Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2022

Wondering what the dynamic meetings industry future holds? We asked the stewards that will be leading the way to whatever comes next, the 2022 Destinations International 30 Under 30 Class, what most excites them about the future of meetings and events and their responses gave us hope for a brighter tomorrow. The 30 Under 30 Class.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Virginia Beach’s agricultural industry tells a story beyond economics Every morning David Trimmer wakes up thinking about the viability, sustainability and growth of the agricultural industry in Virginia Beach. Williamson and her team work directly with the convention center’s sustainability coordinator, Kimberlee Dobbins.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly important as the travel and tourism industries are surging into 2023. Smart Meetings has collected our best CSR stories of 2022 to inspire and encourage continued efforts towards good causes. Starting IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 25, 2023

The post New Zealand business events sector on track for sustainable growth appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS 2023 winds up in Wellington today after two days packed with over 6,000 meetings, networking functions and knowledge sessions.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The post Céline Cousteau and Alfonso Vegara to discuss how to promote responsible tourism at TIS 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. From October 18 to 20, more than 7,000 tourism professionals from around the world will gather in Seville (Spain) to learn first-hand about the latest trends in tourism innovation.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Shelby Luzzi Shelby Luzzi Luzzi is the first senior manager, sustainability, of Destination DC (DDC). In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. Visit Baton Rouge welcomes Gaffney as client relationship manager.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The post Public and private sectors represented at Mekong Tourism Forum appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Twenty-five speakers from six Greater Mekong Subregion countries have been confirmed for the Mekong Tourism Forum on 12-13 October in Quang Nam, central Vietnam. The exhibit will run from 10 to 12 October.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The post ITE HCMC 2023 kicks off with a focus on sustainability and connectivity appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The event, one of Vietnam’s premier tourism trade promotion activities, aims to pave the way for sustainable development in the country’s burgeoning tourism industry.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 21, 2023

The post Taiwan to host third ‘World Indigenous Tourism Summit’ in 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. WITS began with the creation in 2012 of the World Indigenous Tourism Alliance (WINTA) by participants from six countries. Together with the Hon. Taiwan is an important tourist destination in Asia.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

The summer of 2023 will herald a new era of meetings in South Lake Tahoe with the arrival of the over $100-million Tahoe South Events Center. Once complete, the events center will offer meeting profs access to a 27,000 sq. The new events center will also include eight meeting rooms, consisting of an additional 15,000 sq.

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Travel Daily News

APRIL 5, 2023

The focus areas, on which $800b + will be spent, are tourism, health infrastructure and education. Impressive architecture and technical advances will make the holding of the competitions in the various winter sport disciplines possible. Sustainability ranks high in the KPIs that these projects set themselves.

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Business Traveler USA

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Los Cabos Tourism Board is touting a remarkable 100 percent recovery of its travel and tourism activity with a 20 percent growth in tourism arrivals managed in the last quarter from July to September 2021 as compared to the same period in 2019. We will hold tight to the health and safety efforts that got us here.

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DCI

MAY 10, 2023

Travel Association celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week , it’s prudent to take a look at how the tourism advocacy efforts of destination organizations are actually creating change for communities. Tourism advocacy for communities should be at the heart of destination marketing. As the U.S.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Paris 2024 may also achieve the Games’ highest level of sustainability yet by becoming the first to halve its carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016. Sustainability is a key pillar of that roadmap. From Day One, [Paris 2024] was conceived with sustainability in mind.” million tons of CO2.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 9, 2023

How combining business and pleasure at a meeting creates a win-win Just because California boasts a $3.83 In fact, the state’s celebrated spirit of adventure—along with diverse geography for shipping, farming and outdoor activities—is part of the reason meeting there are so successful.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

With all the Covid-related layoffs and corporate downsizing, it might not look like the best time to get into the meetings and events industry.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Talk 2 Media CEO Matt Pearce, the organiser of the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME), announced that the 2024 edition would be the largest in the last decade, with over 16,000 attendees expected. Even the lanyards are made of sustainable materials.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Saudi is one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations, and in the first quarter of 2023, it had the second-highest number of international arrivals in the world – a growth of 64% compared to the same period in 2019.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

MarketHub’s return to Asia reflects the progress made in the travel sector’s recovery and signifies renewed confidence in the future of tourism.” This is supported by recent figures from the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports, which show that the country has welcomed almost 12 million international tourists since the beginning of the year.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This article answers the question: what is a DMO and why the tourism industry should care about them. The tourism industry is a trillion-dollar global business. According to the UNWTO , destination management is the coordinated and thoughtful planning of all elements that make up a tourism destination. So, what is a DMO?

