Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Smart Meetings loves recognizing talented hospitality professionals who will help the industry evolve as we get back to meeting, so when we heard that Destinations International had announced their 2021 30 Under 30 class from convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards around the world, we wanted to get to know them better. We asked each of the individuals recognized, “What Covid lesson will help you succeed going forward?

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Best Corporate Events

APRIL 27, 2021

What if you could recruit a high-performing team of professionals to improve your business and boost your daily operations? Even better, what if you could do so without having to increase your rent costs, hiring a recruiter, or investing in benefits packages and other incentives? The fact is, you can hire an expert remote team to ensure business success, and it’s simpler than you might expect.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Some restrictions have been lifted for those who have been vaccinated, according to new guidance announced today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Per CDC, fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear a mask outdoors and can travel within the United States without getting a Covid-19 test or having to quarantine, although the agency still recommends vaccinated travelers continue to wear a mask in crowds, maintain six feet of distancing and wash their hands frequently.

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Achieve Incentives

APRIL 27, 2021

Our Safe Travel Ambassador, Ashley Lawson, is traveling to top incentive destinations this year. While there, she is learning about and highlighting everything the planning community needs to know about COVID protocols and hosting safe events in those destinations. As a “Safe Travel Ambassador,” she hopes that by providing essential education and resources—she can equip the meetings industry with the tools needed to usher in the next era of safe, engaging events.

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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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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Here’s a harsh truth. People aren’t paying attention to your presentation. I know, I know — we’ve been talking about engagement numbers dropping through the floor over the course of our pandemic-mandated virtual meetingverse. But the truth is, audiences were tuning out long before we ever started upgrading our work from home setups. I have witnessed this firsthand, creating presentations for the better part of 25 years.

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ITA Group

APRIL 27, 2021

Event Marketing ROI: A Roadmap to Prove User Conference Experience ROI. Do you have data? You undoubtedly do. And I’d bet others in your organization do, too. There are so many sources and places for data to be generated—including registration, apps, event marketing campaigns, CRMs and more. . While your organization likely has analysts looking at some data, can you definitively say they’re looking at all of it through your event lens?

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 27, 2021

The post Business travel spending plummets by 60% amid pandemic appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Global business travel spending plunged by 60% year-on-year to USD 504 billion amid the pandemic, while leisure travel spending dipped 50% below pre-Covid-19 levels, according to data presented by outsourcing portal Aksje Bloggen. The Covid-19 pandemic turned the global travel and tourism industry upside down in 2020, grounding airlines, emptying hotels, and stopping almost all

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Tembusu Events and Communications

APRIL 27, 2021

Event planner is an entire industry on its own that’s filled with firms that offer different event planning services at different price points, but even within the space itself it is common to find a lot of heterogeneity to fit ever changing consumer needs. Some of the more common event projects include weddings, private parties and company dinner and dance.

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Achieve Incentives

APRIL 27, 2021

Our Safe Travel Ambassador, Ashley Lawson, is traveling to top incentive event destinations this year. While there, she is learning about and highlighting everything the planning community needs to know about COVID protocols and hosting safe events in those destinations. As a “Safe Travel Ambassador,” she hopes that by providing essential education and resources—she can equip the meetings industry with the tools needed to usher in the next era of safe, engaging events.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Going hybrid is an experiential process. You try, try and try again until you find the formula for that perfect in-person-virtual concoction. In Smart Meetings ’ webinar, “ Hybrid How-To: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hosting a Successful Hybrid Event ,” Alyssa Peltier, senior event marketing manager for Cvent , shared strategies to get us there with fewer hiccups.

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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.