Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

Editor’s Note : In this series, “Five Things Meeting Planners Can Learn,” we explore ways in which meeting planners can glean tips, ideas, notions, planning options and more from the world and our culture at large. If you’ve been alive on the planet for the past 20 years or more, you’ve encountered a self-help meeting of one kind or another. Most famously utilized by 12-Step programs, self-help groups populate church basements, Shriner’s halls, community centers and more—bending and stretc

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MARCH 29, 2023

You could hunt all over the state for authentic handcrafted art representing South Carolina’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. Or you could pop over to the South Carolina Artisans Center to explore the handcrafted Art by handpicked Artists – see, touch, smell, taste, and shop art. Located in Walterboro and founded in 1994, the state’s official folk art and craft center is a one-stop showcase for fine handmade crafts of every imaginable variety and media, from Gullah sweetg

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 29, 2023

Corporate team-building events are an effective way to bring employees together, increase morale, and promote a culture of collaboration. These events typically involve fun activities that challenge the participants to work together to complete a task or problem solve. Not only do these events foster closer relationships between co-workers, but they can also help employees better understand their roles within the organization and improve upon their own personal communication and interpersonal sk

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ADMEI

MARCH 30, 2023

Global Meetings Industry Day – Meetings Matter #GMID2023 #meetingsmatter The post Global Meetings Industry Day – Meetings Matter appeared first on ADMEI.

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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

MARCH 30, 2023

How the meetings industry is celebrating #GMID2023 Destinations across the United States are showing just how much #meetingsmatter. This year marks the sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), hosted by U.S. Travel Association and Meeting Professionals International (MPI), where meeting professionals display their appreciation for the industry that brings us all together.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 31, 2023

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting participants met at the underwater table in the Kelp Conference Room in the Global Collaboration Village. (Courtesy of Accenture) Convene editors gathered ideas and insights from a variety of sources to examine what the metaverse is and how business events professionals are and will be using it in the future. This is one in a series of stories (see list at bottom) from the March/April issue of Convene.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. Here's how to do that—with or without the venue's assistance. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. After all, a hotel that’s connected to a regional utility whose power is, say, 80 percent derived from fossil fuels produces significantly more carbon than a hotel whose regional utility uses 40 percent fossil fuel

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

Jaki Baskow reflects on celebrity booking trends in the top convention city In the 45 years talent broker Jaki Baskow has been booking celebrities in Las Vegas under the Baskow Talent brand, a lot has changed. Prices, for one. “Since some of these entertainers have gotten residencies here, their prices have gone sky high,” said The Queen of Las Vegas in an exclusive interview with Smart Meetings.

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Travel Pulse

MARCH 28, 2023

The new website Journey to Clean aims to help travelers learn about the sustainability practices and efforts of well-known travel industry companies and brands.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 30, 2023

The post World First comes to Wynyard Tunnels as part of Vivid Sydney 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Australia’s largest festival, Vivid Sydney, announced that it will add a first-ever activation of the Wynyard railway tunnels to the festival’s upcoming program with the world premiere of Dark Spectrum. Three years in the making and tipped as an underground spectacular of what lies beneath, Dark Spectrum will fuse a dynamic musical soundtrack with the lat

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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.

MeetingsNet

MARCH 31, 2023

The newest Speaking Industry Benchmark Report is out with details on this year’s hot topics, what speakers are charging (and what planners are paying), and more. Demand is hot for speakers who address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. In fact, event professionals are just as eager to find DEI-focused speakers as those who address time-honored topics around leadership and motivation.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

How to host powerful DEI-aligned events in Washington DC Fresh concepts, rolling out new directives and coordinating new business objectives can involve complex processes. Hosting an event against a backdrop that compliments the depth and nuance of such details can place attendees in an educational headspace, eager to analyze and absorb new information.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 30, 2023

This year, PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors its 10th class of exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class member Anna Lommatzsch, CMP, DES, event manager at Informa Markets, shares her thoughts on keeping mental health and physical wellbeing front of mind at work and at events. What creative initiative, innovation, or meeting format that came out of the pandemic do you believe should remain?

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 27, 2023

The post MarketHub Europe to welcome 400 tourism leaders appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Europe’s leading names in travel and tourism will gather in Amsterdam this week for the MarketHub Europe. Organised by Hotelbeds, the event combines a conference and trade show at the nhow Amsterdam RAI. This is the first time that Hotelbeds has brought its flagship event to The Netherlands.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 31, 2023

A recent MeetingsNet webinar addressed the role of event technologist in both strategy and logistics, and how planners seeking to be one can get their executives to buy into this now-critical skill set. Although the Covid pandemic is firmly in the rear-view mirror, the waves it created across the business-events industry will be permanent. A far greater reliance on technology has come to the meeting-planning task, producing a new role that many planners don’t realize has an actual name: event te

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Vote for the Best in the Meetings Industry The 10th annual planner’s choice award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. This is your chance to rate suppliers who partner with you to elevate the meetings experience based on a range of amenities from the most family-friendly hotel to the most elegant spa.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 28, 2023

Deep colors and rich textures give this CORT Events-designed meeting space a feel that both inspires attendees and helps your meeting stand out from the competition. It’s a time for renewal, and deep, rich 70s-influenced colors and textures are leading the way in effective event design. At CORT Events, our event design experts leverage such up-and-coming trends—our new product line launches April 2023— to assist your team in creating truly share-worthy experiences.

