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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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Breaking Tradition and Being Inclusive: A 2024 Meetings and Events Outlook

Smart Meetings

Non-Traditional Venues Muir, Autograph Collection Our teams have received increasing requests for nontraditional venues, outdoor setups and reimagined creative spaces. At Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa , attendees can connect with water—and with each other—through the resort’s ʻauʻaukai ceremony.

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The 2024 Guide for Financial and Insurance Meetings

Smart Meetings

View Webinar on Demand: The Professional’s Guide to 2024 Financial and Insurance Meetings Download Research: 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study Moving Into 2024 Out of all the trends that have risen in 2023, our experts pointed to a few that will definitely be making their way into 2024. Cathy Diem believes so.

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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

Smart Meetings

A community of female leaders built on welcoming others emphasizes the power of belonging The announcement of the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Award winners that went out Friday swelled the ranks of leaders honored to more than 1,000 strong. Hear what attendees said about the 2023 Smart Woman Summit. It is what Marin would have wanted.

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Get Excited for the Biggest Hotel Brand Openings of 2024

Smart Meetings

Major brands are set to debut highly-anticipated hotels in the coming year 2024 brings a wave of highly anticipated hotel openings in some of hospitality’s biggest brands. Discover the most anticipated openings throughout 2024 at Marriott , Hilton and IHG Hotels & Resorts. The property offers one 1,000 sq. of indoor meeting space.

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6 Types of Event Venues to Wow Attendees in 2024

InEvent

Event organizers are now tasked with the challenge of finding unique and memorable venues to meet the high expectations of attendees.

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What’s in Store for the Events Industry in 2024?

Convene by PCMA

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? Two out of five planners send RFPs to up to five venues and more than one-third to as many as 10.