Sat.Jan 07, 2023 - Fri.Jan 13, 2023

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How Meeting Profs Can Improve Event Engagement

Smart Meetings

The success of an event includes many factors. One major aspect is the engagement among attendees. Where event profs hope to give event attendees a vibrant, appealing and informative session, it may come off more as an information dump for some.

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Team Spotlight: Becca

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Next up on our team spotlight series: Account Executive Becca Meyers. Becca has been with us since 2021 covering the Virginia and West Virginia regions. Becca is more than familiar with the travel industry as her family owns and operates Luray Caverns in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

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The Simple Antidote to Inflation: Customer Experience

Endless Events

It’s no secret that inflation is out of control. As of November 30, 2022, inflation in the U.S. clocked in at 7.11% — and consumers are feeling the pinch at the grocery store, gas pump, and even eCommerce stores. Customers are trimming their budgets, and that’s bad for business.

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

Social Tables

Whether planning private celebrations, non-profit fundraisers, or corporate conferences, the goal of the event planner is to visualize their client’s idea and then bring that vision to life. But how do event planners accomplish this task? What does an event planner do, exactly?

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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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Mike Dominguez: Hotel, F&B Prices Aren’t Going Down, and Other Predictions for 2023

Smart Meetings

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023.

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Major developments underway in Hungary for 2023

Travel Daily News

The Hungarian Tourism Board spotlights new hotel openings, cultural attractions, global sporting events, MICHELIN-star restaurants and 150th Anniversary celebrations, inviting visitors to discover what’s new and reimagined

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The Riot Increases Visibility (and Packs Rooms) With Eventbrite Ads 

Eventbrite

Comedy, Margaret Cho famously said, “propels you right into the heart of the universe.” And at The Riot Comedy Club, with its standup shows every Thursday through Sunday, the universe is Houston, Texas.

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Palm Springs Shows Red Carpet Style

Smart Meetings

What attendee doesn’t love the red-carpet celebrity treatment? Last week, Visit Greater Palm Springs restarted a tradition interrupted by Covid of providing meeting professionals with VIP treatment at the International Film Festival at Palm Springs Convention Center.

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Global Revenue Forum launches for industry shaping debate and transformational leadership

Travel Daily News

Founders of Opportunity, Hotel Revenue Forum and Revenue Forum unite to bring hotel leaders together to address commercial challenges and opportunities

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PCMA Unveils New Strategic Acquisitions and Initiatives

Convene by PCMA

PCMA CEO and President Sherrif Karamat, Randy Fiser of AGU, Jason Dunn of NCBMP, Don Welsh of DI, and Howard Givner of ELI. Whatever Media Group).

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All You Need to Know to Retain, Engage, and Energize Your Workforce

The Great Resignation and tight labor market make recruitment challenging and retention crucial. This eBook explains exactly how team building can improve employee onboarding and help you retain, engage, and optimize the performance of your teams.

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What’s a Tracking Pixel, and Why Should You Care?

Eventbrite

Pixels are snippets of code that allow you to gather valuable information about website visitors and the actions they take. They're vital for measuring campaign performance, tracking conversions, and building audiences based on behavior. Event marketing Event technology

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Smart Women in Meetings Awards Nominations 2023

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings is proud to announce the eighth annual Smart Women in Meetings Awards.

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Halo Solutions unveils Halo version 5 with new headline offerings for the new year

Travel Daily News

Launching on 9th January, the software will introduce new modules in crowd management, drone feeds, accreditation and sustainability

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Thinking Again With Adam Grant

Convene by PCMA

Adam Grant offered Convening Leaders participants ways to bring more original thinking and rethinking to their work. Whatever Media Company).

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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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How to Write an Event Recap Blog Article

Eventbrite

Your event doesn’t end at clean-up. A great post-event blog post will put the event to work for you all year long. Here’s how to write it. Event marketing

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Sustainable Meetings Through Renewable Concepts

Smart Meetings

Tips and methods for producing greener events. Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event.

