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Smart Travel Column Debut: New Pet Rules, Health App, Corporate Trends

Smart Meetings

Welcome to Smart Travel, where we’ll be spotlighting the latest can’t-miss travel news, from groundbreaking studies and data to tips on decompressing from your next destination meeting. Travel tech tools you need in your carry-on? The CDC Has Updated Travel Regulations for Dogs, Effective Now On Aug. We have you covered.

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Is Travel Sentiment Shifting Among Higher Gas Prices & Inflation?

Advanced Travel and Tourism

But these temporary shifts in spending could impact destinations and their marketing in significant ways, and it will pay to prepare for the future now. Let’s look at what’s happening in spending on travel and restaurants, then cover our recommendations on the best tips for weathering this volatile time.

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LA Tourism President: ‘Host an Event to Support the City’

Smart Meetings

Read More: How Event Production Prepared Me for Leading Disaster Relief During LA Fires Major conventions that have hosted meetings in Los Angeles since the wildfires began have also prioritized giving back. LA continues to be open for business and remains a global stage for major sporting events.

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Were Thousands of Vegas Memorial Weekend Visitors a Dry Run for Conventions?

Smart Meetings

Las Vegas felt almost pre-Covid over the long holiday weekend as pandemic restrictions eased in Nevada and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on domestic travel to low risk for the fully vaccinated. Now they are preparing to expand to larger groups. “We Conventioneers Return.

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Networking for Introverts: Surviving (and Thriving) at Big Industry Events

ADMEI

Welcome to IMEX America 2024 , the premier exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events. It's much easier to prepare for a few targeted meetings than to navigate a sea of strangers. Come prepared with a few go-to conversation starters. For me, sports is a great topic. Take advantage of these!

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Off-the-Grid Incentives in Paradise

Smart Meetings

Sport Fishing and Buggy Beauty in Costa Rica In the rainforest of Costa Rica lies the adventurous resort Botanika Osa Peninsula, Curio Collection by Hilton offers the quintessential island experience with zip lining, nature hikes and deep-sea fishing. With nature always a focus of Costa Rica, groups can visit the Science and Nature Center.

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Smart Moves in Washington, DC, Baton Rouge and More

Smart Meetings

In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. Jason Suitt and Bridget Gaffney Jason Suitt (left) and Bridget Gaffney (right) Suitt joins Visit Baton Rouge as director of sports development.

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