Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While the water-based activities are fun, meeting on land at Portofino is also something worthy of consideration. of meeting space across 10 venues, including Olympic Ballroom, which overlooks Elliot Bay and Puget Sound. of meeting and event space. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These hotels are ideal for small meetings, with big results. Between meetings, your attendees will find perfect R&R in their refreshed guest rooms and plenty to do outside, whether relaxing poolside in St. Guest rooms are a space for a cozy retreat, with a calming natural color palette accented by dark wood and vibrant artwork.

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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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Bespoke experiences to Wow attendees These new and renovated spaces have one critical element that brings meetings to the next level: character. of meeting and event space, including a ballroom and breakout rooms, include state-of-the-art tech and optimize natural light. The nearly 5,000 sq. of flexible indoor and outdoor options.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2024

Smart Meetings looked at several locations whose primary objective is creating a comfortable environment that supports wellness, self-care and restoration. Lucia Smart Meetings What can guests expect to get out of your wellness events? Blend wellness with corporate events For many groups and attendees wellness is a priority.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright The precise mixture of authentic connections, elevated experiences and innovative ideas is Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright’s recipe for making everyone feel at home when they come together to get business done.

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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 meeting space and 196 guest rooms near Union Square) and Hotel Emblem (1,885 sq. Hotel Zetta (3,010 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The number of meetings being scheduled now is quickly picking up steam as mask mandates are lifted and people start gathering again, but meeting formats have evolved. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. Ty Brassie.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2024

These can be simple, serene spaces equipped with comfortable seating and calming elements, offering a peaceful retreat from the event’s hustle and bustle. Read More : Mindful Meetings for the Full Mind Meaning : A key component is feeling connected to something bigger than yourself as an individual.

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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? Planning a meeting in the UK or Ireland? City Express by Marriott is gearing up to offer options in four new markets. Jetting off to some of the most coveted ski resorts in the U.S.

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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. The post Best of 2024: Incentives appeared first on Smart Meetings. Spring Break!

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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. 7 Company Retreat Steps. Meeting room or rooms. Getting everyone at the meeting will ensure buy-in for the agenda. Seven months before: Visit venues that meet your criteria and book one.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Meetings from quintessential Virginia, to the mountains, to Capitol Hill Make your way to the places where the fall foliage turns the red, orange and gold of everyone’s favorite autumn movies and art: New England. Whether you’re seeking a mountain retreat or the grandeur of the U.S. ballroom and 900 sq.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

Surprise Perks Leave a Lasting Impression Most meeting planners evaluate hotels based on predictable factors: space, facilities, amenities, and cost. A thoughtful upgradebe it a complimentary spa voucher, a room upgrade, or a personalized welcome packagesticks in a meeting planners mind long after their initial visit.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Meet at these bright new and renovated resorts in San Diego, Oahu and Barbados that enjoy sunshine and the ocean breeze nearly every day of the year. The resort draws inspiration from its island location to host tranquil yet highly motivating meetings and events. When you hold your meeting in the 1,500 sq.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The quest to design green meetings often feels like a greenhouse gas-cutting limbo game. This is more than a sustainability moment for meetings. Green meetings are here to stay. But when the phrase “ regenerative meetings ” started getting tossed around, we were curious if that was even possible.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2024

We have to meet people where they are, creating programs that are flexible, engaging and inclusive. Whether it’s through chair massages at a corporate retreat or yoga on the field at a community event, a blend of movement, mindfulness and fun creates unique experiences that resonate. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. As a corporate meeting and event industry professional with over 25 years of experience, I have witnessed first-hand the negative impacts of work-related stress.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Group gatherings in conference meetings spaces are great. Group gatherings in meeting spaces with a haunted, scary story behind them are better—or, at least, more adventurous. Meeting profs need not deal with spiritual maids or gamblers when planning an event in the property’s 11,000 sq. Congress Plaza Hotel. The Stanley Hotel.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Meeting professionals spend months and sometimes years designing events that are engaging, inspiring and educational. Inclusive pricing covers meeting space, all audiovisual equipment and meals in the pescatarian kitchen (no meat, alcohol or tobacco is allowed on the property).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We researched the top meeting venues in each of these destinations. of meeting space. The Convention Center offers clients 72 meeting rooms totaling 204,000 sq. Sheraton Dallas Hotel’s meeting space embodies a distinct sense of technology and style. of meeting space, 52 event rooms and 60 break out rooms.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

New York-based Convene is quickly taking over the United States with a database of tech-enabled meeting spaces in major cities across the country. Billed as a flexible way for companies to meet their growing need for workspace solutions, founders Ryan Simonetti and Chris Kelley offer properties with all the bells and whistles built in.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Napa Valley now offers three new ways to meet vineside. Gourmet Meetings. of meeting space includes a refined boardroom just steps from the restaurant, vaulted Acacia Barn for up to 120 people and outdoor event space that opens the gathering up to the vineyard views. View this post on Instagram. The town of St.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Editor’s Note: Smart Meetings invited a group that come together at MPI’s Thought Leadership Summit on Diversity to tackle the issue of how planners could be part of the solution for creating a more inclusive world. The meetings Industry is no different.”. More : The All-Inclusive Meetings Revolution. Frances Kendall.

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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. After finding that others in the group felt the same way, Williams, who said she had no experience in event planning “other than my wedding,” launched The Pink Retreat, a celebration of Lilly Pulitzer that she advertises as “the most colorful girls’ getaway” in Palm Beach, Florida. Date: June 9–12, 2022.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2022

Music to support ocean conservation as well as meetings’ moods. The benefits of music are undeniable and therefore music is a staple part of every meeting, conference and convention. A virtual event or meeting can include music in some capacity to engage participants and bring people together even when they are miles apart.

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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? That way they will be extra fresh for the retreat. Sounds great, right?

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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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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? Instead, you and your group will get to enjoy that sweet spot where true, luxurious serenity meets a heart-stopping destination. Future renovation plans include the addition of more meeting and event space.

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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. The hotel offers the option for a full property buyout for executive retreats or incentive trips. There are 68 rooms and suites with 5,000 sq. While Rusacks St.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Sun-filled meetings are in your future, with these new and renovated resorts. As we prepare to welcome the spring, and before we know it, the summer, hosting a meeting in a destination that provides all the sunshine weve been waiting for is a no-brainer. appeared first on Smart Meetings. The property offers over 54,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2024

We asked three women at three powerhouse meetings hotels about their approach to bringing everyone along and were impressed by the passion that unites them. Read on to meet these brilliant meeting profs. Our retreats allow groups to rediscover themselves, each other, and a sense of wonder and purpose.

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