Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. Las Vegas can often be found within the Top 10 because it’s a city built for meetings and events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The disruption caused by the pandemic and subsequent Great Resignation in the events world is no exception. The urgent call to restaff hotels and events teams and engage discriminating audiences will include many unimaginable trials, learning new skills and, ultimately, a reinvention of ourselves and the industry.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 24, 2024

According to World Wrestling Entertainment, Philadelphia set all-time records for gate, viewership, merchandise, fan event, and social-media engagement at Wrestlemania 40 in early April — making it the most successful and highest-grossing WrestleMania ever. But the event exceeded even our high expectations.”

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 25, 2022

Ashwin Gunasekeran, the CEO of Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB ) said that Penang has been actively engaging with India since 2017 as its one of the fastest growing markets for Penang. The networking event was also attended by the business events industry players.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 15, 2023

How is Tourism Connected to Mass Emigration? Such events often lead to mass emigration: the process of considerable parts of a population leaving their homelands in search of a better life. The financial situation has drastically declined since 2017. A great part of the Tunisian economy comprises the tourism sector.

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Solimar International

JULY 22, 2022

In part one of this series, we discussed how tourism and climate change are inextricably linked. Nature-based tourism is becoming increasingly vulnerable to changing weather patterns, while the nature of tourism itself contributes 8% of global emissions.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Valley Forge Casino Resort , a gaming and entertainment resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, welcomed Bailey as vice president of marketing. Bringing 18 years of entertainment and hospitality experience, Bailey enters the new role after serving as vice president of marketing at Rivers Casino Philadelphia. Anna Clover. Charles-St.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Together, they named the event “Earth Day,” and Hayes’ team expanded the event to include the entire U.S. Read More: Tracking Your Group’s Carbon Footprint Now a Reality Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics This year, EarthDay.org , the official site for the annual event, has set “ Planet vs. Plastics ” as the theme.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 7, 2021

It may be time to add experiential marketing to your budget. Experiential marketing brings your brand to life with unique experiences—in-person or using virtual event technology. Experiential marketing can be part of your overall event marketing strategy or it can be something entirely different.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. A post shared by Oinkari Basque Dancers (@oinkariboise) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT. Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Host cities, in most cases, provide attendees with much more than they could have bargained for: unexpected culinary delights or mind-blowing entertainment hosted at top-flight event venues. billion Summit Building, which hosted its first event on January 12. The new Summit Building includes over 240,000 sq. of total meeting space.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The post ITE HCMC 2017: Record breaking attendance appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the Greater Mekong subregion’s largest international travel event, concluded its 13th annual event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 9 September. .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

Another question is, “What does this mean for corporate event planning?”—if Regis Atlanta, and entered the digital side of things in 2017 when he got into Ethereum (or ETH [pronounced “eeth”]). Farr says it’s expected to open this summer, but with the recent downturn of the crypto market, he isn’t certain.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 23, 2018

million annual visitors, breaks 2017 record appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. In 2017, the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) hosted a whopping 353 MICE events including 103 mega-events that attracted 2.6 That’s almost one event daily which is not surprising for the region’s largest trade venue.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post Join OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020 and get hold of the Russian travel market appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Following the success of the 2019 event, OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020, the annual travel market in Russia will be back and the early bird registration is now open. Sign up now!

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post Join OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020 and get hold of the Russian travel market appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Following the success of the 2019 event, OTDYKH Leisure Fair 2020, the annual travel market in Russia will be back and the early bird registration is now open. Sign up now!

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 24, 2018

The post Ras Al Khaimah tourism, fuelled by MICE and adventure, up 14% appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) announced its latest tourism figures yesterday. Germany remained as the second biggest source market, up 4%, followed by the UK, up 13% on 2017.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 17, 2024

Heather Kirksey and Jason Lusk Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) has promoted Heather Kirksey to vice president of public relations, corporate events and membership. In her new role, Kirksey will lead the membership and events team, in addition to the organization’s public relations department.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 15, 2023

Such events often lead to mass emigration: the process of considerable parts of a population leaving their homelands in search of a better life. In addition, the blog will answer the questions of how tourism can help and more importantly, how the people still living in the southern, mostly abandoned villages, feel about it.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The post India as a cruise source market has grown by double digits appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Singapore Tourism Board officials along with the panellists and guests at the Cruise. In 2018, India was Singapore’s top overseas source market for the cruise traveller segment. in New Delhi yesterday.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Take a second to consider : how many people come to your destination for an event? Sporting events, concerts, festivals, and other special events are a major draw and can bring fresh crowds of first-time visitors to your destination. Sporting events specifically contribute the following: $342 million dollars in revenue.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 16, 2018

