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6 Surprising Things You May Not Know About Corporate Team Building

Smart Meetings

Between the Great Resignation , the tight labor market and the increase in remote work, team building has never been more important. Professionally facilitated team-building activities help boost employee engagement, loyalty and retention. And they add some welcome fun to the workplace. If you have any sort of involvement with corporate team building programs, you already know those things.

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Ideas to Furnish and Design Your Events Around Every Season

Cort

One of the exciting things about the changing seasons is the opportunity to express your creativity in different ways throughout the year. Whether this is with new clothing, interior and exterior decor, or in your event design there are a variety of ways to make every season special in its own way. . As an event planner, you’re in a unique position to provide attendees with an experience that’s not limited to the season we’re in.

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‘Talent is Everywhere’ and Other Lessons in Leading DMOs During a Pandemic

Convene by PCMA

Tammy Blount-Canavan, then executive vice president and principal at Fired-Up! Culture, leads a session at PCMA Convening Leaders 2020. The hospitality industry veteran has been named CEO of Visit Seattle. (Jacob Slaton Photography). Tammy Blount-Canavan, FCDME, who will become CEO of Visit Seattle on May 9, spent more than a decade leading CVBs in two Western cities, first in Tacoma, Washington, and then in Monterey, California.

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Facing skilled worker shortage in the hospitality industry

EHL Insights

The pandemic and subsequent economic crisis have had a significant impact on many industries and have changed them permanently. The hospitality industry has been particularly affected: in 2020, 15.8 million fewer overnight stays were recorded in Switzerland and 40’400 jobs were lost. The experts at EHL are confronted with the effects of these changes on a daily basis.

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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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Engaging Employees in Your ESG Strategy: A New White Paper

ITA Group

Engaging Employees in Your ESG Strategy: A New White Paper. Now more than ever, employees are requiring companies to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts. According to Willis Towers Watson, 55% of employees would choose to work for a socially responsible company , even if the salary offered was lower. Despite this increased emphasis on transparency and improvement in ESG strategies, many efforts have still focused on surface-level initiatives that don’t always connect

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TSE Spotlight: It's 420

Special Events

A sneak peak of what to expect during Catersource + The Special Event

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Vacation Rental Revenue Management: Dynamic Pricing Tools by Beyond, PriceLabs, Airbnb, Vrbo, and More

AltexSoft Travel

The short-term rental (STR) business has come a long way. From sharing a corner in your living room with an air mattress to running a whole hotel-like operation with multiple properties, alternative accommodation hosts today can make bank. Even in the pandemic years, as the entire travel sector stalled, vacation rentals came out on top, transforming customer expectations for the entire hospitality sphere.

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Marilyne wrote a new post, What is so special about Sedona?

I-Meet

Arizona is an ideal destination to plan an incentive program or corporate retreat without the hassle encountered when traveling to international destinations. Sedona is a town known for its red rocks, where.

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Marco Island – A City on Florida’s Paradise Coast

Gavel International

Reading Time: 4 minutes The beautiful beaches of Marco Island make it a popular destination almost any time of year. Located just off the Gulf of Mexico within the Ten Thousand Islands, Marco Island is popular with boaters and those who love to fish, either seriously or recreationally. Kayaking among the mangrove-covered islands is a principal activity, along with birdwatching.

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TSE Spotlight: It's 420 Somewhere

Special Events

A sneak peak of what to expect during Catersource + The Special Event

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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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Ideas to Furnish and Design Your Events Around Every Season

Cort

The post Ideas to Furnish and Design Your Events Around Every Season appeared first on CORT Furniture Rental Blog.

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TWT: Musical Mask Mandate Chairs

Smart Meetings

In Flight Mask Mandate Unravels. After the Biden administration sought to extend a longstanding U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a federal judge in Florida, ruled the directive unlawful, opening up a loophole for airlines (many of whom have publicly voiced support for the end of the federal mandate) to allow customers to make their own decision to mask or not.

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