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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

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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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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

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In the face of doubt, however, business travel has emerged with critical and pivotal strategies for recovery in its pocket and a renaissance of travel in its sights, as evidenced by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT)’s white paper, “ Why Business Travel Is the Center of the New Company Culture.” The Great Reprioritization.

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It’s Not Just About the Guest Room: 2023 Hotel Design Trends

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Welcoming spaces, easy tech and bleisure-based design are trending in 2023 What’s the first thing you notice when you walk into a hotel? It’s no longer enough to create spaces that reflect the local culture or promote local artisans,” she says. The flooring, hotel lobby furniture, lighting, number of windows in meeting spaces?

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Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S. and Canada

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The first parade happened in 1890 as a result of members of the Valley Hunt Club planning an activity that they could promote to their friends and family in the Midwest that would highlight the beautiful sunshine and flowers in the midst of winter. The post Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S. Similarly in Canada, the Landsdowne 2.0

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3 Trends for the Future: Joy Workouts, Cultural Prescriptions, and Rewirement

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“The Future 100: 2023 ,” creative agency, consultancy, and technology company Wunderman Thompson’s annual forecast, identifies 100 trends across industries — from culture to technology to travel and hospitality — that will shape the way we live and work this year and beyond.

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Six Event Trends We’re Watching in 2024

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Curt Wagner, digital editor Trust Takes Center Stage I’ve been torn between writing about two trends — the ongoing story about how generative AI is transforming events and the increasingly critical role that trust will play in the future. The trend I’m keeping my eye on in 2024 is social media. The irony of this is not lost on me.

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Sustainability Is in Focus for Cultural Heritage Conference in Sydney

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Around 1,500 cultural heritage experts from around the world are set to meet in Sydney for the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS GA2023) in September 2023, marking the first time the event is held in Australia or the Pacific region. Prioritizing Aboriginal Procurement.