Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Ask for Specifics Dominique DeWitt, CMP, senior event planner, Wounded Warrior Project Dominique DeWitt Dominique DeWitt grew up thinking about the importance of accessible travel accommodations. Look at everything from the attendee perspective, reviewing your platforms and your registration site. Is it tabbable?

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Held in Amsterdam, this event for the Alliance of Independent Travel Agencies (AER) brought together 500 travel agencies and 400 specialized tour operators, with a large portion focused on sustainable travel. The focus was on addressing current tourism challenges and providing targeted training for participants.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

When touching down in a foreign country, the first thing many travelers do is connect to the airport’s Wi-Fi to get caught up on news, posts and messages they missed in the air. However, NordVPN , a virtual private network provider, urges travelers to think twice about cybersecurity. Disable Automatic Network Connections.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

We saw it with the emergence of virtual event platforms that offered everything from AI matchmaking to virtual booths. But it also has some pitfalls, including loneliness, brought about by the 2D experience that platforms like Zoom offer. We worked with all our preferred platforms. And we’re still taking the first steps!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Some of the tools that can help with ROI tracking are CRM systems, attribution models, and analytics platforms. Consider implementing: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems: Modern CRM platforms like Salesforce or HubSpot allow you to track the entire customer journey, from initial inquiry to final booking and post-event feedback.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2022

Events, hotels, business travel and tourism are back in action, and industry leaders are creating ways to invest in fresh faces searching for their place in the professional world of hospitality and global tourism. Events Is Taking Interns. Optima, Demand.AI and other award-winning intelligence tools will make their way into curricula.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 24, 2022

It all started in 2020 and continued with full steam head in 2021: we saw huge investments in event platforms and multi-billion dollar valuations of some of the largest players in the field. “There were about five incumbent online event platforms two years ago. Mergers & Acquisitions Are Here To Stay.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“Being able to go ahead and be experts at using these platforms has dramatically changed since the beginning. Now, we have hybrid events and we’re going back to in-person events , but we can still keep that virtual component for those that aren’t able to travel to events.” “Event planners are so resilient.

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

For instance, many event platforms charge per viewing hour to host the streams. Project Management & Strategy: Includes trainings, meetings, reviewing content, post-event debrief, and more. Registration: Platform fee, service, charges, refunds, and more. Event Platform. How many sessions? Entertainment.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2022

K&N Travel Associates is known for services such as corporate event management and incentive travel, yet also for its dedication to use its platform for social improvement. Responsible Tourism as Travel Climbs. One of the non-profit organizations K&N supports is Invisible Cities.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

AI Event Tools Ruled The conference kicked off with announcements of new AI integrations—acquisition of Reposite AI sourcing, integration with FeedomPay for hotel reservation tokenization and a partnership with AMGiNE for automated business travel management. “AI All of these things that take time goes away.”

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2024

Massive societal shifts have taken place within the world of corporate travel. Despite discussions around the future viability of business travel, the reality is that in-person interaction will win out over virtual every time.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

The recent surge in “revenge travel” has been met with burnt out staff and slow service. Travel restrictions are being lifted around the world , drawing in even more tourists from abroad and more professionals to events. Some may be trained to perform high-skill tasks on certain days. Technology Creates New Staff Roles.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2022

Previously, Rothberg was mademoiselle d’Etiquette at Etiquette by Tara, a self-started business that teaches children’s etiquette and hospitality training classes, which she continues to run. He has also worked in management roles for Visit Oakland, San Francisco Travel Association, Park Central Hotel in San Francisco and others.

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2018

Intuit as a platform may be mostly about numbers and finances, but they haven’t forgotten the power of engagement. Travel Meets Thought Leadership. Now, it’s attracting high-end travelers who seek to break the boundaries of the mind. If you need more, drop by our audience engagement webinar. Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. and other parts of the world continue to value air travel and the ability to reconnect post-pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2024

He will guide the brand as it continues to grow, overseeing all aspects of brand culture, training platforms, hotel openings, design evolution, marketing strategy, nightlife programming and F&B concept development.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

In today’s fast-paced events industry, conferences have evolved into dynamic platforms for networking, knowledge sharing, and industry growth. Trade Shows: Showcasing the latest products, services, and technologies, trade shows provide a platform for businesses to connect with potential customers and partners.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Now, companies are taking a harder line on travel. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? You’ll avoid cancellations by people who won’t travel and reduce crowds at the venue to enhance Covid safety. All-in-one platforms are like an insurance policy on your event.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

To start, you will need to have a live-streaming plan , and platform to hold your event on. As a best practice, it is best to avoid very complex platforms and limit things people need to download for the best user experience. . Your virtual event producer will walk you through the best way for your event. Will you have paid entrance?

