Smart Meetings
AUGUST 8, 2022
Thinking about integrating marijuana in your meeting? A Northern California destination is helping meeting professionals harness this fast-budding trend. Cannabis is Mendocino County’s largest industry, with 290 acres bringing in an estimated $131 million. Mendocino County, along with Trinity and Humboldt counties in Northern California, make up the largest cannabis-producing area in the United States.
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 8, 2022
Seth Andrew stealing funds in November 2019 (photo obtained from bank surveillance footage by Melody Shen, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation). This is the story of how I met a silver-tongued thief named Seth Andrew, and how he wreaked havoc on a host of lives in my community until the FBI caught him stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from charter schools he founded and a federal court sentenced him to jail.
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Smart Meetings
AUGUST 8, 2022
Thinking about integrating marijuana in your meeting? A Northern California destination is helping meeting professionals harness this fast-budding trend. Cannabis is Mendocino County’s largest industry, with 290 acres bringing in an estimated $131 million. Mendocino County, along with Trinity and Humboldt counties in Northern California, make up the largest cannabis-producing area in the United States.
Skift Meetings
AUGUST 8, 2022
Skift Take: With a surge of pent-up demand and the need for hotels and other venues to bring in revenue, hidden fees are finding their way onto many meeting ledgers and planners are furious. — Lisa Skriloff Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Business Traveler USA
AUGUST 8, 2022
The next time you need a dose of peace and tranquility, point your eyes toward the sky to enjoy one of the wellness world’s newest trends: stargazing. “Astronomy elicits feelings of wonder and amazement,” says Sandra Benitez Herrera, a remote fellow for the Office of Astronomy for Development, an organization that promotes the use of stargazing for sustainable development.
Special Events
AUGUST 8, 2022
Balancing rising costs with client satisfaction is a fine line to walk. On one hand, you must protect your business’s profit margins at all costs. Yet, extreme pricing hikes and surprise fees aren’t a recipe for happy customers.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Redfin
AUGUST 8, 2022
Located in the Mountain West region of the United States, Utah is well known for its national parks, the Great Salt Lake, Sundance Film Festival, and access to world-class skiing. Around 3 million people call this state home. If you want to become a Utah resident but don’t know what cities to consider, take a look at this list. We compiled the 10 fastest-growing cities in Utah that saw the most significant population increase over 5 years, from 2017 to 2021.
BCD Meetings & Events
AUGUST 8, 2022
Recently there has been a shake-up in business travel and corporate events, with the pandemic preventing us from traveling completely, and the ever-present need to become more sustainable forcing businesses, individuals, and consumers to question trips that would have once been deemed essential. However, there is still a clear need for ‘real life’ connection , in-person meetings, and considered business travel.
Redfin
AUGUST 8, 2022
Best known as the “Tar Heel State,” North Carolina is home to wonderful universities, great beaches, and stunning mountain ranges. With nearly 10 million residents, there are many reasons why people choose to call this state home. If you want to move to North Carolina but don’t know what cities to consider, keep reading. We put together a list of the 10 fastest-growing cities in North Carolina that saw the greatest population increase over a 5-year span from 2017 to 2021.
Travel Daily News
AUGUST 8, 2022
Through this partnership agreement, the VisitMalta brand will benefit from strong exposure during the Club’s home matches and digital marketing channels, social media and also on printed media worldwide.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 8, 2022
Whether it’s a global pandemic or other disruptive forces on the horizon, the ability to approach contracts and negotiations in a collaborative manner has been challenging for both event strategists and suppliers alike. The event leaders in this session will share some “real talk” from both sides of the topic, as well as invite attendees to join the conversation.
Travel Daily News
AUGUST 8, 2022
Trevor Johnson is a transformational leadership expert with 30 years’ experience in travel management for clients in live touring, film and TV production, corporate, bespoke leisure, and more.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 8, 2022
In this authentic and open discussion, Alisha Wenc and Naomi Clare Crellin will share stories of how Empathy has helped them drive innovation and mission in their work. Alisha will shed light on how her work to advance Women – whether in tech or business – has relied upon an empathetic approach to engaging stakeholders. Naomi will share audience insights from the uses and applications of the Empathy toolkit they use at Storycraft Lab.
Global DMC partners
AUGUST 8, 2022
Poland is one of the most central destinations in Europe with a rich heritage, friendly hospitality and modern infrastructure. The country's outstanding infrastructure consists of hundreds of hotels, venues for more than 10,000 pax, first-class restaurants, one-of-kind offsite activities and many.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 8, 2022
Food and beverage concepts provide a powerful opportunity to drive change in the key areas of sustainability and social responsibility. However, as many buzzwords are out there, there are equally as many myths on why things don’t move forward. During this session, experts will dive into myth-busting insights and actionable tools and you’ll walk away with 10 quick wins to escalate your progress towards tasteful and responsible decisions that become long-term impactful solutions.
I-Meet
AUGUST 8, 2022
. IMEX America is the biggest trade show in the United States for the global incentive travel, meetings, and events industry. Suppliers and buyers from every sector of the meetings industry come together to do.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 8, 2022
Whether viewing sponsorship through the attendee’s need for engagement, knowledge and solutions or the sponsor’s desire to showcase value and lead generation – each view is unique and continues to evolve. Those different perspectives present a great opportunity to reimagine and optimize each of the various aspects across live, hybrid and virtual that create a successful sponsorship program.
Business Traveler USA
AUGUST 8, 2022
Accessing credit-card travel perks is not always an easy endeavor. However, the new Bilt Rewards and Capital One Venture X cards offer an array of benefits, and it doesn’t require an excessive amount of effort to earn and use points. Bilt is a Wells Fargo World Elite Mastercard with no annual fee that allows holders to earn rewards when paying rent or spending on goods and services.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 8, 2022
More than ever event organizers are expected to increase attendee engagement with every event. This workshop discussion will present two frameworks around fostering human connection in events through meeting purpose and recognizing how neurotransmitters impact attendee engagement. You’ll be challenged to rethink your team’s tactics for your upcoming events, including how you can better balance engagement opportunities between in-person and remote audiences.
Travel Daily News
AUGUST 8, 2022
HDC will feature 92 speakers across five general sessions, 12 breakout panel sessions, 17 “data dash” sessions and six advanced level “data dive” discussions.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 8, 2022
Feeling overwhelmed with all the change? Jamie Clarke is the perfect guide to get you to where you want to go and be able to adapt to the ever changing events landscape. After multiple trips to the top of Mt Everest and crossing the world’s most desolate and dangerous desert, he has the strategies how to master collaboration to allow you to tackle obstacles and reach new levels of success through the most adverse and changing conditions using collaboration at the core.
Endless Events
AUGUST 8, 2022
Event chatbots are becoming increasingly common in the event industry. While chatbots are helpful when engaging communities during events, they can also be an excellent tool if you want to implement the community model and engage your attendees all year. . Today, Will, Brandt, and Kyle discuss event chatbots in 2022 and the community model with chatbot expert Chuck Elias.
Hotel Engine
AUGUST 8, 2022
What is SMERF? This silly-sounding acronym stands for Social, Military, Educational, Religious and Fraternal groups — and when targeted correctly, this audience segment offers significant revenue potential for hotels. The hotel industry tends to overlook attracting SMERF bookings in favor of the greater bang-for-buck that comes with booking business meetings and conferences.
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