Endless Events

MAY 10, 2021

In today’s episode of Event Tech Podcast, Will Curran and Brandt Krueger talk about one of the most exciting new technologies in the world, or shall we say universe: Starlink. Last year, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the innovative broadband internet service for the first time and now, it’s seeing some huge developments. It sent out a beta program which enables users to set up satellite internet for approximately $100/month.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

So, what’s in store for swag , now that in-person events are slowly, steadily returning to the landscape? While physical events were stalled, business was anything but normal for promo companies. They had to get creative, switching focus to PPE-related items and constructing swag boxes for shipping to virtual attendees and WFM employees. Will anything that changed during the pandemic endure?

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Pádraic Gilligan

MAY 14, 2021

Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua and Chief Marketing Officer, SITE “When she was bad, she was horrid” There’s a touch of the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead about incentive travel. You know the one “when she was good she was very, very good, and when she was bad she. Read more » The post Incentive Travel – a true force for good appeared first on padraicino.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 11, 2021

On May 5, 2021 we hosted a webinar with eTourism, Panama City Beach CVB and Visit Beaufort, Port Royal and Sea Islands on how better travel marketing strategies start with better data. Didn’t get the chance to attend? Don’t worry, we are offering a free watch of the recorded conversation. DOWNLOAD THE RECORDING. The post Better Strategy Starts with Better Data: A Conversation with eTourism, Panama City Beach CVB & Visit Beaufort, Port Royal and Sea Islands appeared first on Adva

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Techsytalk

MAY 13, 2021

So you're probably wondering – why are we standing in the kitchen to talk about trade shows?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2021

Leave it to the one and only Julia Child to tell it like it should be. “Wine,” she said, “is meant to be enjoyed with food—that’s the point of it.” Napa Valley. In California’s Napa Valley , sampling wines at vineyards has long been accompanied by a prepared foods cold case amid the logowear, corkscrews, and other wine-related merchandise for purchase in the tasting room.

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Stova

MAY 13, 2021

There is no shortage of virtual and hybrid platforms in the current event spaces. Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, “eventing” has shifted into something that is fluid and malleable for each individual event. When the pandemic hit, tech companies big and small jumped at the opportunity to build new solutions for their customers that continue to keep the event industry afloat.

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Techsytalk

MAY 12, 2021

Jordan Goodfellow didn't just sit back and let the pandemic change his business.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2021

The Banneker , Washington, D.C. Opening in May, the brand-new Kimpton property offers 144 guest rooms with five distinct meeting areas, totaling 3,800 sq. ft. of indoor and open-air event space. Wedged between Dupont and Logan Circles, the hotel’s rooftop bar, Lady Bird, shows off capitol landmarks (including the White House) for a historical backdrop.

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Eventbrite

MAY 11, 2021

With many event venues beginning to reopen across the country and some restrictions on public gatherings being loosened, you may think it’s time to return to only in-person events and leave the streaming tech behind once and for all. After all, the cameras, microphones, and wiring needed to pull off first-class hybrid and virtual events […].

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The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

Sojern

MAY 11, 2021

Having a strong multichannel marketing strategy is important to capture travelers all the way throughout the path to purchase, from dreaming to booking. Inspire them to learn more about you when they’re dreaming and scrolling on Facebook, search engine marketing (SEM), video, or display. Then, as travelers narrow down their trip dates and are in the planning and booking stages, your metasearch ads influence them to book directly with you.

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Morley

MAY 11, 2021

For over a year, the big question on all meeting planners’ minds has been how best to ensure the health of all attendees at their events. These best practices are likely here to stay, and that’s a good thing, both for planners covering all aspects of an event and for attendees receiving assurance that they’re going to be taken care of. But what about the health of a bigger participant that many don’t think about?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

Editor’s Note : This is part of a monthly series on the planning process for producing IMEX America Nov. 9-11 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. While plans begin in earnest on the physical structure that will comprise IMEX America in Las Vegas in November, Carina Bauer , CEO of IMEX Group, today launched IMEX BuzzHub , a series of industry conversations starting with the power of community.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 10, 2021

I find Virginia Satir’s change model to be the most useful of the many models of change. There’s a crucial fifth stage in Satir’s model that people often neglect: the integration and practice phase. The hero’s journey shortchanges change. Why do people overlook the importance of integration and practice? Well, the hero’s journey is a common way we picture how change occurs.

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Special Events

MAY 10, 2021

Bite-sized entertainment breaks offer a solution to Zoom fatigue.

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Morley

MAY 13, 2021

You may have heard through the grapevine that the Wine Country has a reputation as a place of indulgence and tranquility. As such, it’s not easy for a new resort to stand out amongst Calistoga’s historic hot springs and sweeping foothill vineyards. But that’s exactly what the Four Seasons brand is about to do. Coming to you in mid-2021: Four Seasons Resort Napa Valley.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light , a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Tahira Endean, head of events with SITE Global to share the decision-making process behind last month’s SITE NITE all NITE and the lessons learned. Why SITE NITE all NITE? When IMEX Frankfurt was cancelled this also meant SITE NITE Europe would be cancelled, again.

