Mon.Aug 16, 2021

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How a Simple Reflection Exercise Can Supercharge the Value of Your Meeting

Smart Meetings

In a world where experience costs and attendee expectations are rising, smart meeting planners will consider how to make the most of their content investment. Enter “Reflection Activities,” often described as “the connection between theory and action.” Catalyze your Content. Prior to Covid, learning content was increasingly recognized as a driver of the perception of value for meeting attendees.

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What is Slow Tourism? The next big hospitality trend

EHL Insights

The trend of “Slow Travel” has become increasingly popular over recent years, however through COVID19 it has accelerated immensely and has almost become a new norm without people even realising. Slow tourism is forecasted to continue to grow in popularity, becoming an alternative to more traditional holidays and is estimat ed to grow at a 10% compound annual growth rate.

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Reinventing Joy: The Optimism Strategy

Smart Meetings

Lisa Marks made her leap more than a year before the world shut down by starting her own event strategy and turnkey planning company Brand Alive. But she had to reinvent all over again when everything changed. Luckily, the experience she had built creating transformational moments for companies and people was a powerful springboard for moving ahead with optimism.

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Hotel Check: Garza Blanca Resort Cancun

Business Traveler USA

WHERE IS IT? Thirty minutes from the international airport and fronting a private beach with Isla Mujeres in the distance, Garza Blanca enjoys panoramic views just north of the main hotel zone. The pier near the hotel is also a convenient spot for area tours and excursions including a variety of watersport activities and catamaran sailings. WHAT’S IT LIKE?

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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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4 Strategies to Win Back International In-Person Attendees

Convene by PCMA

Speak directly to safety concerns and travel hurdles facing international attendees, and provide them with helpful resources they can use to plan a successful trip, mdg suggests. Anjia Nicolaidis. International travel is coming back — even if it is taking longer than we would like. As vaccination rates climb and many countries ease travel restrictions, now is the ideal time to get serious about reengaging global attendees.

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ACI World Releases Two Guides for Airport Operations

Business Traveler USA

As the aviation industry prepares to sustain a long-term recovery, Airports Council International World has published two guides to help airports deal with recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The third edition of ACI World’s Airport Operations Business Restart and Recovery has been retitled Airport Operations and COVID-19: Business Recovery , reflecting the severe impact of the pandemic on both the short-term economic outlook for aviation, and the longer-range implications.

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Hyatt Regency JFK Airport Opens

Business Traveler USA

Hyatt has announced the opening of the Hyatt Regency JFK Airport at Resorts World New York. The newest property in the Hyatt Regency portfolio is located in the Borough of Queens minutes from John F. Kennedy International airport. Resorts World New York City opened in 2011 and is the city’s only casino, operated by the Genting Group. The Hyatt Regency occupies eight stories and features 366 guestrooms, many of which provide floor-to-ceiling windows offering views of the Manhattan skyline or the

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How to Plan and Host a Profitable Event With Certainty in Uncertain Times

Convene by PCMA

To create successful events in the future, event professionals have to understand some level of the pandemic may be a permanent reality and plan accordingly. ‘It’s time to get started modernizing the events, tools, and technology that will position us for long-term reinvention.’ —Don Neal. Now is the time for leadership, vision, and courage on the part of every one of us in the event, conference and trade-show industry.

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Inflight Food Service Makes a Comeback

Business Traveler USA

For months during the pandemic, inflight food services have been missing in action as carriers clamped down on superfluous person-to-person contact between cabin crews and customers. Now two domestic airlines are relaunching F&B offerings – with a technology twist. At United Airlines, all customers, regardless of what cabin they’re flying in, can use the airline’s mobile app and website to pre-order meals, snacks and beverages up to five days before they’re scheduled to tra

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Esprit Award Winner: How We Saved a Virtual Conference by Training Eighty Virtual Speakers in Two Weeks

Blue Spark Event Design

Our client held out pivoting her in-person annual event into a virtual event until the last minute. With only two internal team members, who had responsibilities other than meeting planning, they waited until two months prior to the event date and attempted to plan, manage, and execute the virtual event on their own. They quickly became overwhelmed with the additional planning, execution, and branding involved with a virtual event, and they literally ran out of time to train the lifeblood of the

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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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UFI LatAm Conference brings industry leaders from across the region together for three-day hybrid meeting

Travel Daily News

200 delegates from 35 countries tuned in and networked online; 32 speakers shared their expertise and vision for the future of the industry from a Latin American perspective.

