ADMEI

JANUARY 17, 2024

Thankfully, event professionals have the opportunity to partner with onsite experts in the locale of their choice. Event planning and management is inherently fast-paced and high-pressure, and it always helps to have reliable partners to call when you are facing a new challenge. This showcases the city well and achieves both goals!

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 10, 2024

Our 2024 Travel Outlook highlights DMOs’ Marketing Priorities, with professionals from destination marketing organizations (DMOs) emphasizing brand awareness as their top goal for 2024, even surpassing the importance of increasing visitor numbers.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

Rachel Andrews “This is the year I think we spread our wings a little bit and just try something new with a citywide in the middle of the country with a great partner,” said Andrews. Day 1 (June 10) : Kick off the conference with specialized training camps and partner/leadership summits.

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Trade Show Networking Vendor Education 243

Motivation Excellence

MARCH 14, 2024

Brittany Cerillos joined our Travel Department in the last year and made an impression instantly. Thanks Brittany, for being our Get to Know ME subject this month! I enjoy working with the attendees and making connections with our clients and supplier partners. This month, our theme for social media is Celebrating Women.

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ADMEI

MARCH 19, 2024

In line with this commitment, ADMEI is pleased to announce the election of Denise Malo, DMCP, of BBC Events, a Global DMC Partner, as its 2024 president. Denise Malo currently serves as Vice-President of Client Services for BBC Events, a Global DMC Partner in New Orleans, LA.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

They started having frank conversations with partners working on the next three years of events and vendors who had submitted RFPs, but had not been selected. “An And a BIG thank you to our amazing members! Your contributions have created lasting memories and will continue to shape the future of our industry.

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Logistics Vendor Education Trade Show 314

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

View Webinar on Demand: The Professional’s Guide to 2024 Financial and Insurance Meetings Download Research: 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study Moving Into 2024 Out of all the trends that have risen in 2023, our experts pointed to a few that will definitely be making their way into 2024. Did 2023 reignite the Golden Age of Travel?

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 22, 2023

Forey Erickson is a Travel Program Manager out of our Traverse City, Michigan office, and she definitely embodies the “Pure Michigan” vibe! And nothing beats seeing months of planning and hard work come together in a beautifully executed program for our participants. On the final full day, half of our groups’ flights were canceled.

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Automotive Incentives Logistics Social Media 206

Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2023

Guests have the opportunity to experience local restaurants and stores, prominent historical sites, world-class museums and sporting events, all complemented by the oasis setting of our beautiful and expansive riverfront and close proximity to the area’s premier beaches.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Read More : Hospitality Industry Rushes to Support Wildfire Victims in Hawai’i Also, we are urging meeting attendees throughout Hawai‘i to be especially mindful and respectful as our community endures this extremely difficult time. The Hawaiian value of mālama means to care for—our people, place and ourselves. Any further comments?

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Tourism Tourism Planner Meeting 241

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For instance, your “why” statement for your incentive trip for your top sales performers “why” could look like this: “We host our annual incentive trip to bring together top sales performers in the company to connect with leadership, engage with each other and drive motivation for the year ahead.

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Sponsors Events Communications Communications 243

Travel Daily Media

APRIL 11, 2024

The post Travel management firm, TAG, soars higher with backing from ECI Partners appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Jens Penny, TAG CEO, commented: “Today is a fantastic milestone in our evolution, as we proudly announce the investment by ECI.

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Management Travel Travel Entertainment 83

Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2022

The value of working closely and collaboratively with CVBs, DMOs and other partners supporting your event—and doing so with not only consideration, but care for how your event may affect their city, business or organization—is clearer than ever. We work very closely with our county boards and the state.”

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Tourism Tourism Regulations Proposal 264

ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Our book, Best Practices in Destination Management , covers three important aspects of risk management that all event planners and DMCs should incorporate into their event strategy. A DMC partner can help you compile a risk assessment that covers every aspect of your event, from contracts to catastrophes.

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Management Destination Management Vendor Certification 208

Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 11, 2022

If you’re like most of our partners, you’ve seen a few odd markets jump to the top of your Google Analytics. The EU and many other countries have already adopted new laws that have changed our websites and the way we monitor website behavior. Our Director of Digital and Audience Targeting Dave Herrold says, ‘Safari’s 15.5

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Marketing Marketing Website Tourism 246

Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. Our world needs the contributions of everybody.”

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Healthcare Fashion Certification Contracts 237

Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 2, 2024

And because Advance Travel and Tourism has worked with travel organizations as a trusted partner for years, we can help you find the smoothest path to tourism marketing success by interpreting and using our own customer intent data. That’s why you need to be well positioned on the screen in the palm of their hand.

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Travel Travel Tourism Tourism 161

Endless Events

JULY 16, 2021

Which partners should be hired? Hiring a production partner! By going to a production partner during the very beginning of this process, you’re setting yourself up for success. There are many common sayings from outside of our industry that can very well be applied to our processes. Timelines matter.

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Event Planning Production Events Audience 317

Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

Empathy is our superpower,” she said. Quality brands such as Citizen Watch America and Halo Branded Solutions merchandise partnered with Smart Meetings to invite guests into a shopping experience at registration that is more earth-friendly than a cookie-cutter swag bag. Thank you to our fabulous sponsor-partners for bringing the wow.

