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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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

The post Richard Barrow has been announced as an ‘Extraordinary Travel Festival Speaker’ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The organisers of the Extraordinary Travel Festival are pleased to announce a new speaker, Richard Barrow. Richard is long-term expat British expat.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

According to the Incentive Travel Index 37% of respondents say 2025 levels will surpass 2024; 54% expect the spend-per-person to increase too. Rewards can run from award points to use on nearly anything to individual or group travel experiences to merchandise packages that upgrade a favorite hobby or room in a house.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

and namesake for the hospitality school in the NYU School of Professional Studies, was realistic about the effects of Covid on the travel industry but remained optimistic about the upward trends of 2022. He said in his opening remarks, “Travel is essential to the way we work and live–because it has tremendous potential to connect us.”.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Event planners, speakers and attendees all saw their calendars cleared out last March, returning slowly with virtual events and only now showing a glimmer of hope for the return of live conferences. The best emcees energize the crowd, keep them attentive and get them excited for the next speaker. The Best Speakers.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel, American Economic Liberties Project, told the Committee that “the nation’s airline industry is broken.” Any travel credit if accepted in lieu of a refund should never expire. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Can ‘Broken’ U.S. consumer.” “We Airlines Be Fixed?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Between Hurricanes TravelMarket, at JW Marco Island Beach Resort in southwest Florida, is a major show for travel agents. Scheduled participants included 100-plus top travel companies, including airlines, cruise lines, hotels, coach, rail, tour operators and others. Still, many attendees, exhibitors and speakers were still on site.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

(Whatever Media Group) Last week, when I listened in on NYU Stern professor Scott Galloways annual trend forecast webinar, one prediction caught my ear: Consumers growing reliance on AI may mean that travelers increasingly look there, too, for advice on what to do and see and where to stay. A prime example: TikTok.

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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. No one missed the timed workshops and the classic travel market. The themed rooms also saw strong attendance.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2018

We’ll discover: The reality of virtual speakers at events. Allow virtual speakers to take the stage. Are you planning an event and the perfect speaker can’t manage to get to your venue at the right time? Of course, we already do this by live-streaming to screens, but now we’re looking at virtual speakers with 3D visualization.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process. For many events, speakers will be chosen based on outcomes and relevance versus celebrity alone.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Now, companies are taking a harder line on travel. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? You planned a spectacular event.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. 4: Pre-empt Travel Issues Monitoring where keynote speakers and other event VIPs are traveling from will help you prepare if they are not able to make it due to the weather. Should you remove the event from the agenda?

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The post Aviation Minister Mike Kane to be the keynote speaker at ‘ABTA Travel Matters’ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. This year, Travel Matters is themed “Travel in Turbulent Times” and will be moderated by LBC’s presenter Tom Swarbrick.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2021

Everyone was already giddy about putting on real clothes and talking IRL, but an all-star cast of uplifting speakers helped set the tone for looking up. After all, if you are going to ask people to travel again , why not reward them with a sense of place? Lessons learned: 1. Focus on the positive.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Virtual event budgets typically don’t include travel costs and have lower registration costs. Not only does that make the event far more inclusive, but it also makes it easier for non-native speakers to stay engaged during the event itself. It’s not just the attendee who saves some money, it’s also the event planner.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 15, 2024

Event organizers are worrying about increasing costs and attendance numbers at their events this year, according to responses to a recent survey conducted by AAE Speakers, a speakers bureau and talent agency. Here are some other takeaways from the survey results: Who Chooses Speakers?

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2020

The extraordinary Lee Papa is an internationally recognized Mindfulness and Meditation speaker and trainer, specializing in the Meetings, Events, Hospitality, and Travel industries. That’s what our very special guest for this week wonders.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

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.” ” “So you may have some of your attendees in-person again, but a lot of folks aren’t ready to travel or they are working from home.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

Make sure your virtual event covers everything they were coming to experience such as continuing education classes, the speakers they were looking forward to, networking opportunities, and product demos. Instead of banners or signage give sponsors virtual graphics that can go up before a speaker or session goes live. Make it Hybrid .