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One million dollars invested in airfare annually — not long ago this figure was cited as a benchmark for businesses to start seeking help from a travel management company or TMC. Modern technologies make travel administration cheaper and simpler. When and why it makes sense to implement managed travel. post-trip reporting.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

To encourage the inclusion of disabled travelers in the event agenda, Marquette County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has put together an accessibility guide. Travel Marquette worked together with the Superior Alliance for Independent Living (SAIL), a local disability network, to assess the facilities of parks, restaurants and hotels.

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Endless Events

MAY 14, 2018

Use an integrated platform that manages all your registration tasks at once. And of course, make sure your staff is trained to give a five-star check-in experience, setting the right tone for the process. And of course, make sure your staff is trained to give a five-star check-in experience, setting the right tone for the process.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Eventbrite is a global platform provi ding online event registration solutions to event organizers, but their blog is jam-packed with fast-reads on the general subjects of event planning, promotion and tech. Their blog, the “Event Leaders Blog” is packed with education, training and insights for event profs just like you. Eventbrite.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

With the uncertainty of safe travel in the coming months, previous attendees expressed interest in attending virtually. Clients save the cost of travel, food and hotel for employees and find that the feedback they receive on the quality of training is just as good. But the financial return wasn’t there. The Virtual Advantage.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When we leverage our platform to allow groups to meet like that, it creates a richer experience,” she said. I love traveling,” she said, reflecting on the miles booked on the road over the last year. “I I am focused on uniting the association community, that means traveling to where they are.”. “Community is powerful.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

We are playing a little bit of catch-up from last year,” when Convening Leaders was in Las Vegas and the Omicron variant was impacting travel plans again, Karamat recalled. “We Staff was trained by medical professionals on how to recognize guests with sensory needs and authorized to escort them to quiet zones if needed. 9 and beyond.

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AltexSoft Travel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In 2020, the travel industry found itself among the sectors hardest hit by COVID-19. American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) reported a 75-percent cut in revenue across travel agencies versus 2019. What is a host travel agency? Optionally, they even may serve the needs of corporate travel.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

The return of incentive travel has given clients the opportunity to book these trips with confidence. What has changed since the pandemic in the way companies approach incentive travel? The biggest challenge is all the travel restrictions around the world, especially if we handle international groups. You always need a backup.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Former Aramark executive Cathy Schlosberg was named senior vice president of marketing in June of 2019 and former Enterprise Holdings Assistant Vice President of Global Travel and Meetings, Amanda Armstrong, took the role of senior vice president of brand and community engagement at Encore in January of 2022.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This is the place we would show time travelers, to illustrate how the world and our values have changed in 100 years. Although in the twenties, air passenger travel was more of an attraction than a necessity, the construction of an airfield was important for the future growth of the route network. Let’s find out. Pullman in 1865.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

“No economic good will be successful if we don’t have social good,” said Sherrif Karamat, PCMA president and CEO, in a small breakout room before the final speaker (more on actor Geena Davis later) took the stage to address the approximately 3,800 people who traveled from 36 countries to be there for the flurry of networking and education sessions.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 17, 2020

I do think, however, that we’ve never before trained this volume of humanity to have an experience that is not face-to-face in order for them to come together. Because I think we’ve all got a little bit of amnesia as to all that goes into having those experiences and the travel”, says Dustin. I love the vibe.

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Business Traveler USA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As the pandemic cut ridership on the train system to a crawl last year, the state-supported national rail entity has been busy ramping up reasons to step aboard with hard-to-resist promotions, new service, new train service and new lounges. trains to some 500 destinations in 46 states. Amtrak is always on the move.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Business travel and meeting bookings are increasing despite continued challenges across the globe. The travel industry will continue to recover from the global pandemic and other challenges in 2023. Here are three trends in travel that Convene editors believe also will impact business events and those working in the industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The team at Reed Travel Exhibitions and IBTM is embracing it wholeheartedly, introducing a new, interactive Exploratory Zone in the center of the IBTM World 2018 conference, set for Nov. Amondo : A platform that curates and assembles all the shared content around any given event. “We 27–29 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 25, 2020

Travel feels rushed and crammed in between workweeks. Travel as a Cure for Burnout. In other words, travel helps people step away from burnout in a way that a staycation cannot. By encouraging or mandating travel, these businesses are hoping to reverse that trend. Paid Vacations in the Travel Industry. Afar Media.

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