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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

Smart Meetings

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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Revolutionizing Event Experiences with Virtual Reality: An Exploration of Innovative VR Ideas

Traveler's Q

This has tremendous potential for companies looking to showcase new products and services on a large scale, like car manufacturers, who can offer virtual test drives of new models without the need for physical test drives.

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America’s executives: Face-to-face meetings grow revenue

Travel Daily News

travel industry—and meetings professionals around the world – will share March 30 on Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), the annual international day of advocacy showcasing the value business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences and conventions bring to people, businesses and the economy.

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When Marketing an Event, Advertise Outside Your Lane

Convene by PCMA

In light of this major trend and a large retiring workforce, event organizers must continue to prioritize finding and appealing to prospective trade-show and conference attendees who may not be aware of their events. B2B companies, however, stayed away because of the costs, inflexibility, and lack of targeting options.

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Shaping the Future of HoReCa: THAIFEX – HOREC Asia soft launch unveils Next-generation trends in Bangkok, Thailand

Travel Daily Media

trillion by 2028, our groundbreaking trade show aims to leverage Asia’s post-pandemic tourism boom and reinforce Thailand’s position as a regional hub. As the projected value of the HoReCa industry soars to USD 2.38 ” Six key trends will also be addressed at THAIFEX – HOREC Asia.

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14 Must-Attend Hospitality Conferences for Industry Professionals in 2022

Social Tables

CONNECT guests can focus on networking with industry peers, building lasting professional connections, finding tips for hosting modern meetings or events, and discovering how to integrate new cutting-edge hospitality strategies into their business. April 26-28 | Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas.

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The New Economic Significance Study: Making Sense of the Numbers

MeetingsNet

The newest study from Oxford Economics on the economic significance of the meetings industry is out, illustrating the size and impact of meetings, conferences, incentive travel programs, and trade shows. First the new numbers…. In the U.S. in 2016, there were: • 1.9 million meetings • 251 million meeting participants. For the U.S.