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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

Smart Meetings

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. I understand hotel costs have risen.” Perhaps to include more than just the meeting specs.”

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Booking Influencer Events Accelerates Hotel Promotion

Hotel Engine

Booking influencer events can accelerate your promotions and bring in sales. The Rising Impact Of Social Media And Internet Influencers. The Rising Impact Of Social Media And Internet Influencers. Thanks to the widespread use of social media, today’s influencers do the same thing but with a much wider audience.

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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Our book, Best Practices in Destination Management , covers three important aspects of risk management that all event planners and DMCs should incorporate into their event strategy. Post on your social media channels if appropriate.

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TIS reveals travel trends for the coming years: social media, sustainability and frictionless experiences

Travel Daily Media

The post TIS reveals travel trends for the coming years: social media, sustainability and frictionless experiences appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post TIS reveals travel trends for the coming years: social media, sustainability and frictionless experiences appeared first on Travel Daily.

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How To Reach The SMERF Market And Book More Recurring Groups

Hotel Engine

The hotel industry tends to overlook attracting SMERF bookings in favor of the greater bang-for-buck that comes with booking business meetings and conferences. Nonetheless, SMERF groups still book room blocks, event spaces and food and beverage services like corporate travelers do. Table of Contents. SMERF Defined.

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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

The ease to get from the stadium to the media center. The distance between the convention center and the dome, where the media center will be.” Turner says she believes the appeal of New Orleans comes from it being so compact. “It’s It’s a campus really, and a 2.5-mile mile radius. Everything is walkable.

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FCM Meetings & Events launches global venue finder platform

Travel Daily Media

The post FCM Meetings & Events launches global venue finder platform appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The new FCM Venue Finder, powered by Hubli, includes over 200,000 spaces around the world with fast and easy online booking, as well as sustainability solutions with contracting and cost controls.