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Marriott Announces ‘Bridging the Gap’ Program to Support Minority Franchisees

Smart Meetings

The fund will reduce application and royalty fees, which can be as high as $120,000, provide investment to secure franchise agreements and offer training at a discounted rate. An upward trend started in 2021 with 229 million travelers, a number that will only increase.

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Trends Report 2025: Meeting and Event ‘Destination Dupes’

Convene by PCMA

This year, we took a different tack.Instead of those wide-ranging forecasts, Convene editors wrote succinct trends reports for each sector. Across many recent forecasts, the one consistent trend I see for 2025 is that the appetite for in-person gatherings will be stronger than ever. Dienst is senior editor at Convene.

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Lessons from IMEX Frankfurt to Look for at IMEX America

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The education will still come in lots of different formats, including keynotes, seminars and campfires. The research area focused on trends was also popular. On the heels of MPI speakers talking about the power of listening, Bauer was pretty sure they had hooked into a trend of what people are craving right now.

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Meet at the Movies

Smart Meetings

Large, clean and modern facilities with state-of-the-art digital and laser equipment, wall-to-wall screens of various sizes, stadium seating with uninterrupted sight lines, clean and comfortable restrooms, professionally trained, welcoming staff, excellent food and beverage offerings. SM What type of corporate events have you hosted there?

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7 of the Top Event Planning Conferences in 2021

Social Tables

Wedding Merchants Business Academy November 8-10 | Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas Wedding MBA brings together wedding professionals from around the world, as well as 180 exhibitors, and it features over 150 educational seminars. Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools.

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91 Invaluable Sales Training Resources for 2021

ITA Group

91 Invaluable Sales Training Resources for 2021. That requires an incredible amount of training. And that sales training is never over. Share this list of sales training resources with your team to keep them razor sharp this coming year. But after adopting four new training methods, they increased new sales by nearly 70%.

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Planning an Unplugged Event: How to Allow for Mindfulness

Endless Events

As events become more immersive and stimulating, there becomes a higher chance of overwhelming attendees, so we see an interesting turn in 2018 event trends. Some events will continue to push social media involvement hard, but we’re seeing a trend develop for some to steer clear. Train stations noises. Office hum replications.