ADMEI

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

ADMEI Announces 2024 Awards Finalists WIMBERLEY, Texas (14 November 2023) The Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI), a leading global membership association for Destination Management Companies (DMCs) has officially announced the 2024 ADMEI Awards finalists.

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Destination Management Education Management Incentives 207

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

Public safety expert Frank Harrison, who serves as regional security director, Americas at World Travel Protection , predicts that three central trends will shape business travel in 2024: Remote work, a focus on sustainability and budget constraints. How do planners integrate remote attendees with in-person attendees?

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Trends Travel Travel Remote 222

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Industry growth and a positive outlook is the 2024 theme American Express GBT Meetings & Events showcased its 13th annual “ Global Meetings and Events Forecast ” at IMEX America 2023. Biggest 2024 Trends Looking toward 2024, Tejado said there are three things he sees being incredibly important. Partnerships are critical.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts offer tips and ideas for meeting professionals As the year slowly comes to a close, many financial and insurance meeting planners may be thinking about what they should be keeping on their radar. That is the question planners could be asking themselves. Off-Site To host your event on or off-site? with 6-12 months out, 15.7%

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Insurance Meeting Sustainability Hospitality 243

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The new year forecast on the state of hospitality As meeting professionals launch into 2024, Smart Meetings sought out the wisdom of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) CEO, Michael Dominguez, for his outlook of things to come in the new year. To watch the full webinar, click here. That’s where I think AI really has a purpose.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Vote for the Best in the Meetings Industry The 12th annual planner’s choice award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. 2024 Smart Stars Winners Receive Featured in the June edition of Smart Meetings (print and digital editions).

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Social Media Incentives Venue Hospitality 178

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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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Retail Culture Meeting Sustainability 247

Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

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. Some that resonated are below so you can be as inspired as we are. It is what Marin would have wanted.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As attendees become more interested in a more sustainable future, event planners must adapt and provide more regenerative and sustainable approaches to events. CLEANPOWER 2024 will continue to present a sustainability sponsorship and look at further ways to have sustainability at the core of their event design.

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Trade Show Sustainability Promotion Certification 244

Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

New this year is a verticalized approach to content, with sessions designed around interests such as pharma/life sciences and third-party planners. The post What to Expect at Cvent Connect 2024 in San Antonio appeared first on Smart Meetings. Check out the complete Cvent Connect Agenda.

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Trade Show Networking Vendor Education 227

ADMEI

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

2024 ADMEI Award Finalists 03 November 2023 CONGRATULATIONS to all 2024 ADMEI Awards finalists! These judges are familiar with DMCs (association and corporate planners, hoteliers, venues, photographers, production companies, agencies, etc.). Finalists and winners are determined by scores entered by judges from around the world.

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Destination Management Networking Incentives Logistics 147

Traveler's Q

JANUARY 3, 2024

Navigating the Future: A Comprehensive Guide to Corporate Event Trends in 2024 As the world continues to evolve, so does the corporate events industry. As we look toward 2024, several corporate event trends are expected to shape the industry. As we look toward 2024, several corporate event trends are expected to shape the industry.

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Trends Virtual Events Sustainability Planner 130

Convene by PCMA

APRIL 15, 2024

Almost seven out of 10 of those planners chose “talent is priced well/good value” as a reason for choosing a speakers bureau, making it the top response. By juxtaposing the responses to these two different questions, one could assume that planners don’t see the speakers they select as critical to moving the needle on registrations.

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Speakers Planner Audience Booking 101

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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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2024

continues to embrace new and returning meeting and convention groups in 2024 with new or expanded accommodations and venues. The post Orlando Unveils New Meetings Experiences for 2024 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Orlando, Cvent’s No. 1 meetings destination in the U.S., New Hotels and Resorts Evermore Orlando Resort opened Jan.

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InEvent

JANUARY 17, 2024

Introduction Welcome to our comprehensive guide to the must-attend events, meetings, and conferences for event planners in 2024. The new year is a perfect time to start planning and budgeting for your professional development as an event planner. showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Questions you need to ask to build a strategic meeting operation [pull quote] “2024 is the year of doing more events that matter, more experience-driven events that drive more engagement and connections.” Q: How can the right mix set events up for success going into 2024? Is Your Event Tech Stack Optimized for Results? The result?

