Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2023

He most recently worked as corporate director of sales and marketing at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, leading the company’s lifestyle and upscale brands. Braconnier has 15 years in the events industry, most recently worked as an event industry consultant with Freelance AB Consulting in the United Kingdom.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2021

By all measures, this week’s Destinations International Annual Conference 2021 (AC21) in Baltimore, Maryland, was a huge success. Simultaneously, no fewer than five in-depth, discipline-specific hybrid summits covered everything from marketing and communications to finance, operations and technology, to membership strategies.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 24, 2024

To excel in a highly competitive market, tourism businesses and destinations must adapt nimbly to these trends, ensuring their relevance and future success. Technological evolution, a focus on sustainability and changing traveler preferences are setting the future of tourism.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 21, 2024

The Meetings Show Asia Pacific, the region’s leading event for the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry, launched its highly successful inaugural edition this week at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 20, 2024

Kanika Gupta, a dynamic entrepreneur with a fervent enthusiasm for travel and a discerning acumen for business is the CEO of Intrans Travel Solutions. With the country’s growing economy, increasing connectivity, and world-class infrastructure, India is poised to become a preferred destination for international conferences and events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Destination Celebration at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center brought together Destinations International and PCMA members last week to celebrate partnerships being formed by meeting professionals everywhere. In response, the Destination Marketing Organization ( DMO ) model is changing.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 11, 2023

Industries and corporations around the world are seeking to sustain, maintain and recognize their employees and managers not only in front of their peers but in ways that are meaningful to them personally and that will fill them with well-being, a sense of purpose and renewal. Stephanie Harris is president of Incentive Research Foundation.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has hired Munos as director of sales and marketing. Munos has spent more than 25 years in the industry, working most recently for Marriott International as area sales leader at San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. as chief marketing officer. Cliff Ryan and Larisa Summers. Rachel Kaiama.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 22, 2024

More than two out of five respondents to Knowland’s State of the Meetings Industry survey expect to book more meetings in 2024 than they did in 2023. What does the “ 2024 State of the Meetings Industry ” report tell us? The fourth annual survey of meeting planners includes the responses of 326 event professionals.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. 2024 NACE Evolve Conference Jan. ADMEI In The Zone Feb.

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Solimar International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

According to the research of Expedia Group Media Solutions , today’s travelers are making increasingly mindful choices, with 90% actively seeking sustainable options when they embark on their journeys. What Are the Essential Criteria for Achieving Sustainable Certification in the Tourism Industry?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency in 2024? of event organizers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals, and 75.9% of organizers believe in-person conferences will become increasingly critical to their organization’s success in the coming years!

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

For an industry that often seems invisible, GMID is its annual coming-out party. Organizations around the world, including Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, hoteliers, and various destinations, mark GMID with in-person gatherings for networking and learning.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

Resorts and organizations partner to solve an ecological disaster The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, otherwise known as the massive seaweed blob, is currently heading for the coastline of South Florida, and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and is guaranteed to be problematic every time it washes ashore.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Arival, the leading authority for the tours, activities and experiences industry, has announced the launch of its Innovation Showcase, taking place on 4 March at the upcoming Arival 360 Conference in Berlin. The five companies feature extraordinary innovations that support the tours, activities, attractions, events and experiences industry.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 11, 2023

We have developed a stronger appreciation and yearning for destinations offering unfamiliar environmental opportunities. Due to demand, organizations, governments, and businesses have responded with trailblazing innovations in conservation tourism in recent years.

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Solimar International

MARCH 27, 2023

Engaging in enterprise readiness schemes, developing destination management organizations (DMO), and creating responsible tourism practices, the company is leading the way in countries that have huge economic potential for tourism post-COVID. Meet Sylecia Johnston! Johnston has actually followed Solimar since her days at university. “I

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

With Cvent Webinar, event organizers can now host webinars directly on Cvent’s platform, allowing planners to manage their events and webinars in one place. It will also integrate with marketing platforms and CRM systems to allow for better measurement of webinar success. This is an industry change,” Abramson said.

