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Stepping Up The Game: Here’s Why You Need To Look Better On Camera

Endless Events

It’s been 18 months since many event profs first encountered Zoom. Back then, turning on the laptop camera and joining the call was already considered a huge success in itself. But as time went by, the standards for virtual event production started rising. Presenters and team members alike learned how to look better on camera. Event technology masters, such as our hosts, Will and Brandt, gave out advice on the best virtual speaker gear.

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5 Tips for Finishing Strong from Top Keynoters

Smart Meetings

After the wild ride meeting professionals have been on for the last year, the last thing you probably want to think about is buckling up for another spin around the sun, but now is the time to set yourself up for success in 2022—a year many are predicting will be a banner 365 days for meetings and conventions. To make the journey a little smoother, we asked some of the top-rated speakers from our Smart Meetings Experiences over the last year to share the one thing you should do right now to posi

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The road to the events industry recovery: Lessons learnt from the Eurovision Song Contest

The MICE Blog

After a one-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) took place in Rotterdam in May 2021. Hosting an event of such big scale during a pandemic requires high levels of collaboration, creativity, resilience and innovation. On 28 September, Rotterdam Partners shared how they did it with their global audience during the third Rotterdam Experiment hybrid event, as well as the lessons learned from being the host city of the 65th edition of the ESC.

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Destination Celebration Brings Meeting Professionals Together in Nation’s Capital

Smart Meetings

Destination Celebration at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center brought together Destinations International and PCMA members last week to celebrate partnerships being formed by meeting professionals everywhere. The first such collaboration occurred almost two years ago—as a trade show that wrapped up just weeks before the country shut down.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Humanity’s problem is a meeting problem

Conferences that Work

In 2009, the biologist E.O. Wilson described what he saw as humanity’s real problem. I think it’s also a meeting problem: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” — E. O. Wilson , debate at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, Mass., 9 September 2009.

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New and Renovated: Waterfront Meets

Smart Meetings

Balboa Bay Resort , Newport Beach, California. This Newport Beach property offers 32,000 sq. ft. of event space that provides views of gorgeous waterfront. The latest addition, Lighthouse Room, features La Cantina, with folding doors that open up to a private reception area with firepits, Adirondack chairs and bountiful views. A full buyout of the full 159-room hotel is also an option.

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Ignite the LIght

Special Events

The Closing Night Celebration, held at the Miami Beach Convention Center during The Special Event, brought the events industry together for a night of celebration

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Foreigners Will Need One of These Vaccines For US Travel

Travel Pulse

The CDC has just revealed another element of the government’s forthcoming new entry system for foreign travelers, to take effect in early November: which vaccines will be accepted.

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Evolving NACE’s National Governance

National Association For Catering ane Events

Over the course of this year the National Board has provided you with information and updates on the Pathways to Leadership Task Force. The NACE National Board formed the task force as part of our strategic initiatives to promote national board service and expand our ranks of future leaders. Volunteer leaders are the lifeblood of NACE both at the chapter and the national level.

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Key retail trends to enhance the hospitality experience post-Covid

EHL Insights

What can hospitality learn from retail when rethinking the customer experience? The retail sector is no stranger to having to adapt to new market conditions, with the competition from e-commerce. The more innovative retailers have transformed their real estate space into successful destinations by focusing on the physical experience of shopping, and arguably learning some lessons from hospitality on how to create unique experiences.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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8 in 10 planners across the UK and Europe are sourcing in-person events with nearly half organising hybrid events

Travel Daily News

Call to action for venues to provide enhanced support including hybrid-ready rooms and studios, and onsite production and tech experts, to meet changing planner requirements and attendee expectations.

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Southwest Airlines' Delays, Cancellations Carry Into Monday

Travel Pulse

Thousands of flights across America have been canceled or delayed.

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ABPCO announces seven day Festival of Learning

Travel Daily News

The Festival of Learning content will focus on four key themes identified as the most important to association managers, professional conference and event organisers and their supply chain partners: Future and Innovation, Marketing, CSR and Career Development.

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Key retail trends to enhance the hospitality experience post-Covid

EHL Insights

What can hospitality learn from retail when rethinking the customer experience? The retail sector is no stranger to having to adapt to new market conditions, with the competition from e-commerce. The more innovative retailers have transformed their real estate space into successful destinations by focusing on the physical experience of shopping, and arguably learning some lessons from hospitality on how to create unique experiences.

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All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy Welcomes First Autograph Collection Properties

Business Traveler USA

Touting limitless opportunities and endless experiences for the discerning leisure traveler, All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy has welcomed 20 one-of-a-kind resorts as part of the Autograph Collection Hotels brand. The name is known for its curated collection of individualistic independent properties with distinct spins on design and hospitality. The new Autograph Collection All-Inclusive resorts span across Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St.

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Reconciliation Considerations for Virtual HCP Meetings

BCD Meetings & Events

Early in the pandemic, many people assumed that “post program work” would be reduced in volume and complexity due to a prevalence of virtual meetings. Virtual meetings, defined in large part, by the fact that participants can attend remotely regardless of where they are located, negate the need for a venue and modest hospitality. The role of Compliance staff for meetings and events has largely been associated with high-risk activities, such as HCP engagements and meetings and the transparency re

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Canadian-based Company Launches Melon for SMEs

Business Traveler USA

Ahead of the predicted boost in business travel demand Toronto-based Corporate Traveller , which caters exclusively to start-ups and mid-market businesses, has unveiled Melon – its new proprietary travel management platform for U.S. and Canadian travelers. Melon’s intuitive design and simple navigation belies a host of innovative features developed in response to the evolving expectations of an increasingly travel hungry, tech-savvy and budget conscious workforce.

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3 Cities to Visit in The Netherlands That Aren’t Amsterdam

Fox World Travel

When we say Netherlands, you say….? Chances are most people think of Amsterdam when they think about vacationing to the Netherlands – but the truth is, there is so much more to the Netherlands than just this one tourist hotspot. We’re sharing four other must-see cities to add to your Netherlands itinerary. Utrecht Truth […]. The post 3 Cities to Visit in The Netherlands That Aren’t Amsterdam appeared first on Fox World Travel.

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Singapore Opens to Vaccinated U.S. and Canadian Travelers

Business Traveler USA

North American travelers are now invited to visit Singapore after the destination’s many months of isolation due to COVID-19. The Malaysian city-state was widely considered a success story in its initial handling of the coronavirus, closing its borders early on, testing and tracing aggressively and going all out to procure vaccines as one of the first destinations in Asia to do so.

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AIG Travel acquires depart Smart to expand travel safety program offering

Travel Daily News

Acquisition of non-profit Depart Smart will provide travel insurance policyholders with access to Travel HEROES safety training program.

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John wrote a new post, IMEX AMERICA 2021 - The Heartbeat of the Global Business Events Community

I-Meet

What are you doing November 9 – 11??? If you’re a meeting and events professional, you should be at IMEX America in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay, one of the world’s largest convention facilities, in one of the.

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Glasgow Airport welcomed first Minister to Boeing Innovation Forum

Travel Daily News

Two-day event hosted by airport and Boeing to promote innovation and sustainability within industry.

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The Tipping Point for the Return of Incentive Travel

Smart Meetings

As children, the playground teeter-totter was fascinating. We could push off the ground and make our little pal go down to the ground while we soared. Then, they flew, and we returned to the bare spot of dirt. But the fun ended when the heavy boy, who was the class clown, sat on the other side. Momentarily, we reached the clouds—until the joker jumped off—and we crashed painfully back to earth.