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality for hotel-industry analyst CoStar, said in this article from SmartBrief that although further growth is expected in hotels’ revenue per available room in 2024 and 2025, hotels are worried about increased expenses. Labor costs are a significant driver of overall expenses.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 15, 2024

If you’re a planner who must use a first-tier destination for certain events, the following figures will confirm what you’re dealing with: While the volume of events that took place in the top 25 U.S. The result: In 2024, big-city hotels are seeing more than six percent growth in event-related revenue compared to before the Covid pandemic.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Shawn Cheng The companies participating in the Tech Playground at Convening Leaders 2024 in January are introducing creative solutions for event organizers powered by AI. When IBM’s Institute for Business Value released a “ 5 Trends for 2024 ” report, it also noted the fundamental need for trust amid technological change.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

The newest award-winning convention services manager dishes on all the things CSMs can do for planners: “We’re like Siri for the destination.” For 2024, the award went to DeShawn Fitzpatrick, CMP, senior client services manager for Visit Houston. A lot of planners don’t know these experiences can happen in their meeting.”

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Data from more than 800 corporate, association, and agency planners reveals trends in pay, hours worked, time off taken, job satisfaction, and other work elements. For instance, the average salary of respondents who identify as event marketers is $128,551, while those who identify as planners is $85,213.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2024

With unparalleled locations and amenities, outstanding perks for event planners and a focus on sustainability through Meet with Purpose, Hilton’s All-Inclusive resorts offer comprehensive packages catering to every event planner’s needs. Plan with confidence! Reason No. link] Reason No.2: Reason No.

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Planner Sustainability Events Entertainment 130

Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The post AIME 2024 Setting New Industry Standard appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The Asia Pacific Incentive and Meetings Events (AIME) is laying the groundwork for AIME 2024, and its changes are prepared to set new industry standards. The 2024 AIMEbassador Programme is ready to welcome many industry stars.

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Incentives Networking Promotion Preparation 85

Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2024

Where Certified Meeting Professionals gather, connection and innovation flourish From March 11-13, 2024, events industry professionals who hold the esteemed Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation gathered in Toronto at the Fairmont Royal York. And no, that thing cannot be that you are all meeting planners.”

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Now, Nguyen and Cheng are taking things up a notch by turning the tech labs into a tech playground at Convening Leaders 2024. According to Cheng said, they all aimed at helping planners work smarter and more efficiently. Kristi Casey, CMM, education strategist at PCMA, said they all “are bringing innovations to our industry.”

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Trade Show Technology Technology Planner 98

AIME

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Event planner professional development is a focus as we head quickly towards the end of 2023 and look to a busy 2024. An element that is crucial to the health and wellbeing of event professionals and participants alike is mental … The post Event Planner professional development appeared first on AIME.

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InEvent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It’s no wonder that when event planners hear the words “event” and “budget cuts” in the same sentence, they start searching … Post 10 Cost-Saving Techniques for Event Planning in 2024 showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Event Planning Events Trends Planner 89

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2024

Marin Bright September 14, 1958 – January 28, 2024 That overwhelming force of life made her loss on January 28, 2024, even more devastating to those who knew her. She overcame obstacles and fought for what she believed in. Her tireless initiative, humor and zest for life were legendary.

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Publishing Website Media Hospitality 307

Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2024

But how exactly can AI help meeting planners tackle their everyday jobs? AI helps to extend that value of the event planner from just the day-to-day logistics, all of the things that engulf their day-to-day schedule. Read More: Top Event Technology Trends for 2024 Kramer called it “keeping a human in the loop” at all times.

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Trends Planner Proposal Logistics 210

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The conclusions evoked a need to focus on balance and belonging in order to drive the industry’s strategic growth through 2024 and beyond, as well as to comprehensively recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 80% state that they would be unhappy closing deals via video conference in 2024.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s a baffling trend, and one that hotel guests and meeting planners alike must contend with: The percentage of U.S. To ensure the level of service they expect, planners should include in meeting contracts minimum personnel numbers for the hotel’s event-services team as well as for meals and receptions.

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Planner Proposal Contracts Contracts 104

Smart Meetings

MAY 1, 2024

With unparalleled locations and amenities, outstanding perks for event planners and a focus on sustainability through Meet with Purpose, Hilton’s All-Inclusive resorts offer comprehensive packages catering to every event planner’s needs. Plan with confidence!

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Planner Sustainability Events Entertainment 130

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live! Gregg has done the research and encourages planners to take advantage of DMCs. They want personalization.”

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Incentives Automotive Manufacturing Trends 235

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live! Gregg has done the research and encourages planners to take advantage of DMCs. They want personalization.”

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Incentives Automotive Manufacturing Trends 234

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The annual events-industry show in Barcelona just wrapped up, and a big-picture analysis released there includes some interesting survey findings and perspectives from planners at organizations around the world. The full version of the IBTM World 2024 Trends Report can be found here.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 9, 2023

And who is attending more planner-education events: novices or veterans? recession in 2023 are fading, but 2024 could be a different story. If the economy flattens out and jobs are lost across a wide swath of industries in 2024, meeting budgets stand a much higher chance of being cut. You might be surprised.

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