Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Across the hospitality industry, meetings and large-scale events play a significant role in the success of hotels, restaurants, clubs—really any venue.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2022

With the return of in-person events and new technologies developed for hybrid and remote platforms, meeting professionals have more opportunities than ever to engage and excite attendees. Focused Hospitality . The overarching goal of hospitality is to give people a positive and memorable experience.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

Metaverse Hospitality (MH), based in Tampa, Florida, is the creator of the first hotels in the Metaverse and on June 28 will release its first NFTs—non-fungible tokens (more on that later)—which will act as valued assets in the Metaverse and “will provide utility, tangible awards and perks in the real world.”. if it means anything at all.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Read More: 25 Unexpected Hospitality Trends from 2023 The combination of more efficient room modeling technology and a rapid shift back to physical events with lean staffing, limited budgets and short timelines set the stage for the embrace of virtual planning tools, he explained. This is a global solution,” Lipshitz stressed.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The hospitality industry is built on being welcoming and inclusive and Dean stressed the importance of telling that story during recruiting to replace the brain drain that happened with diverse faces bringing fresh ideas. “We Puerto Rico is using hospitality and meetings as a transformative tool for the community,” said Dean.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

The Hospitality, Marketing Crossover In a previous Smart Meetings article , we touched on the connection between hospitality schools and marketing schools. As a hospitality major, it would’ve been amazing to have been offered marketing classes. I believe marketing and hospitality go hand in hand.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 20, 2019

The post Hotel x coworking space: The future of hospitality appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The addition of coworking spaces also attracts the “digital nomads,” which represents the growing group of people who, thanks to the internet, work remotely and can work and communicate at any time anywhere in the world.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Paige Harris Harris joined Valor Hospitality Partners in 2021 as corporate director of design and development and has been in the hotel design world for more than 25 years. All of this is of the utmost importance to those who create these large and small touches to enhance the visitor experience. One of those people is Paige Harris.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

Indianapolis, Las Vegas, and numerous other cities have since bounced back and are reporting high occupancies and big convention numbers to prove that the tourism and hospitality industries have regained stability amid a prodigious couple of years. . travel association shared how as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. Indianapolis.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

We were unable to connect to the platform from our remote location where we were broadcasting. Secondly, this is going to be a hospitality family affair. We’re going to see a lot more remote presentations where we’ve got a nice, controlled environment, with lights and cameras. Lastly, there is value in virtual.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 6, 2023

This article from CNBC.com notes that in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Atlanta, Phoenix, San Francisco, Boston, Houston, and Miami, “the three-day in-person work week has posed challenges for hospitality businesses. Overall, remote work is costing cities billions of dollars in lost business revenue.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Can you arrange for that person to join remotely, and would they be able to? It’s important to also communicate with attendees remotely. Make sure you have a backup plan if a critical event program member suddenly becomes unavailable. Should you remove the event from the agenda? As the adage goes, knowledge is power.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

Despite the district seeing relatively low visitation, this can serve as a testament to continual investment in its hospitality sector. Additionally, offering virtual or hybrid options is still popular and can encourage some attendees to join remotely instead of in person.”. In all, the D.C. Much like D.C.,

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Here are three trends we believe will impact travel — and the events and hospitality industries — in the near future. Staffing Shortage in Travel and Hospitality Sectors Remains an Issue. Study shows almost half of managers polled want to bring remote works back to the office, but more than 60 percent of workers don’t like the idea.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

She also served as remote senior sales manager for Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Chicago and Benchmark’s national sales team. Gilda Perez-Alvarado JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group in Chicago announces Perez-Alvarado as chief executive officer of its Americas Hotels & Hospitality Group. Aqua-Aston Hospitality.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 1, 2023

It was also named the globe’s second-safest city, its sixth-best for remote workers, and ranks among the top in international smart-city rankings. Toronto ranked first in North America for both high-tech job creation and population growth and in the world for working women.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 6, 2023

As the world continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains to be seen how business travel and the MICE industry will adapt and evolve in a new era of remote work and virtual collaboration. TD: What are the hospitality and MICE trends that you are seeing in 2023? How do you plan to capitalise on those?

