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The Live Events Industry Needs Your Voice: Support a NAICS Code Revision

Smart Meetings

The live events industry has faced monumental challenges over the past few years, but one critical issue has persisted for decades: the absence of a dedicated designation for our industry within the federal NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code. What Is the Live Events Industry?

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Refract Seattle: The Power of Connecting Events to Local Community

Smart Meetings

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. We just want people to know who we are.

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Business events in Stuttgart: hotels, unique venues, experiences, sustainability

The MICE Blog

Stuttgart is constantly evolving, offering a unique setting for hosting business events. In this blog post, I’ll showcase the unique opportunities Stuttgart offers for your event, from hotels and venues to experiences, all with sustainability woven into the event planning process.

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Event Tourism: How Music, Sport, and Film Shape Destinations

EHL Insights

From Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert tours to Mega-Sports events and the surge of screen tourism inspired by hit shows like HBO’s The White Lotus, these phenomena are transforming travel patterns worldwide.

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2024 KTIA Annual Conference Recap

Advanced Travel and Tourism

The tag line, “Find What Moves You” will be a prominent part of the campaign moving forward. Some key educational takeaways for the Advance Travel and Tourism team were around influencer marketing, podcasts, sports event marketing, and agritourism: Vetting for influencer marketing is a critical and often overlooked component.

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New and Renovated: Discover a Meetings Mecca

Smart Meetings

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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New and Renovated: Your Ultimate Cabin Retreat

Smart Meetings

Lucky for you, these new and renovated properties offer a beautiful cabin setting rich with fun recreation, decadent dining and gorgeous gathering spaces to give your event that complete once-in-a-lifetime feel. The Clubhouse, in addition, features and an expansive new deck, perfect for outdoor events.

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