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FICP’s First Major In-person Event Is Coming. This is What They Did.

Smart Meetings

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals ( FICP ) could have gone hybrid—bosses with a tight budget may even say should have —but the organization opted for intimate, up close and personal. Several chairs with FICP shared what it took in recent Smart Meetings webinar, “ Adapt and Execute: A behind the Scenes Look at Planning a Major Industry Event.”.

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How Team Building Increases Employee Engagement

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Improving employee engagement is always a productive move, but it’s crucial now more than ever. Here’s why, and how to accomplish that goal. Highly engaged employees see their work as meaningful. They feel trusted and respected and often feel an emotional commitment to their organization. As a result, they are more productive, more consistently , which ultimately leads to a happier workplace attitude and higher profits for their employers.

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These Two California Hotels Just Became 420-friendly

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Two properties in Humboldt, California, just did something innovative but—given its location—not that surprising after all. A collaboration between a local cannabis dispensary and Humboldt Social , a hospitality and cannabis group, just made it easy for guests to indulge more conveniently and safely in the county’s most prized product. Guests at Scotia Lodge and Humboldt Bay Social Club can now order cannabis and have it delivered.

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How Brooklyn’s UrbanGlass is Fostering a New Generation of Glass Artists

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Take an elevator up three floors in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and you’re inside UrbanGlass, one of the coolest glass studios in the world. At over 17,000 square feet, it’s enormous, and its shops are arranged into a circle, each open door emanating light, heat, and the noise of craftspeople. In the Cold Shop, artists wearing […].

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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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Meg Strahle’s Journey to Creating Sustainable Event Experiences

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“It was love from the first event,” says Meg Strahle of her career path from a wedding planner’s assistant to an assistant sustainability advisor for a consultancy focused on helping events with their sustainability strategies. Meg Strahle has studied on three continents, earning an undergraduate degree in the U.S., a Master’s of Tourism, Hospitality, and Events, Business, in Australia, and a Master of Research in the U.K.

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IHG Unveils 45th Hotel Under the Avid Flag

Business Traveler USA

IHG Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of the Avid Hotel Macon North in Georgia, marking the brands 45th property. The property is located about an hour from Atlanta and is convenient to Mercer University and Wesleyan College, and is close to historic attractions such as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. IHG is continuing to expand its Avid brand across the US.

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Holiday Travel: Americans Ready to Hit the Road

Travel Pulse

New study highlights the desire to travel again for Americans.

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TIS - Tourism Innovation Summit 2021 presents 'Restart the new ways of travel' at WTM London

Travel Daily News

TIS2021 presents the highlights of its new edition at the WTM London that will gather over 6.000 travel and tourism professionals November 10-12 in Seville.

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Webinar: New Orleans is Built To Host

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The culture is what makes New Orleans uniquely Built to Host. Our people, historic places, new and innovative developments, and world-renowned cuisine bring people together in a memorable way. There is no better destination than New Orleans for your meeting. In this webinar we will introduce you to a few of the architects who make your meeting successful and memorable.

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AIME Insider – Tourism New Zealand sets sights on AIME 2022

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The AIME Insider is back, and with some exciting news from across the Tasman Sea! We are thrilled to share that Tourism New Zealand will be showcasing at AIME 2022, with not one, but three new convention centres and many … The post AIME Insider – Tourism New Zealand sets sights on AIME 2022 appeared first on AIME.

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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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WTTC Study: Two-thirds of Business Travel Spend Recovering in 2022

Business Traveler USA

Business travel spend is forecast to reach two thirds of its pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to a new analysis by the World Travel and Tourism Council. The report, entitled “Adapting to Endemic COVID-19: The Outlook for Business Travel,” suggests that a modest increase of 26 percent in global business travel spend during 2021 will be followed by a further rise of 34 percent in 2022.

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Who's News in Special Events for November 3, 2021

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Special events business news.

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