Mon.Nov 15, 2021

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Before You Sign That Contract: 5 Hotel Contract Tips For Novice Planners

Endless Events

Event planners and event managers have all been through a steep learning curve to master the art of creating successful event experiences. From managing event timelines to event budgeting, event profs have a lot on their plates. And even though innovative event technology solutions help automate many of the event planning processes, certain tasks remain unchanged.

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Ravish: Sammies Rules!

Smart Meetings

In Australia, they’re known with affection as a sammo or sango; in England, as a sarnie. We call them sammies. However it’s referred to, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts: bread, top and bottom, stuff in between. Nov. 3, officially National Sandwich Day, is our annual nod to the lunchtime favorite named for John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, who was born in 1718.

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Did anyone learn anything?

Conferences that Work

The meeting is over. Did anyone learn anything? And how would you know? An EventTech Chat discussion. I greatly enjoy participating in EventTech Chat , “a weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events” hosted by pals Brandt Krueger and Glenn Thayer. During last week’s chat, one of the topics we discussed was whether there are differences in how people learn online, as opposed to face to fac

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Using a Travel Advisor Is a Growing Trend for Holiday Season and Beyond

Travel Pulse

Leading host agency InteleTravel has just released the results of its first consumer sentiment study, identifying 2021’s holiday travel trends and key indicators for 2022.

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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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Three Surprising Marketing Transformations from COVID-19

Special Events

We are in a position where the fundamentals of marketing are at play again. You need to attract the right audience with the right messages at the right time, without any funny business that violates consumer privacy.

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Hotel Check: Sofitel Rabat Jardins Les Roses Rabat, Morocco

Business Traveler USA

WHERE IS IT? Only 20 minutes from the airport and across from Hilton Park and the royal palace, this hotel is one of the city’s most celebrated. It is a short drive from the medina’s major touristic sights and close to a popular city park. Its own Andalusian-style gardens are dotted with palm trees, splashing fountains and flower beds holding nearly 3,000 roses, creating a quiet respite in the middle of the bustling city.

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Curating Convenience With QR Codes

FICP

With the topic of sustainable events and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) being at the forefront for many companies, meeting professionals need to remain ready to pivot and.

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Making Conference Swag Sustainable

Convene by PCMA

At a Women in CleanTech & Sustainability event, Ethical Swag’s bamboo cutlery in branded pouches made of recycled materials were coveted items. When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). Back then, she had this idea to start a business on the side, selling swag made by socially conscious and sustainably minded suppliers and had put her stake in the ground — or on the int

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US Travel Releases Latest Recovery Forecast for Travel Spending

Travel Pulse

Domestic leisure travel is bouncing back faster than the business travel and international inbox travel segments heading into 2022.

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New York Times Climate Hub Plants Big Ideas Beneath the Trees

Convene by PCMA

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, president, international of The New York Times Company, speaks at the NYT Climate Hub, which took place concurrently with COP26 both online and in Glasgow. (Craig Gibson for The New York Times). The New York Times Climate Hub, a hybrid event held concurrently with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) both online and in Glasgow, was a first for the legacy media brand.

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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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Registration is Now Open for Catersource + The Special Event!

Special Events

The Special Event will be held May 2-5, 2022 in Anaheim, CA.

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US Government Adding Chief Travel and Tourism Officer

Travel Pulse

The new position will help revitalize domestic and international travel.

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The importance of the Service Profit Chain

EHL Insights

The Service Profit Chain establishes relationships between profitability, customer loyalty, and employee satisfaction, loyalty, and productivity. The basic principle of the Service Profit Chain theory is based on the fact that customer satisfaction starts with good staffing and treatment of ones own employees. Simply put, committed employees convey their satisfaction to the customer, and hence, the chain of service profit is set in motion.

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UFI signs pledge for “Net Zero Carbon Events”

Travel Daily News

The pledge commits organisations to achieve “net zero” by 2050, at the latest, and halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

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Curating Convenience With QR Codes

FICP

With the topic of sustainable events and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) being at the forefront for many companies, meeting professionals need to remain ready to pivot and.

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The importance of the Service Profit Chain

EHL Insights

The Service Profit Chain establishes relationships between profitability, customer loyalty, and employee satisfaction, loyalty, and productivity. The basic principle of the Service Profit Chain theory is based on the fact that customer satisfaction starts with good staffing and treatment of ones own employees. Simply put, committed employees convey their satisfaction to the customer, and hence, the chain of service profit is set in motion.

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The Evolution of Production Teams Within Meetings and Events

BCD Meetings & Events

With a quick pivot to virtual formats in 2020 and integration of hybrid meetings trending this year, various roles within the meetings and events industry had to evolve along with the times. At BCD Meetings & Events, our Experience and Event Solutions team had to quickly adapt in order to continue delivering unique and impactful experiences for our customers.

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Accor Opens Pullman Lima Miraflores

Business Traveler USA

Accor has announced the opening of the Pullman Lima Miraflores, the second hotel under its business-oriented Pullman brand in Peru’s capital city Lima. The 237-room property joins the Pullman Lima San Isidro as the second hotel under the brand in Peru. Located in the city’s upmarket Miraflores district, the new-build hotel features executive floors, a fitness center and swimming pool, six meeting rooms, two restaurants and a rooftop overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Groups360 announces over a million guest rooms on GroupSync for instant group booking

Travel Daily News

Event organizers can now access 1,020,800 group guest rooms across 6,500 hotel properties worldwide.

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WTTC Lays Out Net Zero Roadmap

Business Traveler USA

The World Travel and Tourism Council has partnered with the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Accenture to introduce a Net Zero Roadmap. The initiative designed to “guide the global travel and tourism sector in its battle against the climate crisis.” According to the report, the sector is responsible for an estimated 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Event Communication that Cuts Through the Clutter

MeetingsNet

5 lessons from a Maritz brand-experience expert on catching the attention of potential attendees and getting them to act. Easy. Attractive. Personalized. Timely. Social. At the IMEX America show in Las Vegas in early November, Greg Bogue, enterprise vice president of brand, experience, and innovation systems for Maritz Global Events, cited those five attributes of effective communication with potential event attendees.

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Air France Boosts US Winter Schedule

Business Traveler USA

Following the easing of travel restrictions, flag carrier Air France is planning to boost its US-bound service in the coming months. Citing what it called “a significant increase in bookings” to the United States since its borders were reopened to fully vaccinated travelers on Nov. 8. Last month the airline announced it expects US service to be operating 90 percent of 2019 levels by March 2022.