Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

1: It is time to step up our service game. There is both an art and a science to designing and executing effective incentive travel programs that motivate employees. Following are some lessons learned before, during and between the deep-sea fishing, Everglades tours, golf tournaments and art walks. Gold Standards. Lesson No. Lesson No.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

But local organizations such as the Downtown Seattle Association have partnered with local businesses and community members to return their towns to their former glory through an equitable and inclusive approach with the intent of benefitting everyone. It’s been a great place to work, play and to visit,” Scholes says.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 11, 2022

And the combination of rising wages across all industries, along with the dearth of service-sector job applicants, is making it especially difficult for hotels to be fully staffed. There are still major gaps across the operating model that are impacting service delivery.”. Those responsible for operating hotel assets in the U.S.

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Business Traveler USA

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Canadian carrier WestJet has announced its first transatlantic service to London Heathrow, joining the airline’s existing services from Calgary to London’s Gatwick airport. In July, WestJet announced that it had restarted much of its domestic network and added 11 new services across Canada. westjet.com. westjet.com.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Now we are on the road to recovery – all the conditions have been created for this. Evgeny Kozlov emphasized that Moscow is a growing hub for international business events and Indian businessmen could benefit from attending these events to expand their network and explore potential business opportunities.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Accurate information will impact the success of your planning, so it’s wise to seek advice from weather intelligence services that can provide a forecast tailored to the needs of your particular event. Add on the threat of a severe weather situation, and your stress level will multiply.

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Leonardo

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Planning for Reopening: Third-Party Travel Marketing in COVID Recovery. Your recovery plan should include a mix of all distribution channels: here’s how you should be updating your travel channel listings. Hospitality COVID Recovery: Use Your Third-Party Listings to Build Trust. There’s still a lot of reasons to be optimistic.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 24, 2023

“Overall, we are pleased with our continued recovery as demand has generally rebounded solidly across both our leisure and corporate travel businesses,” FLT managing director Graham Turner said. billion (FY19).

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SITE

JULY 9, 2021

In 2012 she took the reins at Allied PRA’s Monte Carlo office, eventually re-locating to the principality of Monaco with her husband Moreno and their children Federico and Catharina, where she founded InspireMe, a boutique consultancy agency offering a unique and alternative concept in full-service event management.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 29, 2021

Others are eliminating amenities such as daily housekeeping and room service. Amy Calvert, CEO at EIC Events Industry Council , which produced the Workforce and Wellness resource guide as part of APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force , stresses the importance of supporting front-line workers right now. New Skills at a Premium.

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Solimar International

JUNE 22, 2021

The summer of 2020 gave everyone hope of a quick recovery for the tourism industry, as COVID-19 cases seemed to drop across the globe and countries dependent on tourism eagerly opened their borders to travelers again. The beginning of vaccine rollout has given the tourism industry new hope for Covid-19 recovery and a safe return to travel.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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Business Traveler USA

JULY 21, 2021

The new equipment will run on the Northeast Corridor, long distance Palmetto and various state-supported services throughout the country, replacing Amtrak-owned Amfleet, Metroliner, and state-owned equipment on certain routes. Offering daily long distance service represents a vital step in our road to recovery,” Flynn said.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 2, 2023

Abdulaziz Al Raisi, chief executive officer of Oman Air, said, “As Oman’s national carrier for the last 30 years, we are proud to have built a strong international presence and a reputation for providing high quality products and outstanding customer service.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 22, 2023

“There’s no greater event than IMEX to connect with event organizers and highlight the benefits of meeting in Washington, DC,” said Elliott L. Riley, senior vice president, convention sales and services. DC’s Convention Outlook Meetings and events continue to play a critical role in the city’s recovery from the pandemic.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 31, 2022

What hybrid means to you and what hybrid means to me may be different,” said Panos Tzivanidis, director, corporate events and services, International Olympic Committee. The e-book points out that there are a number of benefits of hosting an asynchronous hybrid event, where the in-person and virtual components happen at separate times.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Other perks of hosting at the convention center include street-level loading docks with two drive-up ramps and catering services provided by Levey Foods and headed by Senior Executive Chef Allan Wambaa. News & World Report. We’ve made great inroads to improving public safety for the community at large,” he said.

