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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

Smart Meetings

WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance.

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4 Reasons to Take Your Groups to Walt Disney World Now

Smart Meetings

Host a Disney meeting. After a year of Zoom and staying indoors, there is pent-up demand for travel, connection and meetings that goes beyond the boardroom—and there’s nowhere quite like Walt Disney World to hit all the marks with ease. Here’s what we found for why a Disney meeting will drive attendance, now more than ever.

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Dubai Overview for Meetings and Incentive Travel

Brightspot Incentive Events

When you think of hosting your meeting or incentive trip in Dubai, what comes to mind? Despite being a relatively young country, founded in 1971, it has earned the distinction of being the 2nd safest country in the world according to the World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Development Index.

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Sky-High Airfares Plus Delays Mean Fewer Attendees, Say Planners

MeetingsNet

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. percent of respondents said they expect to see fewer attendees at their upcoming events. Specifically, 69.2

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Beauty and Business Below the Equator

Smart Meetings

South America offers modern convention centers with cultural experiences International travel is trending for incentives, executive retreats and corporate meetings. “American readers would be surprised that we prioritize sustainability in our meetings practices. With 19 event rooms and 3132 sq.

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Ultimate Sales Incentive Trip: Dubai

Brightspot Incentive Events

It’s no wonder that this group incentive travel destination is Cvent’s #1 sourced destination in the regions of the Middle East and all of Africa. This time, we focus on how to best structure a group meeting or incentive travel program for this fabulous city. A full-day group activity but worth every second.

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GMID 2023: Looking Towards the Future

Smart Meetings

This year’s focus is #MeetingsMatter, a reference to reminding the business world that meetings are important and a call to action for building a foundation that breeds success for the future. He has worked with PCMA, MPI, SITE and LGBT Meeting Professionals Association and is recognized as a leader in DEI initiatives. 1) Use U.S.