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What Exactly Is the Metaverse? Here’s One Expert’s Take.

Convene by PCMA

The metaverse “is a term that, at present, almost defies definition,” wrote tech futurist Cathy Hackl in her recently published book, Into the Metaverse. The metaverse is “platform-agnostic,” said Di Bartolo, who co-authored with Hackl the 2022 book, Navigating the Metaverse. The metaverse is not virtual reality.

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Personalization in Hospitality: Stages, Key Elements, and Industry Examples

AltexSoft Travel

The 2023 State of Personalization report by Twilio, a cloud-based communication platform, shows that 56 percent of consumers will likely become repeat buyers after a personalization experience. But, say, at the time of booking on the website, there is pretty much none.” Markus from GauVendi says. “

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The Ultimate Guide to Conferences for Event Planners in 2024

Bizzaboo

Those booking new business will meet with myriad suppliers who are eager to host the buyers’ future events. GMITE 2024 April 7-10, 2024 Orlando, FL GMITE has been connecting the largest selection of high-volume meeting and incentive travel buyers with global suppliers since 2005. Connect NYC 2024 Feb. Destination Caribbean Sep.

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Glamping As a Trend: Business and Technological Perspective

AltexSoft Travel

The term glamping was coined in 2005 and recently became one of the biggest travel trends – among other popular portmanteaus like bleisure , staycations, workation, ecotourism , and so on (today people seem to totally love those blends). Today, there are several PMS platforms designed specifically for glamping properties.

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How and Why Visit Indy Adopted an All-Digital Marketing Approach

Crowdriff

The answer, according to Robinson, was a more targeted digital strategy that could spread across a 12-month period by focusing on certain audiences during certain key periods. Convention room bookings have more than doubled from 400,000 to 815,000 , while leisure travel grew from 21.5 million in 2005 to more than 26 million in 2014.