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To make the journey a little smoother, we asked some of the top-rated speakers from our Smart Meetings Experiences over the last year to share the one thing you should do right now to position yourself to thrive next year. Speaker, Drummer for P!NK, Keynote Speaker/Bestselling Author, “The Fine Art of Small Talk” (Hachette).

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The post Aviation Minister Mike Kane to be the keynote speaker at ‘ABTA Travel Matters’ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. This year, Travel Matters is themed “Travel in Turbulent Times” and will be moderated by LBC’s presenter Tom Swarbrick.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Production and event management companies can travel across the country to help execute your event, too. Event production pros will often travel to your event, so you aren’t saddled with local providers. Both event production and event management companies will help you simplify your event — albeit to a different degree.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Despite this, the report makes clear that the availability of hybrid has saved many events from not having its original speakers. Seventy-three percent of respondents from the Americas reported added hybrid at the last minute to accommodate remote speakers and 60% reported adding hybrid at the last minute due to travel issues with attendees.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

From choosing the right venue to coordinating speakers, managing schedules, and curating meaningful experiences, conference management requires a combination of creativity, strategic thinking, and an incredible eye for detail. Consider carbon offsetting to minimize the environmental impact of travel and transportation.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2022

Read More : Beware the Public Wi-Fi Network: 6 Ways to Practice Cybersecurity While Traveling. Will you have any featured speakers? Think through how you want to display your speakers, whether they are serving in the keynote, breakout, or support role. Should those speakers be linked to any sessions? Social Media.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

Hybrid events offer the opportunity to expand an event’s reach, engagement, and return on investment for speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. On the other hand, spokes will enable smaller groups of attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and staff to convene. Most speakers presented live across four main stages (…).

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

When live events first returned, people were excited to be together, but traveling and walking the show floor can be exhausting. See also : What the Most Popular Speakers in the World Have in Common. Once a customer produced a travel show over three weeks, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. People pay attention.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The pop-up destination exhibits represented more than 200 countries with many adding to their presence when the United States opened travel from many of those destinations effective the day before doors opened. IMEX Group Chairman Ray Bloom reported that more than 3,300 buyers and 2,200 exhibiting companies attended.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But he’s been to many conferences both as an attendee as well as a keynote speaker that he knows all about engagement and networking at events. Our guest is Mark Herschberg , an MIT instructor, the author of The Career Toolkit , speaker, and CTO. “It starts with understanding the value that I deliver as a speaker.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The need for change in travel and tourism The hospitality industry is continuing its efforts towards improving sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with cross-sector discussions and in-person activities. The Travel Foundation and the U.S. The Travel Foundation and the U.S.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

Work-life balance, reducing commuting, and cutting down on travel expenses once the pandemic subsides are all cited by PwC UK’s chief executive, Kevin Ellis as positive aspects that VR technology can bring about. Virtual experiences have already proved that travel, accommodation, and food costs cease to be a problem.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2019

Only people who live or travel to their location can attend. Expert sessions can be spread far and wide, increasing not only the reach of your brand or a particular speaker, but of the information itself. More speaker invitations?), Conferences are, by their very nature, limited in size and scope. More product purchases?

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

Creative Services: Talent management, storyboarding, speaker coaching. Equipment: Speakers, cameras, microphones, staging. However, also remember that they can replace those of traveling, accommodation, and catering, as well as contributing to the improvement of the environment and making events as a whole more accessible.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 27, 2018

It’s unlikely that most people will want to have to travel miles out of their way, much less sit through an event that lasts for several hours after a busy day at work. It typically begins with a short presentation by a guest speaker, followed by a question and answer session with time to mingle afterwards. Follow Up After the Event.

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Networking Attendee Social Media Preparation 368

Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Motivation Excellence team takes great pride in the fact that we are a full-service incentives, group travel, meetings, and events agency. We know how important travel is as a desirable reward. We take every detail of a group travel incentive seriously. Incentive travel is always about the experience. We are fluent!

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2023

He traveled the world and led flash mobs in 12 countries. “I I was alone, I had a big speaker with me, and I would just go into the streets. People certainly can be engaged when they are sitting and observing a speaker, demonstration or performance, but their heart rates are low.

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