May, 2022

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Hybrid Event Budget: 7 Items & Tips To Consider

Endless Events

Let’s talk about one of the most dreaded subjects in the events industry: the hybrid event budget. As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI.

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U.S. Travel Is Up, But Not Out of Weeds Yet

Smart Meetings

On May 4, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Destination DC President and CEO Elliott L. Ferguson came together at Union Market for its annual Travel Rally, held during U.S. Travel Association’s National Travel and Tourism Week—which happened this past week—where they discussed the region’s forecast and data from 2021. While there was plenty of great news about D.C.’s visitation level, it still isn’t as it used to be.

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European tourism to remain resilient in 2022 amidst pandemic and geopolitical uncertainty

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Domestic travel is projected to make a complete recovery in 2022, while international arrivals to Europe are forecast to be 30% below 2019 volumes Western Europe is expected to be the best performing region globally this year, albeit 24% below 2019 levels Due to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, Eastern Europe’s recovery has been pushed back to 2025 The most recent edition of the ‘European Tourism.

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Creating Authentic Connections Between Travelers and Your Community

Dana Communications

Now, perhaps more than ever before, your visitors are steering clear of cookie-cutter trips. Rather than simply being tourists who tread the beaten path, they’re increasingly demanding to be travelers and to enjoy authentic, experiential opportunities to interact with their destinations and the locals. Even when on the move, wherever they roam, they seek ways to stay in the heart of a neighborhood—and to live like locals themselves.

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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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The Ultimate Event Planning Guide: How to Plan an Event

Eventtia

One of the biggest challenges when running an event is the planning stage: even organizing a fairly small and seemingly simple event can be a very challenging task with all the different details to consider and adjust. If this is your first time planning an event, chances are, knowing where to get started can be daunting, but fear not as you’ve come to the right place.

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Lessons I learned from an online workshop

Conferences that Work

I recently ran a workshop , hosted by the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Society of Association Professionals (CSAE), on the design of participation-rich events. Here are the lessons I learned from this online workshop. [Note: This event was a workshop , not a presentation. Sessions are often advertised as “workshops” that aren’t.

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What Event Planning Best Practices Are Here to Stay?

Smart Meetings

No one really knows what events will look like in a post Covid-19 world and it’s difficult to see how things will pan out over the coming year. The most recent seasons have taught us that venues with the ability to quickly adapt to their environment and their experiential offerings were the most resilient in a time of peak uncertainty. The reality is likely that for the foreseeable future, most attendees will be split between those willing and able to attend in person and those who cannot and wi

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Russo-Ukrainian crisis having little impact on long-haul travel sentiment to Europe

ETC Corporate

Intention for long-haul travel remains weak in key markets amid worsening economic prospects, COVID-19 and geopolitical shocks Brazil is the only market where the travel sentiment increased significantly compared to a year ago COVID-19 concerns and high travel-related costs are the main deterrents to long-haul travel in summer 2022 According to the latest Long-Haul Travel Barometer (LHTB) 2/2022.

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Hotel Tax-Rate Changes Likely Coming in Several Big Cities

MeetingsNet

One hike will help fund a convention center rebuild, while another will help build a new football stadium. But one city is actually looking to reduce its levy. Late April was a popular time for revisiting the hotel tax in several meetings-heavy cities. First, Nashville got the go-ahead from Tennessee state legislators to raise its hotel-motel tax by one percent, which will bring the total to six percent once Governor Bill Lee signs the bill.

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Hospitality Industry: All your questions answered

EHL Insights

What is the Hospitality Industry? The hospitality industry is a large subsection within the service industry and is comprised of four main areas : Food & beverage, travel & tourism, lodging, and recreation. As examples, the F&B category includes restaurants, bars and food trucks; travel & tourism covers different forms of transportation and travel agencies; lodging varies from hotel resorts to hostels; recreation refers to leisure activities such as sports, wellness and entertain

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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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Dominion Energy Employees Team Up to Build Wheelchairs for Great Causes

Best Corporate Events

On Thursday, May 5, 100 employees from Dominion Energy gathered in Chester, Virginia to build 22 wheelchairs for disabled veterans and low-income residents in the community. They had a great time, contributed to two great causes, and enhanced their relationships with coworkers through collaboration. In this video from WTRV-CBS6 , photojournalist Chris Jenkins hears from Dina Takhchi, Chair, Dominion Energy Diversity Council about the activity and the plans to donate 11 of the wheelchairs to Chap

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Planning Events In 2022: The Pandemic Is Over, But Don’t Plan Like It’s 2019

Endless Events

As things currently stand in the events industry, we’re planning events in 2022 as if the COVID-19 pandemic never existed. The mask mandates are gone and COVID compliance talk has all but disappeared. In-person events are back in all their glory. And to the Event Brew hosts, they often look identical to 2019. But is that a good thing? According to this episode, not so much.

