Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Hyatt Regency JFK Airport , Queens, New York. Opened in August, the new Hyatt property has 366 guest rooms, 34 suites and 7,000 sq. ft. of meeting space—including two ballrooms and six breakout rooms. Located next door is an additional 58,000 sq. ft. of event space at Resorts World New York casino. Onsite eatery Sugarfactory is an American cafe and confectionary serving up sundaes, old-fashioned milkshakes and comfort food.

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 31, 2021

EVA Air now offers Automated Check-in, a new online service for passengers taking international flights operated by EVA and UNI Air. The service is available as soon as travelers make reservations and pay for their tickets – as many days in advance of their departures as they wish, wherever they are. Over the years, EVA has been steadily transforming time-consuming face-to-face airport counter services into paperless digital functions that passengers can access at their convenience, such as biom

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Global DMC partners

AUGUST 31, 2021

Remember what it was like to plan events in 2019? SO MUCH has changed! From sourcing destinations and negotiating contracts, to attendee management and onsite logistics, COVID has changed almost every aspect of the event planning process. Plus, with ongoing travel restrictions and global health.

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 31, 2021

IHG’s luxury hotel, resort and spa brand Six Senses has announced a partnership with specialty shipping provider Luggage Free to transport guests’ baggage from home to one of its resorts or hotels. Guests can send their luggage ahead of time to any Six Senses properties worldwide, with a no-contact pickup at the guests’ preferred time of day and location.

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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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Meeting Tomorrow

AUGUST 31, 2021

As event planners know, hosting an in-person event during the COVID-19 pandemic requires serious consideration and development of a detailed safety plan. This work requires collaboration with local public health officials, careful assessment of risks, and a detailed plan on how to mitigate them. If you’ve decided to plan an in-person event, and you’ve developed a plan you feel confident in, a key part of executing it is communicating clearly with your attendees.

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ITA Group

AUGUST 31, 2021

Measuring Event Success? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions. When it comes to measuring the success of an event, it’s imperative to plan ahead. If the purpose of your event is to increase product knowledge, you can’t determine whether it was successful or not if you don’t gauge product knowledge before the event. Not only will effective event measurement demonstrate achievement of goals and objectives, it will also give you invaluable insight as you begin to strategize the design of your next event.

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Eventtia

AUGUST 31, 2021

When hosting virtual events, sourcing the right digital environment for a brand's unique needs is crucial for success. But with the range of options out there, it can be challenging to choose the best one for you.

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Travel Pulse

AUGUST 31, 2021

The rising number of COVID-19 cases has the CDC on high alert.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 31, 2021

In the follow up to Journey to JEDI, a session presented at EduCon 2021, Tanya Gibson the VP of JEDI & HR for BBBSA, explores how to build your awareness and equity “muscles” in this guided discussion about diversity, inclusion and impact. Become a better ally, advocate, and activist through self-discovery, honesty, and some hard truths… that will build you up without tearing you down.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 31, 2021

This strategic partnership between Bizzabo and Brightcove gives mutual customers an efficient way to deliver high-quality video for virtual, in-person, and hybrid events. Virtual events are here to stay. Whether as an integral part of your hybrid strategy or a fully online experience, digital-first provides countless benefits and allows you to adapt your event strategy to changing circumstances and opportunities with ease.

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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.

Travel Pulse

AUGUST 31, 2021

The travel industry continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travel Daily News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Marriott displays connect with confidence protocols at largest customer event since start of pandemic.

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Gavel International

AUGUST 31, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Where do you focus your business activities: bringing in new customers or keeping your current ones? Both types are important for companies, but retaining existing customers reigns supreme. Prospecting for new customers is important, asking for referrals is important, but repeat business is essential. If you need reasons why you should concentrate on repeat business, as well as leads and referrals, here are some statistics: Loyal customers bring in sales up to ten times

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I-Meet

AUGUST 31, 2021

Business Events Are Much Safer Than Typical Daily Activities… [link].

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

In June, organizations across America were excited about the return of in-person events, and the enticing potential of hybrid events. How quickly things change. By late July, Covid-19 cases were again spiking across the United States. Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021.

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Techsytalk

AUGUST 31, 2021

This is a clip from the techsytalk Virtual Showcase (on March 27, 2021) featuring Cadence.

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Tourism eSchool

AUGUST 31, 2021

Home. 10 Steps to Successfully Promote your Tourism Event on Social Media. By Rebecca White. Last updated September 13, 2021. Are you responsible for promoting an event for your business, local community, visitor centre, council or region? If so, social media is a fantastic low cost way to let people know about and book tickets for your event. However, too often we see smaller events not making full use of social media to inspire new people to attend their events.

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Social Media Media Promotion Tourism 91

Redfin

AUGUST 31, 2021

A house that sounds roomy and spacious online may actually have 800 of its square feet contained in a four-foot-tall dirt-floor basement. What’s up with that? In Washington DC , clients are often confused at the square footage discrepancy between what’s listed and what they see on tour, and colleagues in other markets hear similar things. Why the conflicting information?

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 31, 2021

The European Union has issued a recommendation to its member states to reinstate a ban on nonessential travel from the US and five other nations, citing a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in those areas. The other countries are Kosovo, Israel, Montenegro, Lebanon and North Macedonia, according to an EU announcement. The decision reverses a recommendation the Council made in June to grant entry to fully vaccinated travelers from the US.

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