Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2024

of flexible meeting and event space, visitors enjoy plenty of opportunity for fun breaks between getting smart work done, with shuffleboard floors paying tribute to the St. Guest rooms are a space for a cozy retreat, with a calming natural color palette accented by dark wood and vibrant artwork. Across the 1,000 sq.

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Traveler's Q

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Corporate retreats offer a valuable opportunity for teams to step away from the daily grind, strengthen bonds, and foster creativity. Let’s delve into the benefits of choosing a rustic retreat for your next corporate event and discover how nature can ignite inspiration and enhance team dynamics.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Recent industry forecasts and surveys indicate corporate meetings, events and incentives will grow in 2025. Meetings, retreats and spurt incentive programs are all easy ways to inject some energy into the calendar year without necessarily needing a long planning period. When we work with a client, we become an extension of their team.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Meeting professionals spend months and sometimes years designing events that are engaging, inspiring and educational. Read More: Retreat to the Great Smokey Mountains A Guided Group Perspective One piece of the group mind-body puzzle was an immersive team-building experience. Was there another way to approach the event/agenda/goal?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

of indoor and outdoor event spaces. Beyond ocean-view ballrooms and many more versatile event spaces, one of the most exciting features is a pool equipped with technology that enables it to transform to a hard surface for gatherings and activations. of meeting and event space. The property will offer 25,000 sq.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Today’s event planners rely on technology to get the job done. No matter if you’re managing multiple tasks related to an event, keeping your team in order, or communicating with clients, you’ll likely use a digital project management tool. There’s not one perfect tool for every event. Forget the pen and paper. Image via Trello.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2023

Corporate retreats have long represented occasions for staff members to gather in relaxed settings to conduct work duties. This timeline and checklist of eight areas to address will help you plan and execute your best event ever. 7 Company Retreat Steps. The new trend with retreats is a 50/30/20 formula.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

of meeting and event space, including a ballroom and breakout rooms, include state-of-the-art tech and optimize natural light. The rooftop lounge, available as an event space, is the perfect setting for enjoying cocktails and light bites alongside stunning views and weekly live music. The nearly 5,000 sq.

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2021

In today’s episode of Event Tech Podcast, Will Curran and Brandt Krueger talk about one of the most exciting new technologies in the world, or shall we say universe: Starlink. And what does this mean for events? Together, they embark on a journey of exploring the potential benefits of Starlink in events! Will is on a roll.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

In search of comfortable-yet-affordable accommodations for your next meeting or event? Looking to wow A-level attendees at a retreat or incentive? This initiative could also elevate Nice as a destination for more intentional, high-quality events. City Express by Marriott is gearing up to offer options in four new markets.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Best of the Best: Virtual Inspiration: 8 Extraordinary Virtual Event Examples That Will Inspire You. Wellness: Retreats For Event Profs: Do We Need Them? ? Learn about every aspect of virtual in our Virtual Events Handbook! What does a successful virtual event look like? Upcoming Events. ?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Luxurious Touches Made Everyone Feel Special in The Palm Beaches When the CEO arrives on the greens of historic PGA National Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in a helicopter, dropping a bucket of golf balls to pick the winner of a high-stakes raffle, you know this is going to be a hosted buyer event unlike any other.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2022

The events industry isn’t immune to the ripples of the great resignation. With the great resignation shifting the jobs landscape, Deanna, Will, and Nick review what impact the events industry can have on the great resignation. How can events contribute to workplace culture? Remote culture used to be a hook, line, and sinker.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Melissa Moten, vice president of experience and event solutions at The Collective by BCD M&E, spoke with Smart Meetings to discuss six elements that can contribute to a successful and financially smart incentive trip. All-Inclusive Incentives: Stormy Waters or Smooth Sailing? Spring Break! Spring Break!

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2022

Hubilo is the leading global virtual and hybrid event technology company. He and Karmen will talk about how Hubilo got started, what challenges they faced along the way, and what are the dos and don’ts of the events industry, as learned in 2021. “Before, we were an offline event management software solution for enterprises.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 22, 2020

Everybody gather ’round because we’re about to teach you how to use WiFi as an event sponsorship asset! So, anyone who works in the events industry knows that the price of WiFi has risen exponentially. And it’s not like you can put most events together without the Internet – maybe a silent retreat.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

Building such relationships fosters trust, which plays a significant role when meeting planners decide where to book their next large event. Consider a planner who chooses your hotel for a small corporate retreat, and you send them off with a personalized thank-you note and a discount code for future stays.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2019

Event tech trends are evolving faster than ever before. These giant leaps forward impact and shape the way we execute and plan events. The event tech trends we are listing today are being used everywhere at events and behind the scenes in planning. It will be years until we see these types of AI at events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