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Traveler's Q

JUNE 8, 2023

As the world is constantly on the move, it’s no surprise that the tourism industry is thriving. With years of experience and a vast network of industry connections, a travel agent can customize your itinerary to your specific needs and preferences, delivering a truly personalized and unforgettable travel experience.

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DCI

OCTOBER 8, 2021

For any destination to succeed in these efforts, it needs its destination marketing organizations to lead a concerted and solutions-oriented effort. Everyone in a destination is poised to reap rewards. Create solutions. We’re rethinking. This is new territory. Unify partners. Maintain branding.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

Over the last two years, the economy extended-stay hotel market has been outperforming all other segments, said Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. A resilient market, the segments U.S. RevPAR grew 8% during the pandemic while the rest of the industry declined 17%, the press release said.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

She joined the organization nearly eight years ago and has played an integral role in the evolution of AHLA and AHLA Foundation events. Hillary Francis Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, has appointed Hillary Francis as director of sales and marketing. Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Secret Behind Thriving Travel Destinations At the heart of every successful tourist destination, the essential role of tourism consultants operates like a well-kept secret. However, the proficiency they bring to international development, tourism, and marketing industries is irrefutable. Why did this happen?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

Smart Meetings got a sneak peek at the Event Leadership Institute’s (ELI) opening general session of their upcoming Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3, The State of the Industry: Where We Are With In-Person Events. People are “cautiously optimistic” about the small meetings market for Q4 of this year.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of 21st-century tourism, the forces of climate change, social media, and a major post-pandemic travel resurgence are shaping the industry. As such, the significance of storytelling in sustainable destination and tourism marketing has never been greater.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2023

Our industry has shown remarkable resilience. Vibrant-colored organic designs reflected what meeting professionals experienced as they moved through and around obstacles by working with partners and communities to find solutions. Sometimes things that seem so tragic give us inspiration for what is to come. April 9-11, 2024.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Beck succeeds Joe D’Alessandro, who will retire in December after nearly 18 years leading the destination marketing organization. Beck will join the organization on Oct. He currently serves as president and CEO of Destination Toronto. Pauli has nearly 30 years of industry experience in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Solimar International

JULY 18, 2023

This is especially important when it comes to natural parks, which are prized ecological hotspots and some of the world’s most valuable tourism destinations. What is Sustainable Destination Management? These strategies help travelers and locals get the most out of a destination while minimizing damage to its natural resources.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This trend is on the rise across industries, and travel is no exception. While this is a positive and promising trend, it can also incentivize businesses to design their marketing in a way that appeals to this key demographic without necessarily aligning their operations. What does greenwashing mean?

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

The site offers daily articles, industry reports, webinars, and more. Event Industry News An online magazine delivering the latest event industry news, Event Industry News (EIN) is a go-to source for event organizers across industries edited by the one and only Adam Parry. Ready to dive straight in?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We asked Kailash Nagdev, senior vice president of sales and analytics for EXPO 2020 Dubai , to shine a light on the seven years of work required to coordinate input from 200 stakeholders in 191 countries with the goal of “driving innovation and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world problems.”

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Travel Daily News

APRIL 11, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Chapman Freeborn , the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group , has appointed Katie Holmes as Senior Vice President, Business Aviation. She got her start in the industry “by accident” in 2008 at the recommendation of a friend.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While the Covid-19 pandemic ripped most business events from the calendars of hotels and convention centers, some destinations have been using the downtime to sharpen their competitive advantage and become better able to deliver the most value to meeting groups when in-person events return. Those leaders can be leveraged in two ways.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

South Asia’s leading travel show SATTE 2024 , organized by Informa Markets in India (IMI), commenced at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR. From the top players to fledgling start-ups, industry professionals strive to provide breathtaking innovative products & solutions.

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