The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

And now with live events returning and many companies rescheduling events which had been postponed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planning for 2023, this timely interview focuses on providing tips on how to plan an incentive trip with confidence, and with safety protocols built into it. They are looking for more sustainability points.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In fact, we’ve seen it all, from overflowing budgets in 2019 and near-zero activity in 2020 to the rise of hybrid events in 2021, business-almost-as-usual in 2022, and inflationary pressures causing businesses to rethink their budgets in 2023. After all, sustainability doesn’t happen overnight; it’s the cumulative result of many efforts.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Airlines didn’t begin selling tickets online until 1994, and hotels followed a year later. As more people gained access to computers and populated the web with tourism content, a new step emerged: between hearing about a place and deciding to go there, people started doing their own online research. Let’s rewind to 2004.

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Meet Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Adapting Events in 2020. At the beginning of the COVID 19 shutdown in March 2020, the MeetGreen team successfully converted the year’s first face-to-face meeting to a virtual event in ten days. Online technical assistance during the session. More than ever before. Speaker manuals. Speaker tech check protocols.

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Meet Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In-person events were either canceled in 2020 or switched to a virtual format. We compared the same eight events in the 2019 physical iteration and its digital 2020 counterpart. This constitutes a 78% increase in countries represented through virtual attendance in 2020. What Does the Data Say? appeared first on MeetGreen.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

Christel Sieling, Director of Operations at Odyssey, shared how they’ve pivoted their live hackathon, called Momentum, into a virtual format in 2020. Asked about the challenges in creating Momentum, Christel shared, ‘When bringing the hackathon online, everyone’s success depends on their ability to connect and collaborate with other people.

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Tourism eSchool

APRIL 30, 2020

Published on May 1, 2020. We shared our thoughts for Tourism Businesses in a live webinar in partnership with Australian Regional Tourism on Thursday 26th March 2020, which expands on our suggested actions below in further details (you can also find the webinar slides here). By Rebecca White. Attractions . Accommodation.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 22, 2020

Published on March 23, 2020. This blog shares a few additional tips that are unique to Visitor Centres, that can be done regardless of where your team is working. Develop a "What’s Open/Online" Resources. For the moment, this includes businesses offering home delivery/takeaway/online sales etc. By Rebecca White.

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Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Whilst we witnessed the almost complete shut down of the industry from March-May 2020, we saw a gradual reopening and re-emergence of a resilient industry. With the same study highlighting that 13% of an average traveller's time online is doing travel related activities. What we know about the Travel Landscape.

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Tourism eSchool

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Published on October 27, 2020. There was a great discussion at the Australian Regional Tourism Convention in 2020, noting that there are a lot of first time Australians travelling to regional destinations. 4 Destination Website Tweaks to Support Visitor Demand in ‘COVID Times’. By Paige Rowett. Curate Virtual Experiences.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Published on November 23, 2020. With the upheaval of 2020, there are a number of visitor and wider society trends impacting our visitors which need to be considered in your next destination visitor guide update. Connect Offline with Online. This is ideally online, as well as through your local visitor centres.

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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this blog post, We’ll explore the origins of World Tourism Day, and the goals being set for the future. Only through working towards the UN’s sustainable development goals, and holding an emphasis on biocultural conservation, can we have a chance at protecting this natural stronghold? What is World Tourism Day?

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Tourism eSchool

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Published on December 15, 2020. Thanks to international border closures and the risk of swift border closures to covid hot-spot flare ups (as we saw in November 2020) people are turning to the last-minute simplicity and social-distancing friendly option of jumping in the car for future trips. Online listings. By Rebecca White.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 3, 2021

What is their visitor journey and online + offline touchpoints ? Visitors love it, and are raving about it to other visitors, as you can see online ! The success of this storytelling can be seen in the rave reviews online and the Centre being rated as #1 TripAdvisor attraction in the region. Online Messaging + Chat.

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Meet Green

JUNE 25, 2021

Over the past 27 years, MeetGreen has helped lead the planning and implementation of numerous sustainable “in-person” events. Our conferences migrated to 100% digital formats in 2020 to gather communities safely. “Many planners want to contribute to sustainability goals through their event experiences.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

From March 2020, the guidelines regarding hosting events were constantly changing and challenging the live events industry, but with reliable partners and a ‘make it happen’ attitude, the venue and the host city of Rotterdam worked on scenario planning that allowed them to safely host the ESC in May the following year. We had several plans.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 24, 2023

Webinars are cost-effective and can reach a broad online audience. Focus on digital marketing by creating assets like social media graphics, email templates, and website banners that carry your event’s visual identity across online platforms. Webinars, blog posts, social media updates — the possibilities are endless!

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2022

They are built for onboarding, not for long-term growth, which means that they lead with cool features, not with promises of sustainability. In 2020, Discord shifted its focus away from video gaming toward creating and managing all-purpose public and private online forums for posting and chat. Discord is free to use for forums.

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