Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Utilize Video Personalization : Create custom video messages for high-value prospects that address their specific needs and demonstrate your attention to detail. Retargeting Leads for Conversions Not all prospects convert immediately.

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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

APRIL 8, 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. The war in Ukraine broke out just as global travel and meetings were seeing advances in reopening, adding a new layer of complexity to international planning. Traveler Concerns.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

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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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow seconded the request, saying, “Restrictions have taken a disproportionately heavy toll on the travel industry and our millions of workers, and the rule preventing cruise operations is uniquely specific. It will span five continents, ferrying travelers to 66 destinations in 34 countries.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said. Let’s take a deeper dive into why events and business travel might float above the turbulence. Travel Priorities First, some history. Business travel is not all the way back yet, so it still has an upside. There is resilience,” he said.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In case you missed it, here’s a quick review of 10 takeaways for 2025 travel trends. Overall Travel Trends It’s human nature: we were born to explore. Destinations are encouraged “to understand not the trip but the travelers themselves.” For the remainder of this year, a fall or early winter weekend getaway is most often mentioned.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JULY 12, 2022

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. How Views on Travel Spending Are Changing. We all saw travel decrease dramatically in 2020 as flights and bookings were canceled due to COVID-19.

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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. Interns will have a fully rounded view of what it is like to work at an experiential agency,” said Collett. Optima, Demand.AI

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Picture this: as a sales director for a major hotel chain, you spend countless hours attending conferences, crafting personalized offers, and following up with prospects. How can you stay top-of-mind without overwhelming your prospects? But the leads in your pipeline seem to slip away before the sale closes.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Every experienced traveler knows nothing can ruin a trip or conference as fast as being sick and having to tough it out until you return home and visit your doctor. And if it means getting medical help without ever leaving your hotel room, it’s a hard prospect to argue with.

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Techsytalk

APRIL 25, 2017

You’ll position yourself and your brand well, showcase your expertise and get an in with new prospects if you speak at the event. A nightly look at leads captured can help you make beneficial changes right on the spot and ensure you are truly resonating with your prospects. Track your Data. Set Appointments in Advance.

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ETC Corporate

JULY 8, 2021

Intra-European trips are expected to account for over 80% of Europe’s travel in 2021. Travel demand is expected to pick up considerably in the second half of 2021, though international arrivals will still remain 49% below pre-pandemic levels in 2021. We therefore believe that safe travel is possible this summer.

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Travel Daily News

APRIL 2, 2023

The sharing economy has managed to create a new way of traveling, through online sharing platforms that facilitated direct transactions between ordinary citizens to share houses and cars, traditional foods and local information, enabling social interactions that connected tourists to the local community.

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ETC Corporate

MAY 9, 2023

This is according to the latest edition of the ‘European Tourism Trends & Prospects’ quarterly report from the European Travel Commission (ETC), which monitors Europe’s tourism recovery, macroeconomic developments and other major factors having an impact.

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Techsytalk

APRIL 11, 2017

Review last year’s trade show survey results, look at your prospect data and fine tune your strategy for the year to come. Start building buzz now and your target prospects will be ready to stop by on the big day. Choose the staff who will be attending, clear schedules and make any travel arrangements you need to for the event.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

Marriott will focus on aiding prospective hotel owners who are Black, Native American, First Nations, Hispanic, Latino or women. . In 2018, the company gave $500,000 to groups and individuals that promoted diversity in travelers and hotel operators. Corporate travel has already started climbing back up from its massive drop in 2020.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

COVID-19 has drastically changed how people travel — and it will be a good while before we return to “normal,” if ever. Although travelers are finally getting back out into the world and visiting new destinations, things have shifted. But first, let’s look at how travel has changed since the pandemic started.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 16, 2023

With economic factors always changing and younger generations gaining more access to travel, collecting the data of those who visit a location helps DMOs build better strategies. Download our 2023 Travel Outlook WP today to find out more ways to level up your data. Collecting visitor data has never been more important.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is why travel marketers should consider viewing their target audiences through the lens of six overarching dimensions of identity: gender, race, age, sexuality, disability and income. Both of these pitfalls have the strong potential to offend prospective visitors and guests. Ready to represent?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2024

He will develop and lead new business opportunities as well as support prospective accounts and mentor and collaborate with sales team members. As a member of the executive team, he will maintain relationships with area visitor bureaus, travel agents, meeting planners and other travel trade industry representatives.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2021

In April, Discover The Palm Beaches partnered with the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) to host an in-person event to discuss what factors are driving buyer decisions for incentive travel. Companies looking to reinstate incentive travel also considered the industries of prospective participants in the incentive programs.

