Endless Events
MARCH 15, 2022
The #EventIcons podcast is back with a very special guest: Hubilo ‘s CEO Vaibhav Jain. Hubilo is the leading global virtual and hybrid event technology company. Under Vaibhav’s leadership, Hubilo has raised over 150 million in less than a year from a leading hedge fund and venture capital firms globally. And it still continues to grow exponentially internationally.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 16, 2022
Digital hospitality platform WhyHotel has procured a $90 million investment, which they will use to acquire properties, as well as put toward the operating company. The company, which began as a pop-up concept in 2017, is rebranding under the name Placemakr to “better reflect its business divisions of hotels and mixed-use apartment buildings,” reads a press release.
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ETC Corporate
MARCH 17, 2022
70 public and private travel and tourism organisations propose several amendments to the new EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation with the aim to secure the freedom of movement across the continent and guarantee harmonised rules when the Certificate is in use. The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, the voice of the travel and tourism sector in Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s.
Dana Communications
MARCH 14, 2022
The past two years have taken the travel sector on a wild ride—from brutal decimation in 2020 to the renaissance of the road trip in 2021 to the growing, but guarded, optimism of today. Most experts predict that the industry will not fully recover (read: achieve 2019 levels) until 2024. So we’re exploring where that leaves us in the interim by considering the question: “Is the rise of regional tourism here to stay?”.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Endless Events
MARCH 18, 2022
Event platforms can be an event planner’s best friend. They have become the building block of a modern event strategy because they offer continuous audience engagement and help event planners measure event ROI in new, better ways. That’s because event platforms collect data about registration, attendee behavior, their feedback about the event, engagement levels, and more valuable insights.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 17, 2022
Some destinations rise to the top of meeting bucket lists because of their history. Others for their natural beauty, and still others for their dynamic business credentials. Louisville, Kentucky—birthplace of Muhammad Ali—on the banks of the Ohio River, checked all those boxes. Smart Meetings brought top meeting professionals to The Galt House the same week Berkshire Hathaway hosted 5,000 real estate professionals at 300,000-square-foot Kentucky International Convention Center.
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Skift Meetings
MARCH 16, 2022
The price of gas is through the roof. How will that affect event planning in 2022? Just as the in-person event industry is starting to recover, it is being hit with rising prices across the board, but nowhere is the surge more glaring than with fuel prices. We’ve all noticed an increase in the cost […]. The post The Impact on Events From Rising Fuel Cost by Eileen Wennekers appeared first on [link].
Convene by PCMA
MARCH 16, 2022
A quality website that provides your audience with key attributes that bring them back often will serve another function: marketing your events. The last two decades have seen the rise of mobile devices, app stores, and social media. Yet the web remains the backbone of the internet — and, likely, your attendee acquisition campaign. Here are a few of the most important qualities of a website that your event prospects will expect. 1.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 17, 2022
The global pandemic is a topic that persists and is consistent only in its inconsistency. The obstacles and opportunities have continued to evolve as have the roles of everyone in the business events industry. This evolution has been arguably more intense in the past two years than in the collective past. As we come out on the other side, one thing is clear: business event strategists and destination organization partners really aren’t that different.
Techsytalk
MARCH 18, 2022
After that past 2 years, Associations are under more pressure than ever to stay afloat and GROW - and there are lots of things they…
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Stova
MARCH 17, 2022
Congratulations on all you’ve accomplished. Your virtual events drive engagement sky-high. Your hybrid conferences achieve incredible reach. And you’re a real pro at delivering immersive in-person experiences. Now the big question is how do you choose the best format for your next event?
Convene by PCMA
MARCH 17, 2022
“The Future of Force Majeure” was among the most well-attended sessions at Convening Leaders 2022. (Jacob Slaton Photography). “The Future of the Force Majeure: Negotiating Contracts Amid Uncertainty” was such a popular session at Convening Leaders 2022 that the breakout room at Caesars Forum quickly filled to capacity and in-person attendees had to join the online audience to participate.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 16, 2022
“Scarcity will be a critical issue for car rentals in 2022. There simply aren’t enough cars to meet corporate demand,” says Sesilia Kalss, senior consulting manager of Global Business Consulting for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) in the company’s latest white paper, Business Travel in 2022. This is just one of the things anticipated to drive change in business travel in 2022 and beyond.
Global DMC partners
MARCH 18, 2022
The Mexican Caribbean is magic! Warm white powdery sand beaches touched by gorgeous clear turquoise waters, together with the famous Mexican hospitality, the superlative full service hotel facilities and the easy flight accessibility, will make your Cancun or Riviera Maya meeting like no other! 1.
Eventbrite
MARCH 16, 2022
The party scene is an ever-evolving, ever-changing beast. But the basic ingredients for throwing a successful soirée are fairly consistent: good music, good drinks, and lots of dancing. CJ Milan, the founder and mastermind behind Reggae Fest, knows this. As the creator of one of the largest and fastest-growing dance parties in the U.S., she […].
