Smart Meetings

JUNE 26, 2023

Ever since incentives began there has also been a thrill-seeking, adventure-driven component to them. From extreme team building to incentive trips in far-flung destinations with adventure components, risk-taking incentive travelers are not an unknown commodity in the MICE industry.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2025

travelers are starting to opt for shorter trips and more affordable stays as they brace for tighter budgets. Curious how staffing challenges in hospitality might shape events moving forward? As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you this weeks must-read travel and tourism news. Youre not alonenew research shows U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2024

When Smart Meetings met with him after the lights had turned off and asked about his more than 34 years at Maritz, his roots in the hospitality industry and expansive volunteer roles with MPI and SITE, O’Malley said, “Humility is just the ability to look back and understand how lucky you are. My career was a series of fortunate events.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2022

After a quiet two years on the events, hospitality and tourism fronts, an experience-driven, diversity, equity and inclusion-devoted (DEI) next generation of talent is pouring through open doors, looking for opportunities to break into the industry. Academic Access to Events and Hospitality Grows. Events Is Taking Interns.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We’re talking space travel—and soon, meeting professionals will be able to join the fun. With the arms race toward space travel and tourism by companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Origin, the possibility of full-scale space tourism seems more likely every day. The Future of Space Travel.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. He brings over 20 years of hospitality sales expertise, and most recently served as director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Rosemont.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The most anticipated openings of 2025, alongside big plans for brands, show how hospitality continues to evolve. Its opening marks the continuation of the all-inclusive trend, showing that travelers continue to demonstrate high interest in all-inclusive resort properties in an expanding list of destinations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There is both an art and a science to designing and executing effective incentive travel programs that motivate employees. A sneak peek at the Incentive Travel Industry Index being released at IMEX by SITE Foundation, FICP and The IRF showed that the recovery in incentive events is already underway. Lesson No.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

He has spent over 35 years in the international hospitality and business events industry, having began his career in hotels. At the lifestyle hotel, Kreitman will leverage her successful track record of hospitality industry leadership to further the hotels reputation as a premier South Florida destination.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Today’s business traveler is looking to get the most out of every trip. Company excursions, teambuilding activities and luxurious incentives have all built on the growing trend of bleisure travel. Meeting Group Broker Amy Robb of Meetings Made Easy recommends cruises as incentive trips for high achievers. billion by 2030.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Why the Rapid Growth in International Travel?

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 31, 2021

VIKTOR is committed to providing safe and healthy travel experiences for our trip participants. Our Safe Travel protocols guide every step of our travel operations to adapt to the latest COVID conditions. Pre-Travel. Travel Staff. Hospitality Desk. The post Safe Travel appeared first on VIKTOR.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 22, 2024

We recently wrote about our take on the strength of incentive travel in 2024 (spoiler, it’s good!). Our travel planning team has barely been able to come up for air as they continue to be tasked with knocking out proposals for a wide variety of destinations around the world. The reaction has been amazing,” reports Reise.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Companies just need to book the best business travel destinations, as shown by their $269.3 billion spending on corporate travel in 2021. Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. The city attracted $28.70

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Since June, however, borders that had closed in March of last year have begun to open back up for business travel. In the meantime, many destinations have been readying, renovating and innovating to prepare for the return of tourism and group travel. Canada’s borders reopened to vaccinated international travelers in August.

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Traveler's Q

JUNE 9, 2022

This can be quite challenging as you work with many others in the hospitality and event planning industry and there are many moving parts. The post MICE Planning Techniques for Incentive Travel Professionals appeared first on Traveler's Q.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Looking for an incentive that will wow guests? As always, Smart Travel is here to keep you in the loop on the latest cant-miss travel news. Valentijn Bakker, editor of Nieuwe Casino, said, Navigating and spending time in airports can often cause stress for many people traveling. New Study Reveals Best U.S.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 20, 2025

But how does the concept apply to the hospitality sector? In fact, some companies leverage their remote work model as a recruiting incentive. Freed up to work from anywhere (WFA), these digital nomads are the tech-savvy, experience-driven guests hybrid hospitality was made for. Hello, Spotify !)