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Dana Communications

MAY 4, 2021

With both industry and mainstream media widely reporting on revenge travel, DMOs, CVBs, accommodations providers and tour operators across the country and around the globe are looking to tap into this mindset. Keep reading for our insights on how to leverage the revenge travel trend and boost your bottom line. Bigger budgets.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2021

From all-encompassing “ecotourism” to the holistic cadence of “ regenerative travel ,” and the localized “community-based tourism,” to the umbrella of “ethical travel.” A two-for-one combo in sustainable travel and personal safety? How do planners and casual travelers support these practices? Hyatt Loves Local .

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Dana Communications

APRIL 11, 2022

And last year, Booking.com surveyed travelers from 30 countries and affirmed that more of them are now seeking eco-friendly travel options. The 2021 Sustainable Travel Report revealed that 83% think sustainable travel is “vital” and that 61% say the pandemic has made them want to travel more sustainably in the future.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

Date Your Prospective Attendees. A Marriott CRN Travel Show.” For the 4,800 attendees at PCMA Convening Leaders in Pittsburgh—including more than 900 Live Stream attendees and 980 first-time attendees—the surprises around every corner added up to a treasure trove of rich insights worth putting to work right away. Made Here.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Because even the smallest meeting is the best place to find new leads, clients and prospects. What’s your favorite place to travel? Would it surprise you to learn that 84% of attendees come to events for networking? Yet, approaching random strangers can be nerve-wracking, especially for work-from-home or introverted employees.

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Techsytalk

APRIL 18, 2017

Can you make appointments with people you’d otherwise have to travel to see? A trade show appearance can help legitimize a new business or revitalize an existing one, making your prospect more aware of your brand. Can you get your brand in front of a wider audience or gather free publicity? Market Research.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 23, 2021

Testing new strategies, we’re finding alternate ways to deliver targeted messages and convert prospects while maintaining return on ad spend (ROAS) and overall marketing ROI. Advance Travel & Tourism will continue to monitor campaign performance and test multiple tactics to deliver the best results for clients.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

We are at a significant time in the travel industry where we need to authentically reconnect with people and respect the places we choose to visit,” President and CEO of Destinations International Don Welsh said. Much Respect. “We You are where you stay,” he said.

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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. If hotels are to meet this demand, they need to incentivize people to work for them.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Even before the pandemic, corporations were taking a harder look at travel and entertainment expenses and demanding that conference attendees return to the office with actionable learnings. The emcee should generally not be an executive, a vendor or anyone who is not a trained public speaker. The Best Speakers.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 16, 2023

With economic factors always changing and younger generations gaining more access to travel, collecting the data of those who visit a location helps DMOs build better strategies. Download our 2023 Travel Outlook WP today to find out more ways to level up your data. Collecting visitor data has never been more important.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Our luxury and lifestyle hotels work to develop relationships with vendors that help drive significant value and innovation and invite all prospective partners to register their interest in working with us through our supplier portal. SH Over 82% of Americans prioritize wellness, a value that increasingly shapes their travel choices.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 4, 2024

BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE Following the lethargic recovery from the Great Recession, a nationally ranked and independently owned HVAC and plumbing distributor wanted to drive incremental sales and gain market share with an energetic and engaging self-funded travel incentive for their loyal customers and preferred prospects.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

Inspired by the property’s origins, we sought to preserve the hotel’s unique character while transforming spaces with the modern-day traveler in mind,” said Allison Barnette, Pelham’s general manager. Downstairs, Prospect Market gives guests an upscale grab-and-go market experience with wine, snacks, small lunches and souvenirs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

Committing to the purchase of something—especially jewelry—before actually seeing it is a risky prospect, something the two were not particularly keen on their members doing. CBG serves as the middleman in the buying and selling of high-end jewelry. Chief Operating Officer Joe Murphy and President Andie Weinman of Continental Buying Group.

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