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Business Traveler USA

JANUARY 11, 2022

However, the statement continues, “The pandemic recovery cycle has brought to Allegiant unique opportunities to acquire new equipment, including this aircraft-family solution, which will add significant economic and operational benefits for years to come.”. The airline has also placed options for an additional 50 Max aircraft.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 12, 2022

We are constantly working on educating prospective employees about the many benefits of joining our team. In their roles as venue executives, Patricia Muzquiz Cantor (from left), Joyce Leveston, Teri Orton, and Antonieta Gámez Sánchez are dealing with the talent crisis and its fallout. We, like many companies, are having our.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The local real estate market is among the high-growth sectors that continue to benefit positive yields from the exceptional economic progress and investment-conducive business conditions in the Philippines. The Philippines’ 7.7 Meanwhile, it recorded 8.3 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

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DCI

AUGUST 8, 2023

As the global meetings industry faces mounting environmental and social pressures, details as seemingly mundane as a venue’s food and beverage offerings are increasingly part of the conversation for planners of tomorrow’s meetings. Business travel can impact attendees, local communities, and the environment in many significant ways.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Convene asked three hospitality executives — Tammy Routh, senior vice president of Global Sales, Marriott International; Derek DeCross, SVP of Global Sales, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Asad Ahmed, SVP of Commercial Service, Hyatt — about how the pandemic has changed their industry. Tammy Routh. Asad Ahmed.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2023

Convene asked a version of that question in our 2017 reader survey , a 2021 COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard , and our 2022 salary survey. PCMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat toasts the 20 in Their Twenties class of 2023 during Convening Leaders in January in Columbus, Ohio. Whatever Media Group) What do you like best or most about your job?

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DCI

MARCH 17, 2022

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, luxury travel, thanks to more generous budgets, will be disproportionately effective in advancing destination recovery. 2022 NTTW: The Future of Travel from U.S. Travel on Vimeo. For DMOs this means knowing the power of your local DMCs. Know Your DMCs. Curating Exclusive Experiences.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

MAY 24, 2022

59% of participants in the index study expected a major recovery in Q3/Q4 and actively planned incentive trips for the back-half of 2021. Top 9 Must-Do’s for Post-COVID Incentive Trips. Vaccines are being rolled out, and post-COVID incentive trips are being planned in preparation for the booming return of incentive travel programs.

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Solimar International

JANUARY 4, 2022

This project, in partnership with Colorado Rural Academy for Tourism (CRAFT), was launched to assist Colorado’s recovery after COVID-19. Solimar has a history with this destination through our Lewis and Clark projects so it is good to be present in such crucial moments and help develop a strategy that will benefit the community.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

As the workplace recovery continues in 2023, corporate and association meeting departments are likely to pick up the pace of recruiting—especially if the economic outlook is strong. For the hiring wave of 2023, it’s taking longer to find the right meeting planning candidate—it’s not always a clear fit in today’s workplace environment.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Despite COVID-19, we are now prepared to continue our recovery and drive economic performance into the future. The significance of what business events bring to the economy go way beyond host economic benefits, as they contribute to the knowledge economy. TD: What opportunities are there for you with the Brisbane Olympics?

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

59% of participants in the index study expect a major recovery in Q3/Q4 and are actively planning incentive trips for the back-half of 2021. Top 9 Must-Do’s for Post-COVID Incentive Trips. Vaccines are being rolled out, and post-COVID incentive trips are being planned in preparation for the booming return of incentive travel programs.

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Unique World Global Destinations

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A travel company that specialises in this area will combine the services of a travel agency with those offered by event planners. When planning business incentive trips for your teams, you can glean a lot of benefits from working with specialists. Incentive group travel, a key part of this sector, has been hit hard.

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ITA Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Balancing risk against return; human connection while maintaining distance; service with technology; healthy cuisine with comfort food; and cost without sacrificing value—balancing all will be key. Additional considerations are current government guidance and mandates, attendee demographics, destination, supplier service—the list goes on.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It offers a user-friendly interface for attendees to easily register for events, providing organizers tools to track registrations, collect payments, manage attendee data, and generate reports. Professionals can use this solution to host a wide range of events, from retail workshops or fireside chats to large conferences and product launches.

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Unique World Global Destinations

MARCH 1, 2021

Third, even though meeting and conference tourism may take time to recover, trade fairs and exhibitions are much suited to face-to-face interactions because attendees are motivated by networking, evaluating and experiencing services and products in person. What will be the big challenge to the recovery of the MICE industry by DMCs?

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Redfin

JUNE 14, 2022

Living alone has plenty of benefits whether you’re an introvert or a social butterfly. That way, you won’t have to pay for utility services you didn’t use while on vacation. A great benefit to living alone is allowing yourself to create your own rules. The pros to living alone . The cons to living alone .

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 15, 2021

Now, as the industry begins to examine what the rebuilding process will look like, there are many tools to consider adopting in order to re-establish a thriving sector. Email can also be used to help manage the new normal. This article will explain how email marketing software manages to produce winning campaigns for travel enterprises.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Now the city is benefitting from an AI boost. The City of Innovation has a history of resiliency and is already reinventing itself Rumors of a mass exodus from San Francisco’s ballrooms and expo floors are turning out to be premature, indeed. A reported $10.7 The city has always had a forward-thinking ethos and spirited resiliency.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 5, 2022

To zero in on what we can expect — from event technology predictions to what the biggest challenges will be — we reached out to some of the top Event Experience Leaders for their take on event industry trends to come. Want to skip straight to the insights and event industry trends from our top leaders? Click one of the names here: Table of Contents.

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