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TWT: Masks Off for Euro Air Travel, Crowded Flights Mean Unhappy Flyers

Smart Meetings

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. In a long-anticipated move, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have issued an update to the health safety measures for air travel, now dropping a mandate for medical masks in airports and on-board flights.

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Europe’s tourism leaders gather in record attendance to discuss geopolitical and sustainability challenges

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Issues addressed include impacts for European destinations driven from the ongoing pandemic, conflict in Ukraine and inflation ETC keeps sustainability front of mind with trailblazing Industry Forum on Sustainable Tourism Practices Ukraine’s tourism agency attends latest ETC General Meeting to shine light on the devasting impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on Ukraine’s travel sector The heads of.

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Survey Shows Vaccination Requirements Fading from Events

MeetingsNet

The latest planner sentiments gathered by AV and production firm Encore also reveal that they expect to host smaller in-person audiences with smaller budgets versus 2019, while focusing more on attendee engagement and networking. In a recent survey of 989 full-time and ad-hoc event coordinators by AV and production firm Encore, 52 percent say that their meetings in the second half of 2022 will be exclusively in person, while 25 percent say they will be hybrid and 23 percent say they will be full

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Who has more power, a consultant or a janitor?

Conferences that Work

Picture the renowned senior consultant breezing into the gleaming corporate HQ of Fortune 500 MegaCorp, for a well-paid gig advising C-suite executives. Now, picture the newly-hired janitor who spends their evenings mopping & vacuuming floors, cleaning restrooms, and emptying trash and recycling cans in a small MegaCorp branch office. Who has more power, the consultant or the janitor?

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Australia is Closing the Loop on Fashion Manufacturing

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BlockTexx co-founder Graham Ross is unlocking the value of unwanted textiles to help future-proof the fashion industry. Graham Ross believes no piece of clothing should end up in landfill. It was this thinking, and a global movement to address overconsumption and overproduction, that drove him and co-founder Adrian Jones to establish BlockTexx, the world’s first commercial-scale textile resource recovery facility.

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Event Profs Should Embrace Metaverse Events, And Here’s Why

Endless Events

While the metaverse is not a fully-fledged event trend just yet, there is no denying that metaverse events will become increasingly more popular in the years to come. They might not be the one and only future of events, but event planners should nonetheless keep their pulse on it – and the Brew Crew gives some compelling arguments as to why that is.

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The Evolution of Meetings: Lessons for Navigating a Hybrid Future

Smart Meetings

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Geoffrey Wellen, chief customer care officer of 6Connex f or lessons learned from two years of virtual and hybrid events. If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings.

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European Travel Commission extends complimentary membership to Ukraine’s tourism agency

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Today, the European Travel Commission (ETC) reached a decision to invite the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (SATD) to join the organisation with a complimentary three-year membership. The decision was taken during the 103rd General Meeting that is taking place on 18-20 May in Ljubljana, hosted by the Slovenian Tourist Board. This meeting brought together CEOs of national tourism.

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Reaching Critical Mass for Sustainable Business Travel

MeetingsNet

While it could be a mostly symbolic gesture from top business leaders, news from the Davos conference might represent something truly meaningful in the realm of sustainable events—especially given the results of a recent business-traveler survey. For the exclusive World Economic Forum taking place from May 22 to 26 in Davos, Switzerland, organizers have encouraged their European attendees to travel to and from the event by train rather than by plane.

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Wellness in Los Cabos: A Reset for Body and Soul

Business Traveler USA

As the world yawns out of hibernation, there may be a short cut one can take along this road to unexpected wellness and joy. A mark on the map, for those in the know, should be a stop in sunny Los Cabos where relaxation and calm await amid tantalizing resorts and sublime wellness treatments for body, mind and soul. Dream Trips Become Reality in Los Cabos.

