Endless Events

JULY 9, 2021

We have to admit it – it’s been a while since we put out a nice, comprehensive content offer. But alas, we took some time only because we wanted to present you with the very best guide to hybrid events out there! We can all agree that it’s been a wild ride. From a global pandemic sweeping the world and threatening the livelihoods of our entire industry to a virtual revolution and now mass vaccination taking place, we’ve scarcely had time to pause and breathe.

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SITE

JULY 9, 2021

Miek Egberts 1966 - 2021. The world of business events and incentive travel is shocked to its foundations by the sudden passing of Miek Arnolda Egberts, Founder at InspireMe, Monaco and member of the international board of directors of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE). Miek was the victim of a fatal road accident near San Tropez, France on Wednesday evening, 7 July, in which her 18 year old son, Federico, was also seriously injured.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 9, 2021

A survey of thousands of former hospitality service workers finds the majority don’t want to return to the field. Meanwhile, hotel companies are actively planning for a new service environment. Two pieces of news this week underscored the emerging labor crisis for hospitality suppliers, which could become a significant issue for the meetings and events that rely on those suppliers.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

In April, the Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first DMO to join Tourism Declares Climate Emergency. Nine other bureaus have signed on since then. (Courtesy of Glasgow Convention Bureau). Catastrophic wildfires in Australia, heat waves in Alaska, and frequent floods on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. are just a few telltale signs of global warming.

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

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MeetingsNet

JULY 9, 2021

How to build budgets and adapt them on the fly at a time when in-person and virtual meetings don’t yet have a clear path forward. During Professional Convention Management Association’s annual meeting known as EduCon, held July 7-9 in Phoenix as well as online, one session that drew an unexpectedly large number of longtime planners was titled “Settling and Scaling Budgets in an Uncertain Landscape.”.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

It’s a wrap! EduCon 2021 concluded Friday with more insightful sessions and happenings in Phoenix and online. Here is a look at what took place on Day 3 before participants logged off and waved their good-byes. All photos taken by Jacob Slaton Photography. Find more opening day photos on the PCMA Facebook page. Check out our Day 1 photos and Day 2 photos.

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Travel Pulse

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said details regarding any changes will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Eventtia

JULY 9, 2021

No matter how well you’ve planned and organized an event, it will be doomed as a failure if you can’t secure enough attendees to visit the event.

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EHL Insights

JULY 9, 2021

What are the origins of servitization? In 1988, Sandra Vandermerwe and Juan Rada presented what they termed the “servitization of business”, explaining how more and more corporations were adding value to their core corporate offerings through services. – For some well-intended temporal perspective here, this was the year before Tim Berners-Lee invented the “ World Wide Web ” while working at CERN and a full eleven years before Kevin Ashton coined the term “ Internet of Things ” during his time a

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InEvent

JULY 9, 2021

The ultimate event marketing guide, including event marketing strategy, types of events, promotional tactics, and KPIs to measure success. What is event marketing Event marketing is a broad concept, taking different meanings according to the context. As a general definition, event marketing is the use of experiences and events as a marketing channel to promote … Post Event Marketing Guide: Strategy, Examples, Ideas & ROI showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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