Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2024

We have all read the headlines. “Artificial Intelligence Will Free Humanity from Drudgery” or the more ominous “AI is the Biggest Threat to Humans Ever Invented.” To determine the truth about how access to emerging generative technology will impact meeting professionals, we teamed up with Zenus.AI, a behavioral analytics firm, to ask savvy readers in January and again in August to compare how they are using AI right now and what is shaping their approach to adopting or not adopting the tool.

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ETC Corporate

OCTOBER 8, 2024

International travellers are showing increased caution about planning trips to Europe between September and December this year. This is according to the latest Long-Haul Travel Barometer (LHTB) 3/2024 published today by the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail BV, which explores the sentiment and preferences of travellers regarding long-haul travel to Europe.

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Motivation Excellence

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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Traveler's Q

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Tuesday, Oct. 8 was the grand opening of IMEX America 2024 , with a jaw-dropping trade show, unexpected meetups with good friends and exciting announcement after exciting announcement. Giving Back First things first: our friends in the South experienced devastating effects from Hurricane Helene , and less than a week later., Hurricane Milton, now a category 5 storm, is expected to hit Florida on Wednesday.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 7, 2024

: The other day, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a mesmerizing performance of Tuvan throat singing by the Alash Ensemble at the Marlboro Elementary School, a small pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school in my hometown of Marlboro, Vermont. It brought up a whole host of emotions. Tuvan throat singing The eerie, captivating music produced by the trio’s throats was spellbinding.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In her role at BCD Meetings & Events, Hanzlik creates strategies for accommodating neurodiversity across the meeting experience for hundreds of clients. The winners are attendees as well as event hosts. It’s not often that a business-event planner has a formal education and professional background in change management. But about halfway through her 30-year career, Mindy Hanzlik “took some time away from events to get my MBA and become a change-management consultant,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Las Vegas Uber drivers were busy again dodging F1 lane closures on The Strip as G2E Global Gaming Expo pinged its way to The Venetian and IMEX America returned to Mandalay Bay Convention Center with the ultimate educational pre-game, Smart Monday by Meeting Professionals International. The Smart Meetings team was in town, speaking on panels, hugging our way across the aisles of North Convention Center and sent these notes from the expo floor.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The post Tribute Portfolio makes its South Korean debut with The Link Seoul appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Tribute Portfolio, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, announced the opening of The Link Seoul, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel today, 9th October, in Seoul’s dynamic Sindorim district.

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All Conference Alert

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Attending Medical conferences is beneficial for healthcare professionals, doctors, and students. These events let you learn new things, share knowledge, and give you a chance to connect with others in your field. If you’re looking for a medical conference in 2025, you’re in the right place! We are here with a helpful guide. We will start with what a medical conference is and then show you some of the best medical conference types and countries to attend.

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

Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Skift Take: The sooner planners engage with a host destination’s DMO, the more opportunities they have to create meaningful and unique experiences that will allow attendees to thrive.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The post Tourism Authority of Thailand hosts networking event for Asian KOLs appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted a networking dinner for over 100 key opinion leaders (KOLs) from China and Singapore. The event was held in partnership with Thai AirAsia. Hosted by TAT deputy governor for marketing communications Nithee Seeprae and Thai AirAsia head of government relations Krid Pattanasan, the event was part of the agency’s You

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Skift Take: Planners face many ethical challenges in their jobs, but one of the biggest is what to do with hotel points.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This week, we explore the impact the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions industry sector has had on global business travel, Wynn Resorts’ expanded plans for the UAE’s first casino, the benefits and economic power of Indigenous tourism, new European itineraries by Variety Cruises—and a last-minute chance to score some steep discounts on flights to Dublin, London and Paris.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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Special Events

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Tips for making the most of your video marketing

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission’s rule on government and business impersonation went into effect April 1, which targets among other things, scams aimed at the business events industry. PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.” Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Risk mitigation and crisis management have always been pressing topics in meeting planning, but as our world evolves, the types of risks planners prepare for evolve in turn. In partnership with Destinations International, Smart Meetings is asking you to share your perspective on the top factors you consider in your risk mitigation and crisis management plans today.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The post Discovery Samal hosts benefit gala for indigenous weaving communities appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Discovery Samal served as the elegant venue for The Stellar Fashion Gala, a charity event benefiting indigenous weaving communities under the patronage of the b.LOOM Project. Held in partnership between the Davao Fashion and Design Council Foundation Inc (DFDCI) and the Mindanao Trade Expo Foundation Inc (MTEFI) at the hotel’s Samal Grand Ballroom, the even