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Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

Boutique incentives in your pick of New England port towns Up and down the coastline of New England, you’ll find historic port towns, where visitors go to enjoy the fresh sea breeze coupled with small town charm and rich history. The first-of-its-kind wellness spa Astraea focuses on full body and mind health.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The post Red Dot Representations inks partnership with Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Travels appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. This partnership also marks a new chapter in promoting Sri Lanka as a premier travel destination, reinforcing Hayleys Travels’ leadership in the industry.

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

Mark Bondy has worked in the hospitality/travel/incentive industry since 1980. As the owner of VIKTOR Incentives in Traverse City, Michigan, he sold his company to David Jobes and became part of the transition team at Motivation Excellence in January of 2022 leading up to his impending retirement in April 2023.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ali Amin Ali Amin, One10 Leading travel, events, incentives and marketing services company One10 has appointed Amin EVP, Product Management and leader in SaaS product. Currently, she serves as vice president of the Global Business Travel Association Tennessee Chapter and on the global association’s Government Relations Committee.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2024

Barnett was born in Australia and began his hospitality career at New South Wales ski resort Thredbo, before moving on to general manager roles in London and Chicago. Most recently, he served as the vice president of hospitality at Bonhomme Hospitality where he oversaw seven locations. Louis The Magnolia, St.

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inVOYAGE

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Outside of the race weekend, Monaco offers an abundance of activities and incentive ideas that would dazzle the most experienced of travellers. São Paulo’s dynamic culture, world-class cuisine, and thriving arts scene make it an exciting destination for luxury incentive planners seeking to create unique and high-energy experiences.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He began his 20-year career in hospitality as a front desk agent at the Doubletree Irvine Spectrum, and now brings his extensive experience to manage the 225-room property. Barnes comes to Turtle Bay Resort as director of incentive sales with nearly 30 years of experience in sales and operations.

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inVOYAGE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sri Lanka is where ancient traditions and breathtaking landscapes meet luxury experiences, creating an unforgettable backdrop for incentive travel. Its rich heritage, diverse wildlife, and warm hospitality make Sri Lanka an ideal setting for those looking to inspire and reward.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. He brings over 20 years of hospitality sales expertise, and most recently served as director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Rosemont.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

More precisely, it is discretionary travel that is permissible again for the first time since the pandemic. Travelers need to upload proof of vaccination and travel details at least 72 hours prior to arrival using the Canadian government’s ArriveCAN app , whether coming by air or land.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly important as the travel and tourism industries are surging into 2023. Travel took place in Orlando this past June and going green was the focus. Smart Meetings has collected our best CSR stories of 2022 to inspire and encourage continued efforts towards good causes.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. He brings over 20 years of hospitality sales expertise, and most recently served as director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Rosemont.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2024

He brings over 25 years of experience and passion for the hospitality industry and global travel, and is known for his skill in elevating operational performance and leading teams with strong staff engagement that have incredible guest satisfaction ratings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

One of the biggest brands in hospitality announced on June 7 that it had surpassed the threshold of 6,000 hotels owned. With locations in more than 100 countries, there is a strong incentive for meeting planners to take advantage of all the benefits available to Rewards members. The Road to 6,000.

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Traveler's Q

JUNE 7, 2022

Plus it benefits domestic and international travel as well as the hospitality industry. A Guide to Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions appeared first on Traveler's Q. MICE is key for global business. Read on to learn all about the different elements that make up the MICE industry.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. He brings over 20 years of hospitality sales expertise, and most recently served as director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Rosemont.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He brings over 30 years of experience in hospitality, having most recently served as general manager at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay on Kauai. He will draw on his over 30 years of hospitality experience to oversee all hotel services and operations. Franco Vella Franco Vella Vella joins InterContinental David Tel Aviv as general manager.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2024

Get more character, history and experience this summer in boutique hotels Try something a little different for your summer incentives, small meetings or executive retreats in major destinations. Shore Hotel in Santa Monica, California Looking to travel further for a true paradise experience? Any literary fans traveling this summer?

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