2022

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Do U.S. incentive planners care enough about sustainability?

Pádraic Gilligan

Padraic Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, SITE & SITE Foundation Divided by a common language When I reflect on the content of some recent conferences, webinars and podcasts, I’m reminded of George Bernard Shaw’s much quoted comment about the US and Great Britain being “two countries divided by a common language”.

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Confident planning strategies for the return of incentive travel 

The MICE Blog

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business.

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Sustainable Travel and Content Creators: Lessons From the 2022 Outdoor Media Summit

The Abbi Agency

The Outdoor Media Summit showed content creators and brands how to promote responsible tourism. By Alli Williams. Earlier this month, The Abbi Agency had the opportunity to attend the Outdoor Media Summit in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

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Is Mixing Business & Leisure Still A Major Trend?

Traveler's Q

Is Mixing Business & Leisure Still A Major Trend? Is Mixing Business & Leisure Still a Major Trend? There is a new term for mixing business and leisure travel. It is called ‘Bleisure’ or in the corporate travel world, known as a bizcation.

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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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MICE Planning Techniques for Incentive Travel Professionals

Traveler's Q

To plan a successful business event, event professionals need to multitask many different things. This can be quite challenging as you work with many others in the hospitality and event planning industry and there are many moving parts.

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Bedload Experts Meet in Interlaken for an International Symposium

The MICE Blog

The international community of bedload specialists met in Interlaken in late 2021 to address current and future issues regarding the implementation of restoration measures in Switzerland.

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10 Event Technology Trends: Hot Or Hype?

Endless Events

Today’s episode of the Event Tech Podcast was inspired by a recent Event Leadership Institute summit where Brandt and Will did a fast rundown on ten event technology trends. For each of them, they had to quickly decide whether they truly were a trend or just hype.

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How to Honor Native American Tribes on the Fourth

Smart Meetings

When most Americans think of the Fourth of July, they fantasize about family barbecues, community fireworks and local parades. It’s a time to enjoy the summer weather and celebrate veterans for their service.

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Rail revival full speed ahead as ETC and Eurail host best European Rail Tourism Awards 2022

ETC Corporate

At an award ceremony hosted in Prague by Czech Tourism on November 15, the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail B.V. honoured recipients at the second ever Best European Rail Tourism Campaign Awards.

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Are you seeing NY, LA, Chicago as top markets in your Google Analytics?

Advanced Travel and Tourism

If you’re like most of our partners, you’ve seen a few odd markets jump to the top of your Google Analytics. We’ve seen DMAs (Designated Market Area) like Chicago, New York, and even LA skyrocket to the top.

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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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It’s Time to Wrap Your Thinking around Mindful Travel

Dana Communications

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?”

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Seven Fun Activities for Bringing Teams Back Together Post-COVID

Best Corporate Events

As vaccination rates rise and COVID cases fall , live business events and meetings are coming back in a big way.

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Stop Searching for the Pot of Gold. Start Celebrating the Rainbows.

The Abbi Agency

Last month The Abbi Agency once again had the honor of attending and sponsoring Northern Nevada Pride 2022 !

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Halifax, Nova Scotia – authentic experiences for incentive travel

Pádraic Gilligan

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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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Episode 51: Engaging Virtual Events with John Chen

Techsytalk

Can virtual events actually be engaging? What about the power of virtual to be BETTER than in-person? While John and […]. The Event Hustler Show

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Small but mighty: incentive destination Interlaken, Switzerland   

The MICE Blog

The Swiss resort Interlaken is a prime destination for congresses, exhibitions, meetings and of course, incentive travel.

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Event Marketing on TikTok: 8 Must-Try Ideas

Social Tables

Event promotion and social media have always been a match made in heaven. Event marketing on TikTok is no different. From event ticket sales to drumming up new event clients, event professionals can take advantage of this creative and far-reaching platform to capture the right audiences.

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Why Customer Support Should Be Your #1 Event Tech Feature

Endless Events

When we talk about the most popular event platform features , we typically think of registration and ticketing , integrations, gamification, and analytics reporting, for example. But what good are any of those if event planners are not taught how to use them or if they stop working mid-event?

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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.

