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IMEX America is Back!: Day 1 Highlights from the Return to Meeting

Smart Meetings

On track to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (or sooner). The new reality for venues is that they must find a way to sell and plan events remotely. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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3 Trends Shaping Events: Nomad Economy, Greener Transit, and Regenerative Models

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The lifestyle isn’t necessarily new, but the shift to remote work during the past two years has rapidly accelerated its popularity. Some companies are making these spaces their own — Salesforce has leased its own woodsy retreat for remote employees to gather and connect. The New Nomad Economy. Greenmapping.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

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Bender says that one silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic was the EPA’s shift to virtual hearings, which allowed remote participants to raise their voices. “We Tourism has historically looked too far ahead and discussed climate neutrality in 2050,” Smith said. “If I hope we’ll see more hybrid options to attend in the future.”.

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SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival

Travel Daily Media

Martens, Handsome Tours, Laneway Festival, Prime Video, The Orchard and Vans, SXSW Sydney Pitch presenter VentureCrowd and Conference Track Sponsors CSIRO and Main Sequence, WPP, Culture Amp, Kingfisher and Remote. The post SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Making Bleisure, Sustainability, and Wellness Top of Mind

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The report cites such contributing factors as a greater pusher toward work-life balance and remote work as well as increasing demand from Millennial-age travelers. According to a recent report from Allied Market Research , the value of the bleisure travel industry is expected to more than double in a decade, hitting $731.4 billion by 2032.

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Events and Carbon Offsets: What You Need to Know

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By 2050, German bank Berenberg projects that the carbon offsets market will be worth approximately $200 billion. Integrating remote participants in meaningful ways is the next frontier.”. The events industry is helping to grow that market. But we should be circumspect about when travel is really necessary. Getting Started.

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Tourism’s Role in World Population Day, Celebrated on July 11th

Solimar International

billion by 2050. Significant numbers of women also left the labor force as caregiving responsibilities for children learning remotely or for homebound older people increased, thus destabilized their finance situations. Since 1990, the world’s population has increased from about 5.3 billion to 7.7 gender equality.

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