The post VisitBritain opens the Harrogate to UK tourism at ExploreGB 2019 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The 2019 edition of ExploreGB, the UK’s travel trade event, has been announced this week by organisers VisitBritain, the public face of the British Tourist Authority. There were 39.2 billion, up 9%.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The post Why the Phuket MICE market is about to boom appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Phuket’s increasingly prolific MICE market nearly doubled in year-on-year growth in 2017. Another key feeder of business is Indian weddings, which is attracting high-spending events from the subcontinent.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

8, 2017, turned into an inferno when winds picked up that night. However, from a meetings, events and tourism perspective, very few venues were lost and 90 percent of the grapes had already been harvested for the season. Facebook and Google are just two of the major companies that have held events there. Las Alcobas.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Whether it is hurricanes, fires, live shooters or picketers, most event professionals will eventually find themselves in the situation of putting into action emergency measures developed with the hope that they would never be used. Visit Houston President and CEO Mike Waterman described the first months of 2017 as “bad ass.”

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

In April, the Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first DMO to join Tourism Declares Climate Emergency. One industry that both contributes to global warming and suffers from its negative effects is tourism. An Eco-Friendly Events Ecosystem. Nine other bureaus have signed on since then. Courtesy of Glasgow Convention Bureau).

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 2, 2023

Prague welcomed almost four thousand events with 616,000 delegates last year, according to aggregated data from the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) and the Prague Convention Bureau (PCB). Compared with the record year of 2019, only 66% of events were held in Prague last year, but with a much higher attendance.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 14, 2022

VisitPittsburgh has added John Leinen and Razak Kadiri to its business events sales team. Leinen has 12 years of experience working at destination marketing organizations and spent the last four years as vice president of sales and services at Destination Madison. She will also promote the benefits of tourism locally.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2021

Nestled in the heart of downtown, the freshly minted GCCC — which had a $140 million makeover in 2017 that added 47,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting space — boasts a total of 1.8 Learn more about planning your next event in Columbus at ExperienceColumbus.com/meet.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The post MICE and Corporate buyers flock to ITB Asia 2017 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Celebrating its 10 th anniversary, ITB Asia 2017 has opened its doors today at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. Already, ITB Asia 2017 is expected to top the success of ITB Asia 2016.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Louisville Tourism has promoted an employee and hired several others across the organization. Emily Yarbrough is supporting sales markets including state, education, cultural, labor unions, health, medical and scientific, engineering, weddings, corporate, public affairs, fraternal, veterans, legal and government, as well as agriculture.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 27, 2022

She joins Visit Tampa Bay from the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, where she served as the group sales and events manager. With 20 years of hospitality and tourism experience, as well as extensive knowledge of the Tampa Bay region, Gupta will focus on the southeast region of the U.S., Florida government, and social events in her new position.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 26, 2022

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has announced the promotion of Adam Berrios to vice president of sales and services, a position that drives the organization’s key role in attracting meetings, conventions, and sporting events to the area. West Coast market. He also leads hotel partner relations. Beki Winchel.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

In the events world, you don’t have the luxury of living in yesteryear. Y ou need to see into the future and stay ahead of the event trends that will inevitably make or break your business. According to CWT Meetings & Events, you can expect a spike in booking prices of about 3.7%. Event competition is going to be fierce.

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Crowdriff

JUNE 23, 2016

We’ve just returned from beautiful Philadelphia where we spent two action-packed days at the 2016 Tourism Academy conference which we were proud to support as a key sponsor and as a presenter with our client Visit Stockton. 3 Key Takeaways from Tourism Academy 2016: Content is more than what you create, it’s a way to build community.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

founder Hilina Ajakaiye, surrounded by some of the volunteers who organized the 1,400-person women’s leadership conference in 2022, first created the conference in 2017. Hilina Ajakaiye draws on her experience as an immigrant — and conference organizer — to invite everyone to the table in the Boston hospitality and events industry.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In fact, since Cross Border Xpress (CBX) opened in 2015, connecting Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to a terminal in Otay Mesa, at the southern tip of San Diego, the number of international visitors attending events in the city has grown as much as 35 percent, according to Joe Terzi, president and CEO of San Diego Tourism Authority.

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