Fri.Aug 19, 2022

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Why Event-led Growth Is the Key to Long-term Success

Smart Meetings

Attendees today are hungry for captivating events and are open to experiencing them in new ways. They are ready for marketers to elevate the traditional meaning of events as long as it is still convenient for them to access. Meanwhile, marketers and business owners require a good reason to expand their pool of tactics. They need to address concerns such as cost, fear, unsatisfactory event ROI and lack of ability to quantitatively analyze performance.

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How to Get Your Employees to Attend Company Events

Eventtia

“I’m already spending so much time in the office … why should I attend after-hour company events?”. “It’s not mandatory, plus with me or without me, nothing will change.”. “Will I get extra pay if I go?”. These are just a few of the excuses you’ll hear from your employees when it comes to attending company events. Trying to get your employees excited about company events is like assigning extra homework to students.

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New and Renovated: Beachfront Bling and Innovative Venues

Smart Meetings

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. Two more of Ponte Vedra Inn & Club’s beachfront buildings have been renovated, totaling 64 luxury guest rooms and suites. Summer House and St. John’s House join the pair of buildings that were redone in 2020. The AAA Five-Diamond property has been hosting guests on Florida’s northeast coast since 1928 with a variety of accommodations.

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Elevate Your Meeting With New Orleans’ Culture

Convene by PCMA

New Orleans is Built to Host. Capitalize on the city’s unique authenticity to make your meeting memorable. There are many ways to wow attendees beyond the city’s award-winning, state-of-the art event facilities. The local food, music and history take center stage. Start with “The Crescent City’s” cultural experiences. Take your group to dinner on a private streetcar.

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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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New DEI and Environmental Action Advocacy Group Launches

Smart Meetings

New Intent is a new organization designed to promote diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and environmental advocacy by working with destinations, event strategists and the event supply chain. “I very much believe that DEI and sustainability go hand in hand, you can’t have one without the other,” says Rory Archibald, the founder of New Intent. “The UN SDGs (United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals) were created in 2015 as ‘blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.

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A New Site-Selection Consideration, Thanks to Technology

MeetingsNet

Researchers have found a way to measure which cities have regained their downtown activity from before the pandemic, and which cities have not. The results could give planners clues on what the meeting experience in a city might be right now. Meeting planners who want to know whether the neighborhood around a potential host hotel is lively and has seen many of its businesses reopen after the Covid pandemic might want to look at a new report from the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute

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16th ITE HCMC 2022 to be held in Vietnam from 8-10 September

Travel Daily Media

The post 16th ITE HCMC 2022 to be held in Vietnam from 8-10 September appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The event set to promote inbound tourism will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. For three days, ITE HCMC 2022 is expected to attract more than 22,000 visitors, including 10,000 trade visitors and 12,000 public visitors.

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The Event Nerd Hosts Questlove in Hip Hop History Brunch

Special Events

Dallas performers teamed up with Questlove in this educational immersive event

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Fee Simple vs. Leasehold: Two Very Different Types of Ownership

Redfin

You’re browsing real estate listings when something catches your eye: a house that looks just like others in the area, but priced $100,000 less. Then you notice the word “leasehold” on the listing. You don’t remember seeing that on other listings. Is it too good to be true? Let’s find out. Fee simple. Fee simple ownership means “complete” ownership.

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MeetingPackage is a Travel & Hospitality Award Winner for 2022

Meeting Package

United Kingdom, 19/08/2022.

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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.