Tue.May 23, 2023

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Marriott International’s ‘Meet with Momentum’ Keeps Growing—Here’s Why

Smart Meetings

Marriott invites planners for experiences like no other Dinner has just come to an end. As you chat with fellow meeting professionals you hear the faint sound of a trumpet. As the clock ticks, the sound of the trumpet gets louder and louder, so much so that you question if you’re just imagining things. It isn’t long until a trumpet player enters the doorway of the room, beckoning your group to follow him.

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Unlocking Success: Mastering the Art of Digital Strategy

InEvent

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, mastering the art of digital strategy has become crucial for success in the event industry. With the ever-increasing reliance on digital platforms and the growing expectations of tech-savvy attendees, a well-executed digital strategy is now paramount. It enables event professionals to engage their target audience effectively, amplify brand awareness, drive … Post Unlocking Success: Mastering the Art of Digital Strategy showed as first in InEve

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Retreat to the Great Smokey Mountains

Smart Meetings

Exploring Caesars of The South A small piece of obsidian stone, brilliant and infinitely black, is gently chipped and shaped by a solemn man holding a larger blunt-sided stone beneath the canopy of thick deciduous growth lightly tamped down from the brief showers passing overhead. The man patiently applying the tiny stone-on-stone blows sits atop a low bench using a small, weathered tree stump as a work surface.

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How Leonardo’s Support Team Goes Above and Beyond

Leonardo

One of the pillars of Leonardo’s success is our focus on proactive, meaningful customer experience. The hotels, hotel brands, and travel channels that work with us each receive a dedicated Account Manager whose job is to align client needs with our technology roadmap. Backing them up is our Technical Support Team, who work alongside the Account Managers and developers to solve challenges and resolve issues when they arise.

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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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Why is DEI Critical to the Hospitality Industry?

Smart Meetings

Service professionals connect events with diverse community resources Event Service Professionals are sounding the alarm for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to be recognized as critical threads in the fabric of the services industry with the recent release of the Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) downloadable toolkit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a Guide for Event Service Professionals.

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What's the Best Sales & Catering software?

Meeting Package

Discover the top Sales & Catering software solutions on the market today. Sales & Catering software helps venues to manage their Meetings & Events business within the operations. However, it would be best to have a customer-facing solution to sell your Meetings & Events services to your customers.

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Zheng He Monument Oman

Panorama Travel

A SYMBOL OF MORE THAN 1,200 YEARS OMAN-CHINA FRIENDSHIP Oman is an important country along the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Oman-China traditional friendship dating back more than 1,200 years. In the year 750 AD, the first Arab recorded in Chinese history, Abu Obeid, an Omani navigator, set sail from Sohar—the Omani ancient port city—and successfully navigated a wooden sailing ship to Guangzhou, China.

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Building A Strong Foundation: The Key To Long-Term Event Planning Business Success

InEvent

Starting an event planning business can be exciting and rewarding, but achieving success requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Building a solid foundation is vital to your long-term success as an event planner. This includes developing solid relationships with vendors, setting up procedures for managing clients and organizing events, understanding financials, and staying … Post Building A Strong Foundation: The Key To Long-Term Event Planning Business Success showed as first in InEv

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The revaluation of a destination through the creation of new tourist attractions

Interface Tourism Spain

The revaluation of a destination through the creation of new tourist attractions All the news Back to newsroom The World Tourism Organization defines “tourist destination” as “a physical space in which a visitor spends at least one night. It includes tourism products, such as support services, attractions and tourist resources in a radius that allows you to go and return in one day.

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Top 5 Creative Brand-building Event Marketing Ideas 

InEvent

While there is a large audience for online and virtual events, there is also a lot of competition. More people attending your business event will increase the meaningful interactions between your brand and its customers and the buzz surrounding it. The marketing of an event determines its success. It’s simple for your event to become … Post Top 5 Creative Brand-building Event Marketing Ideas showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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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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Taylor Savage, DES, CTA, CFMP

Convene by PCMA

This year, PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors its 10th class of exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class member Taylor Savage, DES, CTA, CFMP, regional director at Experience Columbus, shares what about the industry motivates and inspires her. What have you learned about yourself — and the industry — during the past few years of uncertainty?

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Mobile Apps vs Web Apps: What is Best For Your Next Event

BCD Meetings & Events

Everyone is familiar with mobile apps these days. You probably have a plethora of apps installed on your own smartphone. This explosive trend started with the launch of the first iPhone in 2007, when everyone found themselves downloading mobile apps for a variety of uses, and it's been growing ever since.

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In Review: Catersource + The Special Event 2023

Special Events

A look back at this year's CS+TSE

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RevPAR: A Vital Hotel KPI And Strategies To Improve It

AltexSoft Travel

The hospitality industry is an intensely competitive arena where properties constantly strive for maximum revenue generation and growth. Revenue Per Available Room, or RevPAR, has emerged as a crucial key performance indicator (KPI) for assessing a hotel’s financial well-being and prosperity. This significant metric enables hotel owners to evaluate their property’s performance by considering both occupancy rates and average daily rates (ADR).

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