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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

Smart Meetings

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. Remote Work & Bleisure Travel Remote work, once rare, has become commonplace.

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Sign of the Times? GE Sells its Famed Training Facility

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Changes in the work environment and in the next generation’s mindset mean that in-person corporate meetings must be different—but still must happen. In addition to online training, GE will now hold more regional meetings at hotels and other venues that are near the company’s production facilities around the country.

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Yellowstone National Park

Gavel International

Yellowstone National Park is a destination that has facilities for large conferences or smaller corporate meetings. Other Outdoor Activities – You can go rafting and paddling, camping, visiting cowboy life, hunting for rocks and fossils, and discovering Native American culture. Prices for lodging begin to drop after Labor Day.

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5 Items Meeting Planners Should Factor into Budgets (Part 2 of 2)

Gavel International

and citations by 11.8% ( 11 ) Furthermore, a session at a recent Global Executive Retreat found that: Social capital is essential for influence, and as much as 70% to 80% of our ability to influence stems from face-to-face exchanges. 12 ) Culture is not evenly distributed, but rests in pockets within the network.

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Meetings in Chicago-The Windy City

Gavel International

Reading Time: 6 minutes Chicago, Illinois is a popular meeting destination no matter the time of year because of the vast variety of entertainment and business-related options. The city is full of diverse art, culture, top-rated restaurants, and outdoor fun along the lakefront and Chicago River. What is the objective?

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