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The Truth Dilemma: What to Do When Speakers Make Stuff Up

Skift Meetings

Motivational speakers aren’t always who they say they are. What can you do to protect your company from being dupped? Faith was the focus of Eric Ruluack Farrington’s motivational speeches. Farrington, the president of Eric Farrington Seminars, was also committing mortgage fraud and is now serving 11 years in federal prison. James Arthur Ray was […].

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The Current State Of Event Technology Labor

Endless Events

Between the brain drain in the events industry and labor shortages, the event technology labor has transformed dramatically. And not for the better: event planners are finding it increasingly hard to hire reliable and experienced vendors at a reasonable price. Those who have survived the harsh conditions of the pandemic are fully booked and expensive.

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The Continued Importance of Outdoor Meetings 

Smart Meetings

While 2022 is in full swing, the meetings and event industry is continuing to navigate best practices regarding safe meetings and social gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. One trend that we are continuing to see is that of outdoor meetings. Now, more than ever, planners are opting for an outdoor setting for much if not all of their programs. While I expect this trend to continue to rise in popularity, I am sharing my top tips to help ensure an unforgettable outdoor event this year.

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At Center for Council, an Ancient Cultural Practice May Help Us Resolve Our Most Contentious Divides

Eventbrite

The 2016 presidential election was a turning point for Maria Schnair. Then a student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey California, Donald Trump’s win opened her eyes to a different political current and sparked her curiosity. ”The 2016 election really rocked my world,” says Schnair. “I felt very shocked and then I […].

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The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Event Tech Selection

MeetingsNet

A Guide for Event Organizers. Sponsored by: You’re planning events and trying to find the right technology, and you want a platform that saves people time and helps you produce extraordinary events. To find the right platform, you need to consider factors like the reliability, support, data security, customization, and overall value of one system versus another.

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Adrienne Readings: ‘Memorable Immersive Experiences are High on the Agenda’

Convene by PCMA

“Our in-house tech team continues to upskill to ensure a seamless online conferencing experience,” said Adrienne Readings, general manager at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia. The business events industry, at large, is comprised of women — 77 percent , according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But some spaces are quite the opposite, particularly facility management, where just 21 percent are women , according to the U.S.

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The Importance of Supplier Relationships for Travel Programs

Fox World Travel

The travel industry has transformed tremendously in the last two years.?Airlines in particular have experienced an evolution of challenges and obstacles to overcome. The scope and size of the big 4 continue to decrease and expect to be reduced by 30-40 percent.? Their entire organizations have become smaller as well.? Results of this include Increased […].

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How Event Technology Will Benefit Your Events

Endless Events

Event technology has finally become an integral part of our event strategies. It’s taken us many years, even though many event profs have been preaching about numerous benefits of event technology for ages. The pandemic sped up the adoption of technology and software solutions in the events industry. After all, virtual and hybrid events fully depend on technology.

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TWT: Monkeypox May Be a Red Herring, Bleisure Booms

Smart Meetings

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Monkeypox Takes the Front Page But Are Covid Rates the Real Story? This week, the CDC raised their assessment of travel risk for monkeypox from level one (practice usual precautions) to level two (practice enhanced precautions).

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How to Reach More People — And Sell More Tickets — With Automation

Eventbrite

When events are your business, numbers count. Last year, our creators reached 83 million unique buyers through Eventbrite. That’s an incredible opportunity to tap into new audiences and sell more tickets. And produce more events. In the first quarter of 2022, paid events per Eventbrite creator averaged 3.2 events for the first quarter, compared to […].

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The Other Half of the Story

MeetingsNet

We left out a key question on our recent planner-stress survey. You might want to answer it now. To anchor the MeetingsNet magzine’s May/June cover story on meeting planners’ workplace stress, we asked readers to complete a survey about the level of stress they’ve experienced from various factors (low staffing, virtual meetings, job insecurity, remote work, and so on).

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Associations invited to convene in unconventional Thailand

Convene by PCMA

In April, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) bid adieu to 43 business events professionals—focusing on Conventions, Meetings, and Incentives segments—from 15 countries who participated in the Bureau’s first familiarization trip in two years. Taking place from March 26 to April 1 in the country’s capital Bangkok and world-renowned Phuket, the trip, dubbed “Thailand NOW,” showcased the unparalleled Thai hospitality, the destination’s flexibility, versatility, and capability to serve

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Julie wrote a new post, Panama – The Land of Astounding Feats

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. Panama is the only place in the world where you can watch the sun rise on the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic Ocean from the top of the highest point in the country, Volcan Baru. Panama–the la.

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