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Solimar International

MARCH 27, 2023

Solimar International is known globally for our significant work in sustainable tourism initiatives. Engaging in enterprise readiness schemes, developing destination management organizations (DMO), and creating responsible tourism practices, the company is leading the way in countries that have huge economic potential for tourism post-COVID. And no one is better suited to help develop and achieve Solimar’s goals than Sylecia Johnston, our new project manager and DMO Development Solution lead.

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Hotel Engine

MARCH 26, 2023

Combining business trips with a bit of fun in your free time is the newest trend in travel. While traveling for work is something people have done for centuries, today’s generations want to optimize their schedule and enjoy life, too. Enter bleisure travel. It’s traveling that mixes business and leisure […] The post Bleisure Recommendations for the Top Business Travel Destinations appeared first on Hotel Engine.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

NYC & Company Rebrands, Adds ‘Conventions’ to Name NYC & Company, the CVB for Gotham has rebranded as New York City Tourism + Conventions, adding the “conventions” to hit home the value the city has for meeting planners. CEO of New York City Tourism + Conventions , Fred Dixon, debuted the name and rebrand on March 28 along with the debut of a social campaign, #whatsgoodnyc, allowing New Yorkers to share their POV on “what’s good” in NYC.

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BCD Meetings & Events

MARCH 27, 2023

Pharma Forum was back this year with a packed schedule of educational sessions. In attendance were team members from BCD M&E's Life Sciences Center of Excellence. With multiple sessions throughout the four day event, Jenna Baker, Vice President Account Management, Life Sciences Center of Excellence and Liz Dodson, Congress Practice Area Lead & Global Account Director, compiled 5 key takeaways from this year's event.

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Travel Pulse

MARCH 30, 2023

The legislation would end the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for travel to the United States.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 30, 2023

The ICCA 2023 Association Survey was conducted in collaboration with the European Society of Association Executive s (ESAE), the African Society of Association Executives (AfSAE) and the Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations (APFAO). The survey set out to answer five key questions: How are associations’ strategic priorities changing?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2023

Let’s face it, there’s more to hosting a successful event than inviting people to an appealing destination. A lot more. When it comes down to taking care of business, Reno Tahoe has everything you could ask for. Starting with our team of experienced planning professionals. Whether it’s helping to find unique venues or connecting you with trusted local resources, our staff will work closely with you every step of the way to create the event you’ve imagined Reno Tahoe offers several benefits that

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 29, 2023

Have you ever taken a personality test and answered questions that seem to ask the same thing but were phrased in different ways? That’s not your imagination — it’s done deliberately as a way to measure how strongly you feel about something. Jaimé Bennett, managing director EMEA at PCMA, didn’t set out to follow the personality test model when she designed this year’s Annual EMEA Engagement Survey, which was conducted in late February.

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Travel Pulse

MARCH 31, 2023

Norse Atlantic Airways was founded in 2021 and currently boasts five operating bases in Europe and the US.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 26, 2023

Are you looking for a budget-friendly vacation destination that is rich in history and culture? Look no further than Egypt! With its ancient ruins, beautiful beaches, and delicious cuisine, Egypt offers something for every type of traveler. In this guide, we will explore the top reasons to visit Egypt on a budget, the best time to start your Egypt vacation , budget-friendly activities, Nile cruise vacations, options for relaxing in one of the Red Sea hotels, affordable food options, tips for pla

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2023

While centennial legends like The Hollywood Sign, The Biltmore Los Angeles, and the LA Memorial Coliseum stand as architectural testimonies to Los Angeles’ romance with history, it’s LA’s next big things happening that solidifies the destination’s endless love affair with not only ‘what once was’ but also … ‘what’s next?’ Learn More The Capital of Creativity, LA has an appeal to meeting and event professionals that extends beyond Downtown’s core and into its distinct regions – including Lo

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 31, 2023

MootUp offers a variety of ready-to-use virtual rooms for events or work sessions, including a virtual event auditorium. (Courtesy of MootUp) Convene editors gathered ideas and insights from a variety of sources to examine what the metaverse is and how business events professionals are and will be using it in the future. This is one in a series of stories (see list at bottom) from the March/April issue of Convene.

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Travel Pulse

MARCH 31, 2023

Tired of overpaying for your much-needed vacations? Consider these ways you may be paying more for travel in 2023 and beyond, as well as our advice on how you can stop.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 31, 2023

No matter how old you are, exploring the world can give you a new perspective and offer unforgettable experiences. Whether traveling to a nearby city or planning a vacation on a different continent, travel is almost always exciting and enriching. However, as you get older, travel can come with more challenges. Depending on your health and activity levels, you may have different accessibility needs than when you were younger.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Plan with Confidence The focus on gathering responsibly has never been in the spotlight. Meeting and event planners need to be aware of the values their organizations, companies, and clients want to demonstrate to their stakeholders. Attendees will also expect that planners are thinking ahead about the impact the event will have in the future. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load?

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 31, 2023

The artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory OpenAI now has topped ChatGPT with a more powerful version, GPT-4. Convene editors gathered ideas and insights from a variety of sources to examine what the metaverse is and how business events professionals are and will be using it in the future. This is one in a series of stories (see list at bottom) from the March/April issue of Convene.

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Travel Pulse

MARCH 31, 2023

The Spanish government has just approved an extension of a free country-wide rail ticket program. Here's what you need to know.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 30, 2023

The buzz around the CBD is constant. From the countless blogs, studies, and news articles on the subject, you would think that this cannabinoid has magical effects. However, this is far from the truth. There are numerous factors to consider before consuming cbd oil or any hemp-based product. This blog will cover all you need to know about the possible hazards of using CBD oil, its side effects, and risks involved.

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