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DET launches the annual Dubai Tourism Summit

Travel Daily News

Dubai welcomes 11.4 million international visitors during first ten months of 2022, up 134% YoY, taking a step closer to its target of becoming world’s most visited destination.

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Failure is a Never-Ending Opportunity 

Viktor

Well, folks, it’s a new year. For many, that means resolutions. And for many of those people, it means failing those resolutions within the first month. And there we have it…using the word “fail” right off the top of a new year.

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How to Write an Event Business Plan: A Complete Guide

Eventbrite

An event business plan is essential for getting stakeholder buy-in, raising funds, and measuring the success of an event. Here's what you need to know before you write yours. Event planning

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Incentive Trips Expand to Address Burnout Beyond Sales Team

Smart Meetings

Historically, incentive trips are typically reserved for a company’s sales team. These trips serve to motivate the team to exceed sales goals, with those achieving the highest-level revenues receiving company-wide recognition and access to an amazing getaway.

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The Hague’s partners share sustainable success stories

Travel Daily News

The Hague, known global as the city of Impact, Peace and Justice is a global leader in association events, which is why the municipality was an early adopter of sustainable practices – targeting a 95% reduction of greenhouse gasses by 2050

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To Build High-Performing Teams, Focus on Workplace Relationships and Employee Well-Being

Best Corporate Events

Every enterprise today has access to technology, information, capital, and even talent (though they may have trouble retaining it).

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8 Ways to Plan Face-to-Face Events for 2023

Convene by PCMA

Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes. Fortunately, trade shows and conferences are largely back after the devastating pandemic that forced countless cancellations over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, “back” has been the underlying theme of the recovery.

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PCMA CL Ignited Ideas in Columbus

Smart Meetings

To chart a path forward, it helps to have some guiding lights. PCMA’s Convening Leaders gathered 3,300 meeting professionals in Columbus, Ohio, for three days of education, networking and some transformative ideas.

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MeetingPackage named Best Online Venue Booking Platform in the 2023 HotelTechAwards

Travel Daily News

Reviews from verified users of MeetingPackage highlight features like the ability to sell meetings and events online, excellent customer experience, and an increase in revenue through high conversion

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Thailand Drops New Entry Rules, Adds Tourist Fee

Travel Pulse

The country reversed a recent decision to reimplement COVID restrictions. Impacting Travel

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Daniel Pink’s Three Simple Words to Avoid Regret

Convene by PCMA

In his CL 23 closing keynote, Daniel Pink will share science-based tips to replenish your drive, motivate your team, take back your time, and sharpen your decisions.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: FAA Falls Down, U.S. Air System Goes Boom

Smart Meetings

The shutting down of flights across the United States this week due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system malfunction raised more questions than there were provided answers.

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UFI MEA Regional Conference to take place in Qatar in 2023

Travel Daily News

Doha to host UFI event from 9-11 May 2023. UFI’s conference is the leading gathering of business event professionals in the region

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Thailand Reimposes COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Travel Pulse

Fearing foreign tourism could create an outbreak after China’s reopening, Thailand is reintroducing vaccination and testing requirements for all inbound international travelers. Impacting Travel

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TSE Featured Speakers Friday: Marti Winer & Kawania Wooten

Special Events

Here's what to expect at Catersource + The Special Event

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Smart Moves in New Orleans, Atlanta and More

Smart Meetings

Hailey Claudio. Claudio is assistant director of rooms for The Windsor Court in New Orleans. Claudio joined the property in June 2021 as director of front office.

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TFWA confirms programme of live and online events in 2023

Travel Daily News

Towards the end of the year will be TFWA World Exhibition & Conference, duty free and travel retail’s global summit, which last year saw 6,000 delegates convene in Cannes. This year’s event will take place from 1st to 5th October

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Latest Updates on FAA System Failure Grounding US Flights

Travel Pulse

Flights across the US were temporarily grounded Wednesday. Impacting Travel

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