Stunning beaches, coastal roads, scenic drives and wellness retreats are highly attractive. Exclusive, immersive, authentic and customized luxury experiences beyond hotels, including fine dining, wine tasting, events, sports and visiting Californias large Indian population is a big draw. They are affluent, stay longer and spend more.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Event professionals are so other-focused that they often forget about themselves. Those who do not take time to tune in with their event teams are at a far greater risk for event planner burnout. Those who do not take time to tune in with their event teams are at a far greater risk for event planner burnout.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 18, 2022

The 500-acre Cedar Lakes Estate in upstate NewYork has seen a huge bump in inquiries for corporate retreats — 150 percent more inquiries than in 2019. “If It was unusual and yet right on trend: A potential client wanted to take their team to Barcelona for what would be the company’s first-ever retreat in its 16-year history.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Pink Retreat. Williams found it odd that such a devoted fan group didn’t have its own in-person event. The Pink Retreat is meant for women who “enjoy living out loud and expressing themselves with color,” Williams said, attracting attendees of different ages, ethnicities, and races. Date: June 9–12, 2022. Attendees: ~500.

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Achieve Incentives

JUNE 28, 2023

A corporate retreat is a perfect way to build rapport within your organization while reenergizing your employees. You are ready to invest significant funds and employee time into a retreat. Do you want business to be the main focus of your retreat? They often offer booking perks to host your event in their destination.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 15, 2019

Event spaces include Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom (24,576 sq. Related: Arizona Biltmore on Full Display During Smart Event. Wingspread Retreat and Executive Conference Center. The event space is split into three carefully manicured wings: Conference Center, Sam and Gene Johnson Guest House and Wingspread. Taliesin West.

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MTI Events

JUNE 7, 2023

A corporate retreat is a great way to increase employee engagement and team collaboration and get everyone reenergized and refocused. A retreat can also provide an opportunity for your team members to bond and share experiences outside of the office.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. This event brought together both destinations to showcase to event planners the extensive possibilities for organising sustainable events.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2022

His music focuses on connecting ocean conservation with health and wellness to create a peaceful and captivating musical experience — a potential perfect addition to a meeting or event. . Read More: Entertainment Can Make or Break an Event. “At Virtual Events . Read More : Live Music-Just What the Doctor Ordered.

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Business Traveler USA

JULY 12, 2022

Virgin Atlantic unveiled the highly anticipated interior design for its Airbus A330neo aircraft at a media event in London on Tuesday. The Retreat Suite offers a 27-inch touchscreen, a seat that extends to a 6-foot-7-inch fully flat bed, and an ottoman that can double as an extra seat, providing room for up to four guests.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2024

Take a further trip for more reward in Spring, 2024 With travel continuing to open up and return to natural form after years of Covid, the world is once again an oyster for meeting professionals looking for an international incentive trip or executive retreat that will be memorable and expand geographical and cultural horizons of attendees.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 19, 2024

Luxury hotels debut exciting new spaces The golden ticket question to beginning to plan an incentive retreat: where to go? Whether visiting during winter or summer, guests have access to a wide range of activities—it only depends on whether you seek a cozy, snowy retreat, glowing autumn colors or the vibrant greenery of summertime.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2024

They are all driving creative, thoughtful change and are role models for event professionals everywhere. We asked them to share the three words that describe their approach to elevating events, to remember the moment they felt they belonged in the meetings industry, how they make everyone feel welcome and the next goal they are pursuing.

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inVOYAGE

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

From breathtaking coastal retreats to iconic city landmarks, IHG Hotels & Resorts have just landed an impressive new lineup of luxury properties around the globe with plenty of exciting new opportunities for the incentives industry. Hot off the press!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

After a long day of conferences, meetings and activities, attendees often flock to the hotel bar to grab a drink before retreating to bed for some much needed rest. of indoor and outdoor event space including a rustic barn and wood-lined boardroom. Alila Napa Valley. There are 68 rooms and suites with 5,000 sq. While Rusacks St.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2024

With a meeting, event or incentive retreat at any of the following new and renovated hotels, it’s easy for your and your attendees to do so. For meetings and events, in addition to the 14 suites, are four spacious, private waterfront villas fitted for four to 15 guests, and The Sporting Club.

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ADMEI

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Networking for Introverts: Surviving (and Thriving) at Big Industry Events 13 September 2024 7 Tips from Self-proclaimed Introvert Val Delaney, Executive Vice President, ADMEI Picture this: You're standing in the bustling halls of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, surrounded by thousands of hospitality professionals from around the globe.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 6, 2025

If you’ve ever attended an event or embarked on a work outing that felt lackluster, where the highlight was watching the clock, you’re not alone. Whether it’s personalized incentive travel or a special event, the experience can feel uninspired when it’s not tailored to the participants.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One of the long-tail effects of the pandemic could be a downsizing of average meeting attendee lists as some big events go hybrid and bring parts of their audience together in person while larger audiences access content online. of event space and 166 guest rooms in SoMa) Hotel Zelos (5,000 sq. Hotel Zetta (3,010 sq.

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