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inVOYAGE

OCTOBER 10, 2024

With spirits still high from inVOYAGE x Mykonos, we headed to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s newest yacht “ILMA” for the grand tour with a twist of mixology and an exquisite on-board lunch. So with luxury super yachts on the rise, we ask what is their potential for incentives and events? Emily catches up with Karen Shiers, VP MICE & Partnership, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, and Christopher Gioitta at Parea Travel for their insights.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2024

About C2 Montreal’s various formats, CEO Anick Beaulieu said, “It’s just about the diversity of ways to connect and touch points that create this rich, fertile ground for friendship, partnership, transactions to happen.” Anick Beaulieu was recently a presenter at a conference in Abu Dhabi for architects, when she experienced “total imposter syndrome,” the CEO of Montréal-based event company C2 told Convene during a video interview.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Risk mitigation and crisis management have always been pressing topics in meeting planning, but as our world evolves, the types of risks planners prepare for evolve in turn. In partnership with Destinations International, Smart Meetings is asking you to share your perspective on the top factors you consider in your risk mitigation and crisis management plans today.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The post GX India 2024: Showcasing the impact of community tourism appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. A panel session taking place at the 2024 GX Summit in Jaipur, India. © G Adventures G Adventures, together with its non-profit partner, Planeterra, hosted the second annual GX World Community Tourism Summit on September 27, 2024 in Jaipur, India, coinciding with World Tourism Day celebrations around the world.

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inVOYAGE

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Recap required or FOMO setting in ??? If you couldn’t be with us, want to explore further details, or just feel like reliving inVOYAGE x Mykonos ‘24, take a dive in. Over 260 representatives from the world’s finest luxury hotels, DMCs, CVBs and event professionals have returned home following another sensational inVOYAGE – packed with unique experiences, incredible shared moments and a full complement of new opportunities for our inVOYAGERS to seize and benefit from.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Research shows that today’s event participants want more than just serendipitous connections at events. (Illustration by Line Hachem) The stories we link to below make up Convene’s Sept.-Oct. cover and CMP Series. Find the print experience in our digital edition. We used to extoll the virtue of conferences and conventions as being places where serendipitous connections happen.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

IMEX America 2024 ended today with a final count of 15,500 attendees (5,500 buyers and 86,000 pre-scheduled meetings) walking through the doors at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. In addition to visiting a world of destinations, hotels and tech suppliers, attendees took in 1,600 education sessions on the show floor and another 1,600 nuggets of wisdom were delivered to those who came in a day early for Meeting Professionals International (MPI)’s Smart Monday.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The post FHRAI to host 54th Annual Convention in Goa from 16-18th October appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), the largest hospitality association in the world, will be hosting its 54 th Annual Convention in Goa from October 16th to 18th, 2024, at Taj Cidade de Goa, Horizon.

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MPI

OCTOBER 10, 2024

At IMEX America yesterday, MPI leadership and volunteer leaders shared important updates about the association. The focus of discussion included an overall business update, key highlights from the MPI Academy and MPI Foundation, industry partnerships, a recap of IMEX America and much more.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Female Quotient’s Equality Lounges, like the one shown here at CES, are designed to be spaces where women can form connections and friendships within their industries, and also take in specialized programming. (Consumer Technology Association) Women need a different kind of networking structure than men, according to J. Kelly Hoey, a networking expert and author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A current assessment and resources for those affected Hurricane Milton made landfall in western Florida yesterday, leaving nine dead and nearly 3.5 million residents and 165 health care facilities without power. Over 80,000 Floridians are currently being supported by nearly 300 operating shelters. In a twist of fate, Hillsborough County , which had offered comfort stations, income eligible hotel assistance and FEMA assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Helene’s September 26 landfall, was sud

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The post Tamarind Global celebrates 18 Years appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. India’s foremost destination, wedding, and event management company, Tamarind Global recently celebrated its 18th anniversary. Since its initial years, Tamarind Global has flourished in providing tailored services across the hospitality and travel sectors.

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Tourism Tiger

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 10, 2024

At last year’s conference, participants shared a practice that has changed within their organization, noted them on sticky notes, and tacked them to a wall that was organized around topic areas. Exponent Philanthropy is an association of nearly 1,600 members who are lean funders, meaning almost all the members are very small organizations, with three out of 10 having no supporting staff at all.

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