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DMC Network Talks Meeting- and Incentive-Planning Trends

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Challenges with event budgets, timelines, and staffing—plus air-travel complications—were among the issues discussed at Global DMC Partners’ annual meeting. Number one on that list: budgets for both business-focused and performance-reward events are not aligned with inflationary pressure and costs, especially for air travel and guest rooms.

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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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2022 Incentive Trends Explained

Smart Meetings

Incentive travel is changing, but how? Stephanie Harris, president of Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), tells us exactly that in the Smart Chat Live! webinar, “2022 Incentive Trends Explained.” The need to network [and] the need to connect is one that almost supersedes everything else.”. 1 thing workforces asked for.

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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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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. The post How to Host a Brava Meeting in Italy appeared first on Smart Meetings. Pent-up demand has filled planes going across the pond.

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Increase Your Network Through Meetings and Incentives

Fox World Travel

The biggest reason for this desire is often the ability to network. So, how can you make your event impactful in providing quality networking opportunities to your […]. The post Increase Your Network Through Meetings and Incentives appeared first on Fox World Travel.

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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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