The MICE Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This practical approach to sustainability and resilience manifests throughout the city’s infrastructure, policies, and most notably, its event venues. Solar panels generate a quarter of the venue’s annual electricity needs, while an innovative urban water reservoir system collects and purifies rainwater for operational use.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Their team will work with you to curate the best possible experience for your attendees and point you in the direction of hotels and venues they have partnerships with. From venues to tours to bookable activities, you can weave Refract into your event. Planners can even add on glassblowing demonstrations and a tour.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Unique venues for meetings with charm From coast to coast, meeting venues and hotels renovate and debut expanded, redesigned meeting spaces. The two onsite meeting venues, 828-square-foot Livaudais room and 592-square-foot Lafon Room, include AV equipment, flexible setup options and bright natural light.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

As we’ve explained in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , in-person venues can be smaller and more local. Rather than booking an impersonal hotel ballroom, book a non-traditional venue. However, don’t commit to a venue without understanding your internet costs and COVID compliance measures. F&B / Catering.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You’re gearing up to plan your next event, but you already feel overwhelmed between finding a venue, planning your A/V, and picking the perfect caterer. But hey, if you’re sick of breaking down your setup and lugging heavy equipment out of the venue, an event production company is a lifesaver. Venue selection. Technology.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Where historic charm and modern quality converge These three new and renovated hotels and venues debut spaces that both celebrate their heritage and look boldly into the future. Now, it debuts impressive renovations to its existing meeting and event venues, plus the addition of a sixth, outdoor venue: The Pergola.

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MAY 15, 2024

You may find it in an innovative, high-tech NYC venue; or, perhaps a characteristic boutique hotel in beautiful Boise. Whatever you’re looking for, these new and renovated hotels and venues are waiting to host you. Maybe Cleveland is the place for you, where history and modernity go hand-in-hand. Can’t Get Enough of Boutique?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the report of 98 global venue operators, Europe (including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands) and the Americas are showing encouraging signs of a meetings industry increasingly seeing itself in a better place as the weeks pass by. Hybrid Is Down.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Together, they explore how AR for events can reshape how people interact with each other and their venues. AR Can Help Planners and Venues. Branching off from visualizing audiences, Brandt steers us toward visualizing actual venues. “I In today’s episode, Will Curran and Brandt Krueger discuss AR for Events.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Host your next meeting at a design-led Denver hotel, a historic New Orleans boutique hotel and music venue or a luxurious beachside Florida resort. It is one of the most culturally significant music venues in the country. This exciting renovation reopens the historic space as a boutique hotel and premier music venue.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 3, 2024

Here are the venues available for hosting events in St. Olma Messen St.Gallen The largest venue in Eastern Switzerland. Würth Haus Rorschach Würth Haus Rorschach stands out as a venue that seamlessly blends business and leisure. The venue has further 14 seminar rooms for smaller events and meetings.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A virtual venue. Zoom is just a video call, while the event platform is a virtual venue. Much like as at an in-person venue, attendees can explore the virtual space on their own and ‘walk’ through the event. It really helps you with event management,” she explained.

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MARCH 22, 2024

It starts off with doing your due diligence with the venue. Planners can work with venues,” he says. If the venue does indeed have a concern, the planner can ask the hotel to do more security sweeps in the hallways while the group is in house.” A quick Google search says there are roughly 5.3 million hotel rooms in the U.S.,

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If you provide a print version of the venue map or session schedule to all attendees, they don’t have a reason to use the app, do they? Choose a Venue With Good Wifi. Nobody wants to use their precious mobile data on your app, so make sure you choose a venue with solid wifi. Minimize Print. Gamify Your Event Platform.

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MAY 6, 2022

The most recent seasons have taught us that venues with the ability to quickly adapt to their environment and their experiential offerings were the most resilient in a time of peak uncertainty. Having a clean venue is an element that contributes to the atmosphere and attractiveness of an event. Superb Sanitation Measures.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Green Miami Hotels and Venues Greater Miami boasts a number of LEED-certified healthy, efficient and cost-saving hotels. The renovated venue sees “fins” along the perimeter of the building to keep the interior cool and reduce energy consumption. They don’t have the time or resources, so they’re looking to the vendor to do it for them.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

This unique venue was the top choice for the official event opening. That same year, the association ‘Verein Netzwerk Neubad’ was established, and the venue reopened on 1 September 2013. Its architecture sparked many conversations at the Go Sustainable event because it’s not a typical corporate venue.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hosting events in eco-friendly venues (look for LEED-certified buildings). Setting up recycling bins throughout the venue. Make it as comfortable as possible for attendees to work at your venue with event workspaces. You only have to book one venue and deal with one set of dates. Paying for carbon offsets.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