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Qatar Tourism is proud to be the strategic partner of the upcoming Qatar Travel Mart (QTM) 2023.

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Tourism eSchool

APRIL 30, 2020

COVID-19 Immediate Response Action Plan for Tourism Businesses. On top of Australia's bushfires at the start of the year COVID-19 is bringing the tourism industry to its knees, not just here in Australia, but globally. But what we can do is keep in touch via phone/online meetings (not email). By Rebecca White.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The capacity and tourism infrastructure of its cities also makes it a premium MICE destination, as business travellers can enjoy the destination whilst attending meetings and conventions. The event will also incorporate all aspects of our 8-point sustainability pledge, that we announced at last year’s conference. “As

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Rob expressed optimism about the future of business events, highlighting their importance to Tourism Australia’s leisure and business sectors. Australia has consistently excelled in attracting and hosting prestigious international sporting events, a testament to the exceptional skills of our event planners.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Saudi is one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations, and in the first quarter of 2023, it had the second-highest number of international arrivals in the world – a growth of 64% compared to the same period in 2019.

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Alcor Mice

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism is pivotal in sustaining a nation’s economy; contributing 10.3% Furthermore, the United Nations World Tourism Organization concluded that international tourism has indicated continuous growth, projecting an estimated 1.8 of the global GDP in 2019.

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Solimar International

MAY 8, 2022

From its breathtaking natural beauty to its extreme historical importance, Virginia tourism is one of the most diverse in the United States. In this blog, intern Daniel Segura has the opportunity to discuss various aspects of Southwest Virginia tourism with Irene Kilmer, the director of the Montgomery County DMO.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 9, 2023

MCEC works with over 600 food and beverage vendors to source produce sustainably in Victoria. The event bid was led by Melbourne Convention Bureau, with the support of the Victorian Government and Tourism Australia. FoodService Australia, the leading hospitality and food trade event, was held at MCEC over three days.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

STB will also sharpen its offerings in its family segment, Meetings and Incentive travel, and cruise tourism strongholds. Upcoming tourism developments that will be launched in 2023 include Sentosa’s multi-concept family development and Sensoryscape experiential park, as well as Mandai Wildlife Reserve’s Bird Paradise.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Travel Association and The Downtown DC Business Improvement District, has seen that associations are getting 30% or more attrition and it is more difficult to have in-person, one-on-one meetings when many are working from their kitchen in the suburbs and some from second homes in the Caribbean.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From left to right: Matt Pearce CEO Talk2 Media, Steve Dimopoulos Minister of Tourism Victoria, Natalie O’Brien CEO Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Julie Swanson CEO Melbourne Convention Bureau and Phillipa Harrison, Managing Director of Tourism Australia. ” The Hon. billion economic worth.

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inVOYAGE

APRIL 25, 2022

Richard Joslin, Co-Founder of inVOYAGE says, “We’re enormously proud to be collaborating with our official partners including Qatar Tourism, Fairmont Doha & Raffles Doha, Qatar Airways and Discover Qatar to deliver an amazing event right before the 2022 FIFA World Cup, set to be held in Qatar in November 2022.

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inVOYAGE

JUNE 9, 2022

“Qatar is a growing hub hosting major international conferences, sporting and business events over the next couple of years” says Mr. Steven Reynolds, Senior Vice President of Discover Qatar. “An Together with local guides, your high performers will explore the vibrant alleys while learning about Qatari culture and history.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 18, 2021

We have taken this time to meet, brainstorm and set ourselves up for the opening of borders to support the tourism trade across the globe” says Mr Linh Le – Founding Principal of LUXPERIA COLLECTIVE. About DMC FINDER: DMCFinder is a search portal dedicated to Destination Management Companies (DMC’s).

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I interviewed Heidi about her role and work across various business areas of the DMC, beginning by defining its role, how to host virtual site inspections, how DMCs contribute to destination marketing, sustainability and incentives. For example, when a destination launches a national tourism campaign, that might also stimulate MICE interest.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The aggressively expanding Philippine hotel chain has opened its first resort, Seda Lio, in the 325-hectare Lio Tourism Estate in El Nido, Palawan. Its latest property is a low-rise structure consisting of three floors, which follows the estate’s sustainable development master plan. “We In addition, on the 2.5-mile

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Business Traveler USA

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By the end of the 19th century, it had become a popular spa resort – hence the building of the railway, which opened in 1914 – and as winter sports increased in popularity in the decades afterwards, it added a winter season to the summer. Like learning any winter sport, cross-country skiing is a mixture of skills and bruises.

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