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IRF Invitational Went All-in on Incentive Event Personalization

Smart Meetings

When more than 500 experts in the art of using travel to motivate performance met in the Bahamas at Baha Mar for Incentive Research Foundation’s Invitational 2024 , it was personal—as in attendees were surprised with celebrations of anniversaries, birthdays and special occasions gleaned from a pre-event survey and some judicious Facebook stalking.

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New Zealand business events sector on track for sustainable growth

Travel Daily Media

This follows a successful FY23 of 84 bids worth $120m for New Zealand.Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive, René de Monchy says the business events industry globally is now in full recovery mode and there are good opportunities to attract high quality events to our shores that will benefit our economy, society, culture, and environment.

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

Smart Meetings

Louis in 2025 in the expanded convention center campus. Read More: 3 Rewarding Trends in Incentive Travel The upside of holding WEC in Mexico for the first time was that it accommodated the association’s fastest-growing audience, Latin American meeting professionals, which has had 60% growth over the last four years.

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Everything You Need to Know About GMID 2023

MeetingsNet

It has also looked further ahead, with GMID dates set for April 11, 2024, and April 3, 2025. The day inspires events that range from panel discussions and press conferences to pizza parties and photo opps, and last year, which was largely virtual, saw more than 40 million impressions from 8.5 million people.

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Inaugural New Zealand Business Events Week elevates sector

Travel Daily Media

NZICC in Auckland, to open in 2025 New Zealand’s first Business Events Week launched on 18 Sept with the Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) Annual Conference in Marlborough, followed by policy and business forums in Wellington and Auckland. “The The global business events industry, which is valued at $1.6

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Antigua and Barbuda focuses on building partnerships during CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace

Travel Daily Media

James added, “Our partners are buoyed by the destination’s positive performance, and we can expect to benefit further from the notable increases in airlift capacity which is a result of strong demand for the destination and robust marketing, with the increase of British Airways flights to seven for the 2024/2025 winter season and the return of Condor (..)

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The Ultimate Guide to Conferences for Event Planners in 2024

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Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) 2024 Feb. 19-21, 2024 Melbourne, Australia The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) is the leading trade event for the meetings and event industry in the Asia Pacific region. AIME is where industry decision makers connect, create and do business.

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