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Making The World A Better Place: Creating Advocates, Not Adversaries

Endless Events

Have you ever thought about how we could make the world a better place? Since the events industry is all about bringing people together and nurturing communities, that’s kind of what event professionals indirectly try to do. At least that’s the case that the Brew Crew will try to make today. For this occasion, Will and Nick are joined by a very special guest: Brandt Krueger , Will’s co-host on the Event Tech Podcast.

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Smart Moves in D.C., Richmond and More

Smart Meetings

Scott White. With 30 years of industry experience, White is now director of sales at Teneo Hospitality Group ’s Washington, D.C., office. Before joining Teneo, White was director of global sales at PRA Group, a destination management company. He has also worked in management for Krisam Group & Global Event Partners and Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida, and has held the position of regional director of sales at Associated Luxury Hotels International.

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2021 KTIA Annual Conference Presentation: Better Strategy Starts with Better Data

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Better Strategy Starts with Better Data. How to become a data driven tourism organization. Download the presentation deck here: * indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email *. Company * Phone Zip Code * Hidden How Can We Help? Hidden W2L_Source_URL_c. The post 2021 KTIA Annual Conference Presentation: Better Strategy Starts with Better Data appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism.

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Why Wedding Planning is So Stressful — and How to Reduce it for Clients

Special Events

When you consider the fast-paced experience of wedding planning added on top of their everyday stressors, it can become a headache quickly if left unchecked. But let’s be real: Your clients deserve to enjoy their engagement without the pressures of planning. It should not feel like a drag just to get to the aisle.

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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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Priority Pass to Double Ready 2 Order Locations

Business Traveler USA

Priority Pass is planning to double the number of airport lounges which feature its Ready 2 Order food and beverage technology. The service allows guests to order food and beverages from their mobile phones by scanning a QR code or tapping an NFC-enabled device on signage within the lounge. Ready 2 Order – which was piloted in October 2020 – is one of several contactless experiences that have been launched by Collinson , the owner of Priority Pass.

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Mexico Establishing Tourist Security Battalion in Quintana Roo

Travel Pulse

The move will see nearly 1,450 National Guard troops deployed to places like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum by December 1.

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Education Essentials: November 2021

FICP

Sustainability. [s uh -stey-n uh - bil -i-tee]. 1. the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld or confirmed. 2. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting.

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Boost Your Marketing, Not Your Budget

Eventbrite

Advertise your full events calendar for the price of just one ad with multi-event ads. Events are booming. Whether it’s Back2Bass at Egg LDN Nightclub, a Chinatown food crawl with NY Adventure Club or California Institute of Integral Studies’ virtual talk on mushrooms and consciousness, your fans have an insatiable appetite for events. This is […].

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Education Essentials: November 2021

FICP

Sustainability [s uh -stey-n uh - bil -i-tee] 1. the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld or confirmed 2. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting.

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Boost Your Marketing, Not Your Budget

Eventbrite

Advertise your full events calendar for the price of just one ad with multi-event ads. Events are booming. Whether it’s Back2Bass at Egg LDN Nightclub, a Chinatown food crawl with NY Adventure Club or California Institute of Integral Studies’ virtual talk on mushrooms and consciousness, your fans have an insatiable appetite for events. This is […].

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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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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Paul Black. VisitBritain/VisitEngland has appointed Paul Black as head of business events. Black is an experienced destination sales and marketing professional who has held senior positions with convention bureaus from across the world, including London & Partners and NYC & Company, as well as heading the MICE team at destination representation company Hills Balfour MMGY.

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‘Seismic Changes’ Ahead for Business Travel

Business Traveler USA

Four in five business travelers are ready to board an airplane for work right now, if the right safety protocols are being followed. This according to the 2022 Travel Trends report from travel technology company Amadeus, a ten-point improvement over a similar poll from Amadeus in spring, when the percentage was less than three in four (70 percent) of business travelers.

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News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Convene by PCMA

We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week. The Psychology Behind Meeting Overload. In this piece for Harvard Business Review , the authors discuss the psychological pitfalls that lead us to schedule and attend too many meetings, and share strategies to help employees, managers, and organizations overcome them.

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G. Buongiorno, AIM Group: “The meetings industry proved to be resilient”.

Travel Daily News

AIM Group International presents its response to the pandemic crisis in the 2020 Corporate Annual Report.

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‘The Hugs Felt More Genuine’ at This In-Person Health-Care Meeting

Convene by PCMA

The world’s largest emergency medicine conference, the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Annual Scientific Assembly, convened Oct. 25-28 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. (Courtesy of the American College of Emergency Physicians). The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) convened its scientific assembly Oct. 25-28, 2021 in Boston — the first time the annual event was held in person in nearly two years.

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Getting Current with Electric Flying

Business Traveler USA

With global climate change taking center stage at the recently completed UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the airline industry is accelerating its quest for greener ways to fly. Nearly every major airline has outlined plans for increasing its use of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. In the US, carriers are taking various approaches to SAF, including investing in production facilities on the supply side and encouraging use on the demand side.

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Simone Biles: ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’

Convene by PCMA

Putting her own wellbeing ahead of the expectations of others at the Tokyo Olympics was one of toughest decisions she had ever had to make, Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles said during EventMinded, a digital mental health summit. Event planning already was on the list of the five most-stressful occupations before the pandemic, Julius Solaris pointed out during EventMinded, a complimentary digital mental health summit for event professionals on Oct. 12.

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Mindtree Launches Digital Health Passport

Business Traveler USA

Mindtree, a global technology services and digital transformation company, has launched Digital Health Passport for Travel. The solution provides a safer and smoother experience to international travelers navigating frequently changing travel regulations and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As more countries, including the US, open borders to only fully vaccinated international travelers, this solution offers a secure way to comply with country-specific entry requirements and proto