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Hotel Engine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Now travel policies adapt to include action plans for remote workers, and extra flexible or hybrid trips. In today’s competitive digital hospitality world, there are better options. Juggling expenses, record-keeping and travel management aren’t the same today as they were a few years ago.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2022

Because WEC will focus on the in-person this year, there will be a lighter touch with the general sessions and one concurrent session throughout the day, but an online host will guide and facilitate for the remote audience. We want to broaden the funnel even more,” Van Deventer said. Eat, Do, Be Seen in SF.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That’s the general consensus of executives who manage the 61 Benchmark Hotels and Resorts across North America, according a recent release by Pyramid Global Hospitality, Benchmark’s parent firm. Changed working patterns are creating more necessity for regional gatherings, which is partly driving the short-term nature of bookings.”.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 31, 2023

During the Touristech Startup Fest, 40 startups were selected as finalists to make their traditional elevator pitch to captivate companies and investors from different segments of the tourism industry: Distribution Channels, Destinations, Hospitality, Mobility & Travel, Activities & Leisure and MICE.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

4 and BA5, high vaccination rates, lower hospitalization and death rates, as well as the availability and use of vaccine boosters (including new bivalent formulation), rapid tests and treatments for Covid-19.”. Read More : Western Canada: Touring Indigenous Lands.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The “ Pathways to Clarity ” theme carried throughout with numerous exhibitors, suppliers and presenters focusing on sustainable practices while many emphasized the importance of inclusion and mental wellness through design within the events, tourism and hospitality industries. Celebrating #smartwomeninmeetings because it elevates everyone!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 1, 2023

It was also named the globe’s second-safest city, its sixth-best for remote workers, and ranks among the top in international smart-city rankings. Toronto ranked first in North America for both high-tech job creation and population growth and in the world for working women.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 9, 2021

A survey of thousands of former hospitality service workers finds the majority don’t want to return to the field. Two pieces of news this week underscored the emerging labor crisis for hospitality suppliers, which could become a significant issue for the meetings and events that rely on those suppliers. is presently down 2.2

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Hornbuckle told employees in a memo that all salaried employees who don’t work remotely will be required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. We’re running against the clock here…any idea that somebody has that could get their employees and their customers, if they choose, to get vaccinated, I think that’s great.”.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2022

According to a study from the freelance work platform Fiverr, 47 percent of business leaders plan to change remote-work policies in 2023 and bring employees back to the office, Fast Company reported. Staffing Shortage in Travel and Hospitality Sectors Remains an Issue. 1/4 of managers are concerned about paying for unused office space.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 18, 2022

Since 2020, Hoff has seen a bump in requests like this — companies with a growing remote workforce looking to get away and reconnect or connect for the first time ever. The survey, which interviewed more than 2,500 travelers in March 2022, found that four out of five business travelers work remotely at least some of the time.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The crux of merging VR media and technology with the event and hospitality industries is in their shared inclination and motivation to effect experiences. It can all happen at once, and it can all happen from behind the remote screens of meeting professionals, ready to engage. VR in F&B.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

rates of infection and hospitalization are also an underreported but important trend. Further, four out of five are extending their trip due to their ability to work remotely. Jennifer McQuiston said, “We are in the early days of this response. Likely more cases will occur.”. Laptop luggers open their wallets.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

Why is that and why do you think it is hitting the hospitality industry so hard? Almost no industry was more impacted by Covid than the hospitality industry. The hospitality industry as a whole is unexpectedly at the base of a new S Curve, and has been at the launch point of several S Curves over the last two years.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’re also seeing some ‘return to work’ celebration events, with companies looking to re-energize employees returning to an office environment after working remote for more than a year. Guests want to have direct customer interface rather than using remote options, team building, relationship building.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Neal served on the ATL Airport District team for more than six years, focusing on selling the District’s convention, meeting, and hospitality facilities to military, education, religious, social, and fraternal groups. In 2019, he departed to work as a meeting and events consultant at 1600 Hospitality Group. Melissa Morse-Malone.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Karamat pointed to an increased focus in the agenda on mental health and wellness, increasing engagement online and offline in addition to managing talent issues, remote workers and training workforces today. Read More : Ramsay’s Kitchen Opens at Harrah’s Las Vegas. These people understand our business and how to drive meetings forward.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It’s allowed teams to connect remotely and it brings together parts of the world that may not otherwise have contact. In the events and hospitality industry there can be so many unknowns, last-minute calls, pivots, and burnout. What’s the best piece of career advice you’ve gotten — from someone within or outside the events industry?

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Endless Events

JULY 23, 2020

The majority of experiences should try to be as inclusive as possible in order to accommodate different people’s needs, which includes remote viewing. The people who have great hospitality experience are the ones that make a person feel like they’re not different, they’re not separate.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 1, 2023

The needs, wants, and expectations of travelers, however, have shifted, and hospitality companies like Accor are shifting in turn to meet them through products and experiences that emphasize work-life balance, wellness, and sustainability. billion by 2032.

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