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A Unique Meetings Consolidation Model Grows

Smart Meetings

The acquisition of IME Connect follows the merger of Miami-based A-Plus Meetings & Events and Utah-based Columbus Travel into M-Plus Global Events earlier in 2022. Newest Acquisition. Read More : Acquisition to Enhance Breakout Rooms Could be First Step Toward Zoomiverse. Partnership Benefits. The Future.

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Adventures in International Meetings

Smart Meetings

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

Smart Meetings

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Any interruption to pre-planning or on-site execution that disrupts an event is a risk,” Warwick said. Defining Risk. Call to Action.

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Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032

Travel Daily Media

The post Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The global event tourism market size is expected to reach USD 2.1 Trillion in 2032, to surge at CAGR of 4% during forecast period 2022-2032.

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PCMA Asia Pacific Announces 2022 Regional Advisory Board

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2022 Regional Advisory Board. PCMA Asia Pacific (APAC) Managing Director Florence Chua today announced the 2022 Regional Advisory Board comprised of 15 members who will act as regional-local ambassadors to amplify the voice and presence of PCMA within the APAC region. Deanna Varga , CEO & Founder, Mayvin Global.

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Pain Point Number 1: Rising Costs

MeetingsNet

The latest meeting planner survey from Global Event Planners, the network of independent destination management companies, found that higher costs was a top challenge for 70 percent of the 200 planners surveyed. Contracts: The survey asked planners about their number-one concern when negotiating a contract.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Robert Sanchez, CMP

Smart Meetings

But this profession isn’t too far off; he tells Smart Meetings that “the discipline, preparation and vision” present in the fighter pilots of Top Gun are “all essential when leading a team and planning missions – I mean, events!” He had the honor of serving as the 2021-2022 chapter president of MPI Dallas-Fort Worth.