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Winners of the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2022 revealed

ETC Corporate

The winners were announced during the Award ceremony that took place in Krk, Croatia, on 20 October 2022.

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Employee Spotlight: Whitney

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Help us welcome our newest team member, Whitney! Whitney has joined our team as a senior campaign specialist for Mississippi accounts. Whitney started her career in sales at Verizon Wireless. After 6 years at her last job, we are happy to welcome Whitney to the team.

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Predicting the Near Future of Incentive Travel

Dana Communications

Over the past two years, many of us devoted quite a bit of time to gazing into our crystal balls, desiring to see total industry recovery. Thankfully, lots of our wishes did materialize in real life. But a few? Not so much…at least, not yet.

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Event Chatbots and the Community Model in 2022

Endless Events

Event chatbots are becoming increasingly common in the event industry. While chatbots are helpful when engaging communities during events, they can also be an excellent tool if you want to implement the community model and engage your attendees all year. .

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Reaching the sky’s limit: Why this year was the best lift-off at the Great Reno Balloon Races

The Abbi Agency

While the rest of Reno’s skies were in smoke, San Rafael Regional Park was bursting in color during this year’s Great Reno Balloon Races, Sept.

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The Boca Raton – the total resort experience

Pádraic Gilligan

by Pádraic Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, SITE & Managing Partner, SoolNua Marketing SITE Classic at Boca Raton – discover 1 The Boca Raton Museum of Art is a cultural treasure of human proportions, not at all intimidating, or full of its own self-importance, the way some galleries can be.

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Event Management Versus Event Production: What’s the Difference?

Endless Events

You’re gearing up to plan your next event, but you already feel overwhelmed between finding a venue, planning your A/V, and picking the perfect caterer. You need a little help, and that’s a smart move.

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SwissSkills Bern 2022 – Shaping the future for young people 

The MICE Blog

Over 60 percent of young adults in Switzerland choose vocational training or apprenticeship over an academic path. This is an important economic factor that affects a country’s competitiveness in terms of the labour market and low unemployment rate, which in Switzerland is at about 4 percent.

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The 10 Best Holiday Office Party Games & How to Play Them

Social Tables

Planning an office party for the holidays is no easy feat. The event planner or planning team is in charge of organizing an event that is fun, festive, and affordable. You’re responsible for planning a party your coworkers will want to attend and, even more importantly, a party they’ll enjoy.

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Event Marketing Strategy: The Best Recipe For Event Success

Endless Events

Every event professional understands that events are a form of marketing – especially in a B2B and B2C world. A Splash study shows that it might be the most powerful tool in the marketer’s arsenal!

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The Raw Story Behind Kate Patay’s Move to Join Terramar

Smart Meetings

Kate Patay, Smart Meetings Smart Style Ambassador and the woman behind the eponymous Patay Consulting for the last five years, recently announced that she is taking a role as director of engagement with Terramar US , a DMC Network Company.

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European Travel Commission stands in solidarity with Ukraine

ETC Corporate

The European Travel Commission (ETC), representing national tourism organisations of Europe, issued a statement today condemning the military aggression by the Russian Federation and expressing solidarity with the people of Ukraine: The European Travel Commission stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

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How Destination Marketers Can Leverage Longer Short-Term Rentals

Advanced Travel and Tourism

With websites like Airbnb, STRs have boomed in popularity. And with a few taps on a smartphone, anyone can schedule days, weeks, or months at a rental in their target destinations. As Globest reported, STR listings are expected to grow faster in 2022 than in the previous ten years.

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Euphoric Advertising in a (Somewhat) Post-Pandemic Society

Dana Communications

We masked up. We quarantined. We crooned “happy birthday” to our loved ones through computer screens. For two long years. During this time, we saw images of the coronavirus pandemic on the news, heard about it on podcasts, and even watched it weaved into our favorite TV shows.

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Will Metaverse Change the Future of Travel?

Business Traveler USA

Metaverse travel is the next big thing to hit the travel industry , even if we aren’t there yet. Like space tourism , if you build the idea, the fans will follow. However, unlike taking travelers to some distant space ship for an overnight bunking amid the stars, the metaverse is already here.

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