Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

A new tool could help measure and prioritize sustainability efforts at meetings. Last week, BCD Travel introduced an emissions calculator designed specifically for the meetings industry. . The post Advito and BCD M&E Create Emissions Calculator for Meeting Professionals appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

In-person events are back and they’re smaller and more local than ever. One of the biggest event trends in 2022 is sourcing venues with character. Local event venues can make a lasting impression on your attendees and gives them a chance to get to know the destination better. The rental costs start at $15,000. The Clayton House.

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Gavel International

MAY 6, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes If your company has an onsite or remote working structure, it is very important to hold offsite meetings for employees throughout the year. These meetings serve a different purpose from their daily or weekly counterparts. Onsite internal meetings typically involve discussing projects or creating strategies.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2024

1 meetings destination in the U.S., continues to embrace new and returning meeting and convention groups in 2024 with new or expanded accommodations and venues. of flexible indoor-outdoor meeting space. of flexible indoor-outdoor meeting space. event center. Orlando, Cvent’s No.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal place to hold your next meeting, conference, convention, or special event. our unique attractions , and our affordable pricing make us the best event value in the National Capital region. Here are 3 ½ reasons why Northern Virginia is the perfect location for your next event.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

All-inclusive Hyatt Zilara and Ziva luxury resorts line the most spectacular shores in Mexico and the Caribbean and have each been designed to deliver extraordinary events and guest experiences for savvy planners and their participants. Plan with Confidence. The Dominican Republic: Hyatt Zilara and Ziva Cap Cana . Plan with Confidence.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Recent Debuts to Host Destination Meetings with Serious Style The East Coast welcomes spectacular renovations and grand re-openings of unique venues that are certain to invigorate attendees with the charm of their dreamy destination and the distinct character of their storied history. Presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and cultural events.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Does your Meeting have a Risk Management Plan? Event professionals often consider themselves the masters of detail and organization. Unfortunately, very rarely do planners have a ‘perfect event’ with no disruptions. Risk Assessment for Corporate Meetings. It is important to remember that each event is unique.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Based on survey results from corporate managers, a newly released report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services makes the case for more in-person meetings among coworkers to strengthen an organization’s top line and bottom line.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One of the long-tail effects of the pandemic could be a downsizing of average meeting attendee lists as some big events go hybrid and bring parts of their audience together in person while larger audiences access content online. of event space and 166 guest rooms in SoMa) Hotel Zelos (5,000 sq. Hotel Zetta (3,010 sq.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The first six months of 2022 were a busy time for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s convention bureau, as the two destinations collaborated to procure 99 event bookings over the coming years. Dubai’s ability to book this number of events are credited to the success of the country’s Expo 2020.

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Gavel International

MARCH 22, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gavel International, a leading incentive travel and meeting planning company, will participate in the worldwide observance of Global Meetings Industry Day (#GMID2024) on April 11, 2024. ” The scale of the meetings industry is truly impressive. .”

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Gavel International

MARCH 25, 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutes Success in event and meeting planning involves thoughtful and thorough preparation, which is why having an experienced and prepared meeting planner makes all the difference. Meeting planners are the architects behind every seamless and impactful professional gathering.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

The brand is evolving, and as the game evolves and the events around it, so do destinations. You always see in cities the lasting impact of the Super Bowl, it can be more corporate meetings that book or high-end leisure travel or, in this instance, diversity programs, give backs and corporate social responsibility programs.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Want to drive event attendance? 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. We speak from experience. Bleisure travel is HOT right now.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

For groups looking to branch out and meet face-to-face, Loudoun offers a fresh take on meetings. You’ll find standout venues to host any activity, from business meetings to team-building events. Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg offers a variety of event spaces and strong connectivity for corporate meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

For groups looking to branch out and meet face-to-face, Loudoun offers a fresh take on meetings. You’ll find standout venues to host any activity, from business meetings to team-building events. Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg offers a variety of event spaces and strong connectivity for corporate meetings.