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Meeting Package

MAY 11, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11th May 2021. Helsinki, Finland — Hotels, restaurants, conference spaces, and other event venues in search of an easier, faster way to handle meeting and event bookings can now test out the world’s top booking automation software for free—maybe even for free forever.

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Special Events

MAY 11, 2021

Spotlight on what to expect this summer at The Special Event

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Leonardo

MAY 13, 2021

Our research shows that consistent, accurate content is more important than ever. The demand to travel is building, and potential travelers need to trust that the information they’re finding online is up to date with the latest information at their destination. Keeping travel channels up to date has long been a pain point for hoteliers—now more than ever with limited resources and narrower margins.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

Plan with Confidence. In DC’s Wine Country ®, your group can tap into the best of both worlds – from rich farmland and rural charm to the innovation and industry knowledge that fuel the Dulles Technology Corridor. Home to farmers and entrepreneurs, to esteemed equestrians and renowned thought leaders, Loudoun has long been a place where ideas are cultivated and business thrives.

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Ulterior Events

MAY 14, 2021

In Micebook’s our latest blog, Graham Alderman shares his insights into why DMCs will be increasingly valuable as incentive travel returns post-pandemic…. Visit the article below to read more : Why DMCs will be more important than ever as the world opens up. The post Why DMCS will be more important than ever as the world opens up. appeared first on Ulterior Events.

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Executive Group Travel

MAY 13, 2021

First, what is Incentive Travel? Incentive Travel is a vacation paid for by employers, awarded to qualifying employees or salespeople to reward them for success in reaching certain goals. These trips are an additional bonus used to motivate employees and help the company reach organizational targets.

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InEvent

MAY 13, 2021

Here’s how the pandemic will continue to influence the future of virtual events. Covid has left an undeniable mark on all of us. While much has changed – some good, some bad, and some ugly, the pandemic changed how we have experienced live events. We need to get used to this change as it will … Post How Covid-19 will change the future of virtual events forever showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

Hyatt House Atlanta Perimeter Center. The Hyatt property opened in March in Atlanta’s medical district, with 4,630 sq. ft. of space for small events, full audiovisual capabilities, and a dedicated meeting support staff. Its 186 guest rooms are residentially styled spaces, perfect for extended stays. An outdoor lounge space features a firepit and barbecue area for a cocktail gathering featuring some of that famous Southern barbecue.

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Gavel International

MAY 11, 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutes In an ideal world, sales leads would close quickly with little effort or time invested. The reality is, they take work and, in most cases, a significant amount of time. Unfortunately, far too many salespeople give up on leads that are perfectly qualified. Eighty percent of sales require five follow-up calls, but 44 percent of salespeople give up after just one follow-up call. (1).

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BCD Meetings & Events

MAY 10, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and travel, both leisure and corporate, came to a halt, so did business for many of our hotel partners. But, with successful vaccine roll outs taking place across North America, an upswing in hotel bookings has occurred as well. In this article, BCD M&E's VP of Industry Relations for the Americas and APAC, Rebecca Jones , shares her knowledge of the current trends in hotel sourcing for North America.

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InEvent

MAY 13, 2021

Our top picks of tech innovations that promise to make hybrid and virtual events that much better. Nearing the end of 2020, the trendy term for the moment was “the new normal.” And although that term was spreading faster than the virus itself, no one had a definitive answer about what that would look like. … Post Tech innovations that are transforming virtual events showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

Plan with Confidence. In DC’s Wine Country ®, your group can tap into the best of both worlds – from rich farmland and rural charm to the innovation and industry knowledge that fuel the Dulles Technology Corridor. Home to farmers and entrepreneurs, to esteemed equestrians and renowned thought leaders, Loudoun has long been a place where ideas are cultivated and business thrives.

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etm

MAY 14, 2021

The post Pre-conference planning: key considerations appeared first on Event Travel Management.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 12, 2021

The post Hong Kong Convention Ambassador campaign unveiled to revitalise MICE industry appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Over 100 distinguished leaders of business and professional bodies in Hong Kong have joined forces with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) as Hong Kong Convention Ambassadors to promote the city as the premier choice for regional and global Meetings, Incentive trips, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) events.

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Special Events

MAY 13, 2021

Special events business news

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Endless Events

MAY 14, 2021

As event planners were thrust into the throes of virtual events in early 2020, confusion and fear were the first things to settle in. But soon enough, we all learned what we had to learn. And now that it seems as if the worst of the pandemic is behind us, everything shifts radically once more for the events industry. The days of strictly virtual events all across the world might be over, but that doesn’t mean that virtual is dead, period.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 13, 2021

In 2021, the biggest challenge hotels face is successfully recovering from the COVID-19 impact. The outlook is optimistic. With the vaccine distribution and countries opening up for visitors, the occupancy rates are crawling up and it won’t be late before the operations will return to some form of normal. But how optimistic is the normal? Even before the pandemic, when travel was booming, hotels — especially of middle and small sizes — experienced difficulties of another sort.

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ITA Group

MAY 13, 2021

Mapping the Customer Experience: Answers to 7 Common CX Questions. In my role, I float back and forth between front of house (strategy and sales) and back of house (operations). This means I get to bring the voice of our clients back to our internal teams on a pretty regular basis. Which got me thinking: Why don’t I bring the voice of our clients to you?

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