Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Peter Palli. Palli has joined Omni Hotels & Resorts in Dallas as chief commercial officer. With 25 years of experience in hospitality management, Palli has held multiple leadership positions with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, including night manager, duty manager, front of house manager, revenue manager and more. He went on to become the vice president of distribution and commercial solutions for Hyatt, which he served as for 13 years.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 10, 2021

With 26 percent of the U.S. population affected by some type of disability, planners must gather attendee information and adapt spaces, furniture, and equipment accordingly. When it comes to barriers to participating in events, Rosemarie Rosetti has experienced a whole lot of them. A wheelchair user for more than 20 years, Rosetti is a public speaker who has, more than once, been stymied by a ballroom stage with no ramp, a coach bus with no lift, and other obstacles that were simply overlooked b

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Moderator Frances Stead Sellers (top left), and her guests, Sinead Burke (bottom left) and Wesley Hamilton (bottom right), described their appearance for the listening impaired during a recent Disability in America webinar. The virtual event included captioning and an American Sign Language translator. The Washington Post hosted a Disability in America webinar in late November exploring how disability drives innovation, featuring architect Jeffrey Mansfield, entrepreneur Wesley Hamilton, and fou

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Travel Pulse

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The government is concerned about potential violence against travelers.

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

Travel

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Podium, shown while construction was being completed, already is attracting all kinds of sports competitions to Spokane, Washington. More than 50 events through 2026 are already scheduled at the new facility. (Courtesy Spokane Sports). Spokane broke in its new, world-class sports facility, called The Podium, on Dec. 11 with the Spokane Invitational, an indoor track-and-field event featuring more than 700 athletes from Washington and elsewhere.

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Finnair is expanding its network in the US, with the announcement of services between Helsinki and Seattle to launch June 1, 2022. The three-times-weekly flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Finnish carrier is also continuing to operate direct flights to New York JFK and Los Angeles International from Stockholm during the summer season.

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InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Discover great corporate gifting ideas to impress your clients and employees. Receiving a gift feels special. Whether it’s a small token of appreciation or a lavish present, gifts make us happy. In business, gifts also have an important place. Corporate gifting can strengthen existing bonds with stakeholders or build new ones. But with so many … Post 15 amazing corporate gifting ideas showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti walks through the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) with high school students participating in the LACC Career Academy at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 21. (Photos courtesy LA Tourism). When the GSMA Mobile World Congress 21 met in late October at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), 10 inner-city high-school students joined the more than 4,000 attendees for a day they aren’t likely to forget.

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InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Learn the critical lessons that event professionals have learned in 2021. Takeaways from virtual and hybrid events in the past year have been exemplary. In fact, it gives us a lot to look forward to in 2022. Event industry wrapped As we come to the end of 2021, it’s time to reflect on the event … Post Key Takeaways from Virtual & Hybrid Events in 2022 showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Eventbrite

DECEMBER 10, 2021

You know you want your events to stand out — but do you have all the tools you need to make it happen Eventbrite’s free online event management courses are designed to give you just that. Our event planning courses help you build knowledge that applies to planning in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. This education […].

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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.

InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

EventLand’s brand new podcast series, Event Horror Stories, hosted by Marian Volkwyn, aims to be transparent and humanize the events industry by sharing real-life event stories. No-holds-barred – we want to share the good, the bad, and the ugly. In our first installment of EventLand’s podcast series, powered by InEvent, we invited Anca Trifan, Founder … Post Tackling technical event planning with Anca Trifan: Event Horror Stories [Episode 3] showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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I-Meet

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Representing the largest portion of the American workforce, the Millennial generation’s wants, needs, and desires must be considered when planning meetings and events. Born approximately between the years of 1.

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InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Learn the critical lessons that event professionals have learned in 2021. Takeaways from virtual and hybrid events in the past year have been exemplary. In fact, it gives us a lot to look forward to in 2022. Event industry wrapped As we come to the end of 2021, it’s time to reflect on the event … Post Key Takeaways from Virtual & Hybrid Events in 2022 showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Fox World Travel

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As GBTA 2021 wrapped, we are reflecting on the sentiment we felt on the tradeshow floor. From education sessions, private events, and mingling with industry connections, GBTA 2021 was an exciting step toward the recovery of the travel industry. This year GBTA was offered in both an in-person and virtual setting for the first time, which in result, brought a different energy to the convention.

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InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

EventLand’s brand new podcast series, Event Horror Stories, hosted by Marian Volkwyn, aims to be transparent and humanize the events industry by sharing real-life event stories. No-holds-barred – we want to share the good, the bad, and the ugly. In our first installment of EventLand’s podcast series, powered by InEvent, we invited Anca Trifan, Founder … Post Tackling technical event planning with Anca Trifan: Event Horror Stories [Episode 3] showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Convening EMEA – The Nexus of Business Events. Convening EMEA reunited global Business Events professionals from 29 different countries in Lausanne, Switzerland. But not everyone who was present was there physically. Some attended online after the organising team made the forward-thinking decision to embrace the hybrid model and make their content accessible to those unable to travel.

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InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Discover great corporate gifting ideas to impress your clients and employees. Receiving a gift feels special. Whether it’s a small token of appreciation or a lavish present, gifts make us happy. In business, gifts also have an important place. Corporate gifting can strengthen existing bonds with stakeholders or build new ones. But with so many … Post 15 amazing corporate gifting ideas to wow your clients and employees showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Creative Group Inc

DECEMBER 10, 2021

With 2022 quickly approaching, we reached out to industry partners and friends to discuss emerging food and beverage trends. Top of the list? Rising catering costs coming up against stagnant internal budgets. Water shortages, climate change, fuel pricing, and pandemic revenue loss are just some of the driving forces behind increasing menu prices. Moving forward, we’ll need to get a little more creative with how we craft food and beverage programs that drive lower costs and delight the palate.

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InEvent

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Learn the critical lessons that event professionals have learned in 2021. Takeaways from virtual and hybrid events in the past year have been exemplary and give us a lot to look forward to in 2022. Event industry wrapped As we come to the end of 2021, it´s time to reflect on the event industry trends … Post Key Takeaways from Virtual & Hybrid Events in 2021 showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Preferred Hotels and Resorts is set to open nine new properties in 2022. Destinations include new hotels in New York, Washington, Hong Kong, Oslo and Berlin, plus resorts in Utah, Florida, Tanzania and Italy. Pendry Park City. Park City, Utah. Launching January 2022. Located in the Canyons Village at Park City Mountain, the Pendry Park City offers 153 rooms, suites, and residences.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Over the years , Convene has written scores of stories about business events and sustainability, including cover stories about the 2016 Climate Change Conference , the role of food waste and events in sustainability, and how event organizers can align with the United Nations’ global roadmap, the Sustainable Development Goals. But for the first time in its 35-year-history, Convene has dedicated an entire issue to a single topic — the climate crisis and the role of the business events industry in

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading around the world almost as fast as are the news reports about it. Official responses to the new strain have been swift and draconian, with governments across the globe shutting down entry or imposing blanket restrictions on travel from countries where the variant was thought to have originated. In fact, the sudden imposition of travel restrictions did little to slow the spread of omicron, with cases already reported in some 57 countries at latest coun

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