble – it’s a process that event planners need to carefully prepare for.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 13, 2022
Speculations circled overhead at the pandemic’s genesis that the business travel industry ought to fear an irreparable nosedive. In the face of doubt, however, business travel has emerged with critical and pivotal strategies for recovery in its pocket and a renaissance of travel in its sights, as evidenced by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT)’s white paper, “ Why Business Travel Is the Center of the New Company Culture.” The white paper, released in mid-May, highlighted the piv
Special Events
APRIL 18, 2022
See Gretchen Culver during The Special Event May 2-5 in Anaheim.
Business Traveler USA
APRIL 27, 2022
During the past two years, many airlines scaled back their international flight schedules, and travelers missed the opportunity to experience the world’s flagship business class products. For those lucky enough to travel, service had generally been downscaled by pandemic restrictions. Now that travel is rebounding, however, premium cabins are returning to a level of quality that had been put on hold.
Skift Meetings
APRIL 6, 2022
A supply chain bottleneck is impacting all aspects of the event industry. From an increase in food prices and transportation costs to the shortage of microchips affecting hybrid and virtual meetings, event planners are finding open lines of communication and advance deadlines are helping. Initially fueled by the Covid pandemic, today’s “Great Supply Chain Disruption” […].
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