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DMC Network Talks Meeting- and Incentive-Planning Trends

MeetingsNet

Challenges with event budgets, timelines, and staffing—plus air-travel complications—were among the issues discussed at Global DMC Partners’ annual meeting. Lastly, DMCs see creative, unique ideas and exclusive access to memorable places as top drivers for planner clients as they build event agendas.

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Meeting Professionals in the Caribbean

Smart Meetings

Extraordinary Incentive Experience in St. Thomas immersed meeting professionals in luxury When top incentive meeting professionals gather in the U.S. Thomas where The Westin Beach Resort & Spa Frenchman’s Reef hosted meeting planners and hotel and destination partners for three days of education and networking.

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How to Host a Brava Meeting in Italy

Smart Meetings

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. Explore Widely That U.S. News list included Rome (No. 2 with an emphasis on fresh Italian cooking and stately historical sights), Florence (No.

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Adventures in International Meetings

Smart Meetings

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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Smart Chat: Q&A with Annette Gregg on Incentive Travel and Leadership

Smart Meetings

Smart Women in Meetings: Industry Leader winner and CEO of SITE Annette Gregg sat down with Smart Meetings on the brink of SITE’s 50th anniversary. Gregg gained experience during her more than 3 years at Meeting Professionals International (MPI), moving from senior vice president of the experience team to chief revenue officer.

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Increase Your Network Through Meetings and Incentives

Fox World Travel

After two years of working remotely and strictly interacting with colleagues and industry contacts via screens, many businesspeople are feeling the itch to get back to in-person events. The biggest reason for this desire is often the ability to network.

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Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau partners with United Networks of International Corporate Event Organizers

Travel Daily Media

The post Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau partners with United Networks of International Corporate Event Organizers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Laurent Fuchs, Executive Director of UNICEO, said: “Abu Dhabi is conducting an ambitious strategy to attract corporate events.