Dana Communications
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Over the last two-plus years, we’ve seen our world transformed in ways no one could ever imagine, triggering a personal reckoning. “What is most important to me? Do I feel fulfilled? What brings me joy?” Industry research (you can read about some here , here and here ) has documented these powerful feelings and motivations, unveiling a new focus on mindful travel.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly important as the travel and tourism industries are surging into 2023. While travel numbers continue to grow, the events industry has been forever changed since Covid stopped the world in 2019 and giving back to the community is a priority for the travel, hospitality and event professionals as we enter the new year.
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Endless Events
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The holiday parties are upon us, but colder weather means that COVID-19 is on the rise. Many companies may opt to exercise caution and consider pivoting to virtual and hybrid events. Some might prefer virtual get-togethers over face-to-face events. To successfully recreate the in-person experience online, planners need to consider the following challenges.
Motivation Excellence
DECEMBER 22, 2022
We’re pleased to introduce AJ in our latest edition of Get to Know ME ! She is new to our company, and new to this industry. Read below, and watch her two-minute video to get to know her better. Perhaps she’ll be able to advise you on better organizational methods or how to use both of your eyes in a new way! Thanks AJ for letting us get to know you better!
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
MeetingsNet
DECEMBER 20, 2022
If ever there was a force-majeure situation that meeting planners had not thought about, this is it. On December 16 in Berlin, Germany, the 427-room Radisson Collection Hotel was forced to close after its elevated lobby aquarium—standing approximately 50 feet tall and 35 feet wide and containing 260,000 gallons of water and 1,500 fish—burst without warning.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Event security comes in different shapes and sizes. Whether physical or cyber, events without ample security not only makes events less safe, they also make the possibility of creating personal and professional connections much less likely, as attendees spend more time worrying about their physical safety or their sensitive information being breached.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Eventbrite
DECEMBER 23, 2022
For couples, celebrating Valentine’s Day can too easily fall into a routine with restaurant reservations, bouquets, chocolates, or a familiar retreat to a movie. Offer them an alternative by organizing a Valentine’s Day workshop — they can enjoy time together while avoiding crowded reservation lists and unexciting prix fixe menus. A workshop is a tried-and-true […].
MeetingsNet
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Steeper F&B and AV costs? Absolutely. Timely responses from hotels? Not often. Free meeting space? Fat chance. These issues and others are addressed in an industry outlook from Knowland and Conference Direct. As corporate and association event planners gear up for the first full year since 2019 without Covid-related meeting restrictions—but with a choppy economic outlook too—they harbor a mix of positive and negative expectations about how they’ll coordinate and execute their upcoming events
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 19, 2022
What is more motivating than sending top performers out of this world for an incentive trip? Pam Kressley and Lori Cassidy, co-founders of the new individual travel incentive company Gift a Trip , recently arranged a buyout of a space capsule as part of a three-day immersive experience for the winners of a Texas Lottery. Gift a Trip founders Pam Kressley (left) and Lori Cassidy (right).
Convene by PCMA
DECEMBER 22, 2022
From the first to the last detail, Visit Oklahoma City’s team of Services Managers will partner with you to make sure your event goes smoothly. The servicing team at Visit Oklahoma City are resident experts on the destination’s venues, attractions and logistics. They are here to make sure your meeting or sporting event will be a success. Visit OKC’s Convention Services can assist with the typical planning needs, such as hotel blocks or contacts for various suppliers, such as tour companies, tran
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
BCD Meetings & Events
DECEMBER 19, 2022
It is clear that the hospitality industry has shifted because of the effects of the “P” word. Those who source for rooms, event spaces, and concessions, both domestically and internationally, are discovering a “new normal” that reflects the shifting ground we find ourselves standing on.
Travel Daily Media
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The post Sands China’s Cotai Expo holds Macao’s first carbon neutral exhibition appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Macao’s first carbon neutral exhibition, the 2022 MIECF (Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition), was held Dec. 9-11 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, concluding successfully recently. “This milestone of holding Macao’s first carbon neutral exhibition at Cotai Expo is a far-reaching development
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 21, 2022
*TWT means “This Week in Travel”: a curated selection of stories specially chosen for meeting planners and meetings professionals. Winter Drops a Weather “Bomb”. Just in time for the holidays, a massive “bomb cyclone” of winter weather is scheduled to blanket most of the country. A bomb cyclone happens when a rapidly strengthening storm includes a rapid pressure drop of 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.
Convene by PCMA
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Distrito T-Mobile Central Plaza. Plan a meeting attendees will never forget in one-of-a-kind Puerto Rico. With the largest convention center in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico offers the best of both worlds. The island blends an exciting, tropical ambience that feels like an international destination with the conveniences and amenities your event attendees expect.
Eventbrite
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Before you start contacting your sponsors, you'll want to consider parting ways with a longstanding tradition: tiered sponsorship levels.
Travel Daily News
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Back in Brighton after a 4-year break for 20th anniversary - and entry is free. VegfestUK Brighton takes place April 29th-30th 2023, The Brighton Centre.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As the world turns to a new year, many are coming to realize that our resources are finite and becoming sustainable is crucial to the future of our planet. Even in our everyday activities, green thinking and sustainability are critical. Event spaces are also having to assess the imprint they are leaving. Smart Meetings spoke to event spaces within the United States that were ranked by WiseVoter as top recyclers in the country.