Convene by PCMA
MARCH 15, 2022
Kiai Collier of Hawaiian Islands Land Trust walks with a hala (pandanus) sapling to a reforestation site in the Waihee Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on Maui. Visitors to the island can help plant trees through the state’s “Malama Hawaii” program. (Heather Goodman/Hawaii Tourism Authority). Throughout the pandemic, many of our lifestyles, priorities, and ways of working have dramatically changed.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 18, 2022
Running a trade show both an art and a science. Aligning all aspects of your show from getting the right venue, to publicity, to staffing is a job for professionals. You may only get the chance to get an annual show right once a year, so it is essential that you get it right. Otherwise, you spend the next 51 weeks second-guessing yourself. Perhaps the most important aspect is hiring the right trade show staff.
MeetingsNet
MARCH 16, 2022
A Total Event Program includes all the events, large and small, internal and external, that an organization hosts and attends to reach and engage their prospects, customers, and employees. Sponsored by: The pandemic sped up the digitization of meetings and events by at least five years, bringing more events—and event data—online. The new multi-audience, multi-format, and increasingly digital landscape is causing organizations to rethink the technologies they need to be successful.
Travel Pulse
MARCH 17, 2022
Chile has changed its entry requirements, no longer requiring travelers to test again upon entry into the country.
Convene by PCMA
MARCH 17, 2022
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau helps event specialists tap into Philadelphia’s extensive medical, life sciences and nursing communities through PHL Life Sciences , the first and only division of its kind in the U.S. Philadelphia is undergoing an unprecedented development boom , driven by the city’s tech, educational and medical institutions, and a flourishing life science sector.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 17, 2022
Some destinations rise to the top of meeting bucket lists because of their history. Others for their natural beauty, and still others for their dynamic business credentials. Louisville, Kentucky—birthplace of Muhammad Ali—on the banks of the Ohio River checked all those boxes. Smart Meetings brought top meeting professionals to The Galt House the same week Berkshire Hathaway hosted 5,000 real estate professionals at 300,000-square-foot Kentucky International Convention Center.
Eventbrite
MARCH 15, 2022
Logo placements aren’t enough to increase sponsorship revenue this year. To win more valuable brands, you’ll need to offer sponsorship benefits like these.
Special Events
MARCH 17, 2022
For businesses to keep up, entrepreneurs must adapt their offerings and ensure their target audience doesn’t get bored.
Convene by PCMA
MARCH 16, 2022
Sophia Hyder Hock, Destinations International’s first-ever chief diversity officer, already has plans for the organizations DEI efforts. Editor’s note: PCMA Groundbreakers is an initiative honoring industry trailblazers who represent diverse sectors of the business events community, recognizing those who have made a significant contribution to their organizations and programs that advance inclusion and equity.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 18, 2022
Lenne Goslin. Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa promoted Goslin to director of group sales. Over the past two decades, Goslin has garnered both sales and convention management experience. Most recently, Goslin spent the last 15 years as senior sales manager at the Coconut Point property. She has also previously held the role of senior convention service manager and director of destination services at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, as well as senior convention services manager at her cu
Meeting Package
MARCH 18, 2022
Well, here it is: the day when you’re finally in charge to plan your first ever event, or perhaps the next one after a previous one didn’t quite meet its expectations. You may find yourself breaking in cold sweat simply at the thought of it, and you’ve already come up with a list of a dozen great excuses to postpone actually getting started on planning your next event.
Leonardo
MARCH 16, 2022
Special offers are a key way to increase direct bookings, while showing off the unique experience you provide above and beyond the competition. . The easiest offers are ones you can easily build as rates, that are a simple discount. Convincing travelers to book with a discounted rate will fill up rooms but it will lower your ADR rely on discounts can impact your ADR.
Convene by PCMA
MARCH 18, 2022
Boise is surrounded by opportunities for outdoor recreation like Camel’s Back Park, an 11-acre expanse with unbeatable city views and hundreds of miles of trails. (Photos courtesy of Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau). Boise has long been called the best-kept secret in the Pacific Northwest, but as far as meetings and events go, that may no longer be the case — more and more groups are discovering Idaho’s capital city.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 18, 2022
Lenne Goslin. Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa promoted Goslin to director of group sales. Over the past two decades, Goslin has garnered both sales and convention management experience. Most recently, Goslin spent the last 15 years as senior sales manager at the Coconut Point property. She has also previously held the role of senior convention service manager and director of destination services at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, as well as senior convention services manager at her cu
Special Events
MARCH 15, 2022
It’s 2022—your event planning processes need to take sexual orientation and gender identity issues seriously.
Travel Pulse
MARCH 14, 2022
South Korea is opening to quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated travelers this April.
Travel Daily News
MARCH 14, 2022
If anything, the pandemic has shown that there is need to reconnect travel and tourism to the needs and wishes of local habitats, but also to the big global agendas where tourism holds potential to make a positive difference.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 14, 2022
“Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.” —Miles Franklin, Childhood At Brindabella: My First Ten Years , 1954. Miles Franklin , the Australian writer and feminist best known for her novel My Brilliant Career , wrote the above words in her autobiography. Like Miles, I believe that all people want and need opportunities to share how they’re thinking and feeling.
Special Events
MARCH 14, 2022
A sneak peak of what to expect during Catersource + The Special Event in Anaheim
Travel Pulse
MARCH 16, 2022
New Zealand has announced a reopening date for international travel earlier than expected.
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