For over two decades, we have spotlighted the venues and destinations at the forefront of change, helping you craft events that leave lasting impressions. By voting for the industry’s brightest hotels, venues, and CVBs, you’re contributing to a future where every meeting and event can be extraordinary.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Georgia sees the opening of a meeting venue that emulates sophisticated style within a driven commitment to environmental stewardship and conservation. Visionary Spaces Stadium Club at Caribe Royal Orlando Resort Caribe Royal Orlando Resort debuts Stadium Club , a high-tech, immersive experiential sports-themed venue.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Venues around the world reveal groundbreaking debuts Pioneering venues make the meeting world go round. Luxury like you so far have only imagined pops up in new and renovated hotels and venues in Tokyo, coastal Mexico and London.

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JUNE 5, 2024

If you’re planning an international meeting, these new and renovated venues are calling your name. venue, Convene Sancroft, St. Planners can custom configure the venue’s seven total meeting spaces to accommodate the unique needs of their meeting. The venue’s centerpiece is a 900-person-capacity grand hall.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2024

Work with the venue if a problem arises. Fine tuning your force majeure can help in the chance you or the venue need to cancel or reschedule. Limit your liability. Make sure you are no liable for any behavior. Service Charges When getting into the service charge aspect of the contract, make sure you get into the specifics.

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JUNE 15, 2024

Read More: What to Expect at Cvent Connect in San Antonio Attendees experienced the culture with a “Neon Rodeo” at Smoke Skybar, indoor-outdoor venue featuring BBQ, beer and live music, and Lone Star Jam at The Espee live entertainment venue a block from San Antonio’s Pearl restaurant and brewery district.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Across the hospitality industry, meetings and large-scale events play a significant role in the success of hotels, restaurants, clubs—really any venue. To help offset some of the planning, it’s important to work closely with event experts and the venue to streamline the experience.

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APRIL 24, 2024

These venues and meeting spaces are committed to being a space that facilitates community-building. Meet Among the City Streets Venue 42 by Convene Venue 42 by Convene brings 30,000 sq. of meeting and conference space to the fifth floor of 5 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hold your event in the daylight hours or outside venues (and get an extra point for COVID compliance). Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. Labor shortages have left many venues and service providers without sufficient staff.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Before entering the main venue, attendees first enter the Atrium, which features several interesting technological experiences like the humanoid robot Aura, said to be the most advanced in the world. A guided venue tour will also be available for groups of at least nine, details of which have yet to be released. It’s insane.”

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MAY 26, 2023

Mark Herrera Director of Safety and Security for International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry? This is exactly why we must document our reactions and actions and build these into future education and business planning, to be ready for the next disruption.

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JULY 22, 2024

Those might require a lot of advance work,” he says, “such as visits to the venue months, weeks or days prior to the event. So, working with the venue on rooming for security staff needs to be considered early on, perhaps during contract talks.” The president, for example, will have federal protection like FBI and the Secret Service.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Sheaks, attorney, author and faculty legal advisor for International Association of Venue Managers to break down the major legal challenges meeting profs should be aware of, like force majeure clauses and why knowing the difference between an employee and independent contractor is important.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Hotels and venues all along and across The Strip offered experiences and opportunities to watch the race, like Circa Resort & Casino, which decked out its Stadium Swim venue with racing décor and fan photo opps, and showed the race on its 143-foot screen.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Jerry Pupillo and Yuko Yoshida Jerry Pupillo and Yuko Yoshida, The LineUp at Wai Kai Waterfront adventure venue The LineUp at Wai Kai makes two key executive appointments. She will now execute marketing strategies and tactics to elevate The LineUp’s position as a venue destination.

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MAY 13, 2022

These soft skills help event planners manage everything that goes into event planning, for example choosing a venue, labor costs, attendee engagement, sponsorship opportunities, speaker management, and more. It’s a fast-paced work environment and it requires undivided attention. Pursue A Degree In Relevant Fields.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The Malecon Boardwalk is more than a haven for partying spring-breakers—it is a cultural and artistic collaborative venue for locals and visitors alike. With easy access to shopping, dining, entertainment and historic venues overlooking the city arind the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena offers accessible luxury and memorable experiences.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

There are a whole host of considerations when we’re choosing the destination and the venue but we really have to prepare for everything in new ways because it all intersects together and climate and sustainability are really at the heart of that,” Kent said. It’s affecting the dollars and cents that go into things.

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