Convene by PCMA
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Help your event participants remember the experience by using seeded paper for your name badges. Nicole Walker. I loved speaking with Nicole Walker at Convening EMEA in Vienna a few months ago. Nicole is managing director of Sydney, Australia–based PCO Arinex who is dedicated to making sustainability in the business events industry top of mind, and I was impressed by her no-nonsense, straightforward approach.
Special Events
DECEMBER 20, 2022
When unplanned situations push your clients’ events off-track, use these strategies to rein them in and stay on target.
DCI
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Destinations must think critically about how they connect with travel advisors, especially with the prevalence of OTAs who compete for attention. It’s the human touch, however, that distinguishes how destinations can create successful relationships with individual travel advisors. While OTAs have their place, it’s important to remember that travelers are seeking increasingly personalized experiences that automated algorithms can’t always provide.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Why not inspire your leadership team with an event at a hotel with ties to historical leadership? Sir Winston Churchill is hailed as one of the greatest leaders in modern history, and many hotels in London have strong links to his presence. The son of an English Lord but an American mother, Churchill came to North America often, beginning with his first visit as a young army officer in 1895.
Travel Daily Media
DECEMBER 21, 2022
The post American Express Meetings & Events launches evolution of Meetings Insights platform appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. American Express Meetings & Events has launched the latest evolution of Meetings Insights, a business intelligence platform designed to help clients make faster, more informed decisions. Through easy-to-understand dashboards and customizable insights, the platform empowers clients to enact smart business strategies that drive profitability
EHL Insights
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Is your resume good enough to stand out to a hiring manager or an artificial intelligence bot that's doing first round screening? Optimize your CV with the skills that hospitality managers are looking for.
Skift Meetings
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Skift Take: Are you looking to get better organized in 2023? Sadly, there’s no pill to take or elixir to drink but we do have a few best planning tips for bringing more organization to your life and business. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As the world turns to a new year, many are coming to realize that our resources are finite and becoming sustainable is crucial to the future of our planet. Even in our everyday activities, green thinking and sustainability are critical. Event spaces are also having to assess the imprint they are leaving. Smart Meetings spoke to event spaces within the United States that were ranked by WiseVoter as top recyclers in the country.
Travel Daily Media
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The post Introducing the Accor Hosted Buyer Lounge for AIME 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Accor Pacific, Australia and New Zealand’s largest hotel operator, has announced it will deliver a range of limitless experiences and the best in hospitality to the hosted buyers attending the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) 2023 in the Accor sponsored Hosted Buyer Lounge.
DCI
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Development Counsellors International (DCI) is pleased to announce the promotion of Hanna Gbordzoe to Vice President of Content & Social. Since joining DCI, Hanna has grown the social media and content marketing service at DCI from a supplementary tactic for public relations programs to a full-fledged, strategic, and in-demand service for clients across practice areas.
Travel Daily News
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The 9th TIC Expert Meeting defined the sustainability challenge and, through workshops, developed a series of practical TIC interventions to address the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Ryan Moyer. Moyer has been promoted to senior sales manager for Gila River Resorts & Casinos. Moyer has been with the Gila River team since 2012, having joined as a sales associate. Before this, he worked with Arizona Grand Resort, where he worked in various managerial roles, including director of front operations, conference services manager and front desk manager.
Eventbrite
DECEMBER 19, 2022
To attract big brands, your event’s sponsorship packages need to stand out. Here's ten that will.
Redfin
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Whether you’re a landlord and own a rental house in Bridgeport, CT , or are a first-time renter leasing an apartment in San Francisco, CA , you may be looking for ways to make your place feel like home. While adding paint to the walls or planting plants in the backyard are a great way to start, installing turf is a unique way to give your property some added flair to make it feel beautiful, elevated, and functional.
Travel Daily News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Enabling the showcase of 4 different destinations and, more importantly, the creation new business connections of the highest quality between MICE solution providers and top-notch event planners from all around the globe, has set the bar very high for 2023.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Advocacy within the travel, tourism and hospitality industries takes on many forms. Whether the goal is diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI), accessibility, educational resources or all of the above, advocates from different facets of the events world continue to strive for progress. Smart Meetings has collected a list of advocacy stories from 2022 and we are all excited to see even more in the new year.
InEvent
DECEMBER 23, 2022
67% of event managers find keeping their audience engaged in virtual meetings challenging. Whether you are planning a virtual or in-person event, a clear line of communication between your team, partners, and audience can make all the difference in making your event a success. It all starts with creating an event communication plan that keeps … Post How to Create an Engaging Event Communication Plan to Keep Attendees in The Loop showed as first in InEvent Blog.
Redfin
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The holiday season brings about gift-giving, spending time with loved ones, and of course, delicious holiday smells. From cinnamon to gingerbread to pine tree, there are many different scents of the season. If you are looking for the best ways to make your home smell like the holidays, we’ve got the article for you. We reached out to experts to share their favorite scents and ways to bring in the best scents of the holiday season in your home.
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