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Gavel International

APRIL 15, 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutes Chances are, you have seen drone photography used in aerial footage of sporting events, concerts, festivals, or other events. But did you know it is a great tool for taking footage of outdoor meetings, as well? Historically, you would need a helicopter to take aerial shots of an event.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

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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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The role of the corporate event planner today is more important than ever?—?shifting Brought to you by: The role of the corporate event planner today is more important than ever — shifting from a focus on procurement, planning, and logistics to becoming a key orchestrator of unique and memorable experiences.

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Gavel International

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes Distractions and interruptions during corporate meetings are annoying. When a disruption from an attendee occurs, it can take the meeting off track and/or cause it to run over time. 1 ) More than 60% of employees multitask during virtual meetings. ( Look attendees directly in the eye.

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Gavel International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Creating pleasant and memorable experiences is vital to meeting planning, but preventing and mitigating the risks of safety and security incidents before they occur is a necessity. Given the importance, it’s not surprising that 90% of event professionals believe event security and safety should be a top priority. (

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

So, you want to plan an event. Take the event planning process one step at a time. How about you start with creating an event timeline? Event timelines help you stay on track and get you excited about the event you’re going to throw together. Event timelines should support you, not weigh you down.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Finding the perfect meeting space for your team and your mental health Prioritizing your mental health and the emotional health of your attendees can be tough, especially when you’re a meeting planner on the go. Offering choices for mental recovery during an intensive, high-energy event is the most effective way to empower guests.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

How the industry is celebrating and what you can do to support March 30 th marks Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2023 and there is more excitement than ever. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is giving a live broadcast from 6 a.m. The future of meetings is also the focus of events PCMA chapters are producing for GMID.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2024

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, and as a local for many years, she will support the tourism board’s multifaceted strategy to drive corporate meetings and event business to hotels and hospitality partners throughout Monterey. She most recently served as incentive group senior director at Opus Agency.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

And what better way to kick off a new year than with an event tech predictions episode? As our most loyal listeners know, Will and Brandt love to make educated guesses about the events industry. Will and Brandt are joined by a regular guest on the Event Tech Podcast: Endless’ very own Kyle Kocinski. Can you believe it?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 28, 2023

With incentive and meeting teams continuing to experience post-pandemic staff shortages, the Incentive Research Foundation went to work to find out more about the challenges of hiring and retaining talent. Meetings and events careers are slightly better recognized: Just 30 percent answered “none” and 27 percent said “low.”

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teams and executives are looking to get back to face-to-face meetings with their colleagues in a post-Covid world. However, increasing costs mean budgeting and planning for these corporate meetings can become a substantial and complex task.

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Gavel International

MAY 15, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes While it seems like corporate meetings have existed since corporations themselves, the generations attending them have changed over time. And with each new generation comes new challenges for meeting planning. Gen Z characteristics require a fresh take on meeting planning that might surprise you.

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Gavel International

JANUARY 29, 2024

Source: ( 1 ) Did you know that you can use AI to produce content for offsite meetings, as well? As with any other form of technology, there are both pros and cons to using AI for meeting content. Below are several ways to leverage AI for offsite meeting content, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2022

Corporate meeting attendees often harbor inner geeks. In recognition of National Embrace Your Geekness Day, we are profiling 10 cities ranked by the service provider Lawn Love as the “geekiest in America” based on access to collectibles and costumes, sense of community and events. . appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From new dining and entertainment options to upgraded meeting space and world-class sports infrastructure, the Smart Meetings team toured the latest and greatest while in town for Preview Las Vegas 2024 and sent back highlights to add to your next site visit. Event profs can count on 3,644 guest rooms and 550,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2022

Corporate meeting attendees often harbor inner geeks. In recognition of National Embrace Your Geekness Day, we are profiling 10 cities ranked by the service provider Lawn Love as the “geekiest in America” based on access to collectibles and costumes, sense of community and events. . appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She will oversees the sales, marketing and events teams and to use strategic planning and market analysis to drive the property’s revenue. Mario Farfan Mario Farfan Meet Chicago Northwest welcomes Mario Farfan as group sales leader, account executive of group sales. She has a proven track record with high customer satisfaction rates.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Four out of 10 corporate meeting professionals are planning meetings in 2022, according to new survey from Greenwich Hospitality Group’s Delamar Hotels — a group of boutique hotels located in West Hartford, Southport, and Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut, and Traverse City, Michigan, that offer indoor and outdoor event spaces.

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