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Diversity In Events 2021 With William S. Matthews

Endless Events

Matthews , a connector, corporate event planner, and author of three best-selling books, including Everything I Need to Know about Life I Learned from an Event Planner. In his newest book, Corporate America , he writes about the ins and outs of the corporate world as well as race relations and diversity. And that’s great!

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Bye bye group bookings? Marriott cuts strategic meetings and corporate travel commissions in North America

Travel Daily Media

The post Bye bye group bookings? The announcement states Marriott will cut commission rates to all group bookings made in its US and Canadian properties from 10% to 7% starting on 31 March. The post Bye bye group bookings? ” Marriott’s Nashville Meeting Space.

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The Nature-Based Traveller

Interface Tourism Spain

The Draws and Benefits of Natural Spaces . It is in light of these benefits that we should begin to explore the profile of this kind of tourist. Travel Booking . Most travellers book their accommodation directly via the accommodation’s website (34.7%) , whilst 34.3% The Nature-Based Tourist . respectively).

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Business Lessons from the Greatest Comeback in NFL History

Best Corporate Events

No one has reported exactly what head coach Kevin O’Connell said to his team at halftime (and probably won’t until O’Connell’s book comes out at some point—you just know there will be a book in this), and the football-specific, X’s-and-O’s part of his speech wouldn’t have much applicability in business anyway.

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Hotels and Resorts Are Creating Their Own Culinary Festivals

Business Traveler USA

Guests purchased either à la carte ticketing to specific events or a full program pass, with an opportunity to book accommodations at a preferred rate. There’s also the Cayman Cookout, first presented by The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman in 2008. The festival was so successful that it has returned this month. million.

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Short-Term and Vacation Rental Data: Sources and Analysis

AltexSoft Travel

In this article, we’ll focus on short-term rental data sourcing and analysis, and share our experience gained from cooperation with Japan’s largest booking platform Rakuten Travel , vacation rental market data provider Key Data , and other tech partners. Launched in 2008, Airbnb is now the biggest peer-to-peer home-sharing marketplace.

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How We Pivoted to Produce Virtual Events

Meeting Tomorrow

Clients were turning to us because we’d been producing virtual events since 2008, and also brought a deep understanding of live events. Today, we’re booking virtual events of all sizes. And even though many were born out of necessity, it turns out that virtual events have many cool benefits in-person events can’t offer.