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United Airlines Among Carriers Rerouting Aircraft Around Afghanistan

Travel Pulse

United's US-India routes are being altered following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

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It's Your Turn to Speak at The Special Event!

Special Events

The Call for Speakers portal will be open until September 30th, 2021.

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Experience Oxfordshire and The Evergreen Agency announce free Digital Skills Programme for Visitor Economy Businesses

Travel Daily News

Through this new digital skills programme The Evergreen Agency aims to help businesses increase brand awareness, traffic, leads and sales by providing SEO skills, knowledge on pay per click (PPC) advertising and the importance of LinkedIn and how it can be an effective tool for business growth.

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Meet the AIME team: Suzie Kovacevic

AIME

The AIME team is an incredible collection of people and we love to share our stories with you all! Today we are thrilled to be introducing the lovely Suzie Kovacevic. Suzie joined the team this month to help make #AIME2022 … The post Meet the AIME team: Suzie Kovacevic appeared first on AIME.

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Producing an Event That Brings Your Brand's Story to Life

BCD Meetings & Events

When a customer or employee makes an emotional connection to a brand, the long-term impact is invaluable. In this article, we discuss how the production behind your next live event plays a crucial role in strengthening the relationship between you and your target audience pre, during, and post event.

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10 Reasons to Visit Great Britain in 2021-2022

Fox World Travel

Transformational moments in Great Britain happen in a flash when flying over the epic London skyline or exploring the landscape of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. With these unique pursuits, travelers of all types will be entertained ‘round the clock on this fantastical island. 1. Theater in London’s West End In a year that marks the […]. The post 10 Reasons to Visit Great Britain in 2021-2022 appeared first on Fox World Travel.

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Corporate Travel Management appointed as Supporter Travel Provider of Arsenal

Travel Daily News

As part of the agreement, CTM’s specialist sport travel services will be providing Arsenal supporters with official travel to away domestic fixtures across the UK.

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Diane Conley posted an update: Nearly Seven Out of 10 Employees Are Concerned About [?]

I-Meet

Nearly Seven Out of 10 Employees Are Concerned About Returning to the Office… Nearly Seven Out of 10 Employees Are Concerned About Returning to the Office.

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7 Biggest Livestreaming Challenges (and the Best Solutions!)

Smart Meetings

One of the positives that came out of the last 18 months is the ability to reach a broader audience through livestreaming. Even as events are coming back and in-person audiences are gathering around the world, a virtual component will forever be a way to add value to your event and to your attendees. However, the bar has been raised as audiences no longer settle for cheap solutions or second-rate platforms.

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It’s not an entrance it’s a layer

Conferences that Work

At a Marlboro Music Festival rehearsal last week, I heard the words entrance and layer used in a single sentence. And it made me think about meeting design. Marcy Rosen, right, leads a rehearsal. The rehearsal. On August 8, my wife and I attended a rehearsal of Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. 132 at the 2021 Marlboro Music Festival. Such free rehearsals give the casual audience an opportunity to hear world-class musicians play and learn together.

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Live or Virtual Events? Navigating Program Decisions in the Ongoing Pandemic

Creative Group Inc

It’s an interesting time for the events industry… to say the least. On the one hand, we are thrilled to see live events such as CVENT CONNECT and CEMA Summit provide a much-needed boost to live events. We’re all in favor of keeping attendees and travelers safe by applying good common sense and ongoing Duty of Care. We’re also big proponents of economic recovery.