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Trade Show Social Media Events Communications 246

ADMEI

JUNE 14, 2023

This partnership speaks volumes about our mutual commitment to elevating tourism in our local communities and empowering local people," says ADMEI President Lonise Carey, DMCP. ADMEI Board member Sarah Mullins, DMCP added, “We are so excited to partner with Destinations International. “Now

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Education Destination Management Insurance Tourism 130

Motivation Excellence

MARCH 9, 2024

Business Issue Our fencing industry client went through restructuring. Our client’s parent company is thrilled with how this solution drove a rapid change in business relationships and revenue. Competition for top contractor rewards is intense.

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Vendor Networking Website Entertainment 130

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

We work really hard to make sure that when somebody gets our product in their hands, every one of our products tells a little story,” says Ryan. If someone would like to support us, one of the best ways to do it, which is mutually beneficial, is by ordering our products or giving them as gifts.”

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 19, 2024

Besides lounging by the Atlantic Ocean, there are countless other ways to soak up the sun, whether your attendees want to try snorkeling, boating or diving, or stay on land on our hiking, biking or birdwatching trails.

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Meeting Entertainment Sports Culture 98

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Smart Meetings has collected our best CSR stories of 2022 to inspire and encourage continued efforts towards good causes. Tourism Cares partnered with IDEAS for Us and other volunteers to a local Orlando community garden. Experience Cities and People in a Different Way. This year’s annual International Pow Wow (IPW) from U.S.

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Tourism Tourism Insurance Training 246

Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2023

Vote for the Industry’s Most Engaging Speakers Our Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2023 award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world.

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Speakers Venue Meeting 246

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. When you issue the next RFP, make sure you include requirements that protect your rights to choose your own AV partner that can deliver a memorable, cost-effective event.

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Planner Meeting Training Audience 235

Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

We’re seeing more mocktail beverage menu requests coming into Crown Block from our event clientele on both the social and corporate sides, and if you’ve spent any time in a beverage aisle in the grocery store recently, you know non-alcoholic options are in high demand.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Destinations International (DI) and Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) have partnered to help DI members further their educations and careers. Students have up to four years to complete the program, but it can be done in as little as 13 months when enrolled full-time. “By

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Sports Tourism Tourism Hospitality 299

Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

PCMA Southeast partnered with MPI’s Carolinas Chapter to hold an event at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. On March 24, LVCVA partnered with Three Square to assemble backpacks for Clark County School District students. Its chapters are holding individual in-person events, as well.

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Panel Financial Services Education Government 245

Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2024

Women’s History Month is a fitting time to look at the leaders in our midst—regardless of their title—and learn from their heroic approach to hospitality innovation. We celebrated milestone moments in life together, became more than associates, found a common bond and invested in our relationships.

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Hospitality Retreat Vendor Logistics 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Read More: Why CMPs Matter More Than Ever The SEPC at Maritz Sales and marketing services company Maritz partnered with EIC to launch the SEPC introductory course for 48 of its team members at its recent brand event, Activate. The $495 program fee includes access to the workbook, an SEPC digital badge and 12 CEs.

Planner 246

Planner Certification Sustainability Education 246

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

To realize their vision, they partnered with Design Studio by Maritz. Nelly “The energy at our first show back was more than I have ever seen before. Attendees enjoyed the new elements of our show and the closing night party with Nelly as our performer was amazing.

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Education Events Fashion Retail 237

Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

We’re very good at rallying our community and bringing the hospitality community together. Kevin Ferguson, our vice president of external affairs, is working with our member community and NFL on that….You Kevin Ferguson, our vice president of external affairs, is working with our member community and NFL on that….You

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Corporate Meeting Contracts Contracts Media 264

Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 7, 2023

We are excited to share our latest team spotlight, Account Executive Becky Mason. Now, that she is fully dedicated to destination marketing organizations and this industry, her experience has enabled her to be a better partner and tourism advocate. Becky is originally from Beaufort, South Carolina.

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Advertising Tourism Tourism Sustainability 233

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

From Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center and Tulsa’s Cox Business Convention Center to our most recent dynamic partnership with UAE powerhouse Ethara, OVG360 fuels the live sports, entertainment and hospitality experiences worldwide. Manchester, U.K. Manchester, U.K. OVG360 makes ordinary events into extraordinary experiences.

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Sports Entertainment Hospitality Venue 98

Motivation Excellence

MARCH 31, 2021

VIKTOR is committed to providing safe and healthy travel experiences for our trip participants. Our Safe Travel protocols guide every step of our travel operations to adapt to the latest COVID conditions. Pre-Travel. Health and safety information distributed to travelers Health screening instructions distributed to travelers.

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Travel Travel Transportation Training 211

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Endless Opportunities Between-The-Sessions [link] Between the sessions, The Palm Beaches’ community partners, local flavor, and breathtaking natural beauty seamlessly become part of the meeting experience. Planning Has Never Been Easier Plan in a destination that knows meetings — and understands how to make yours stand out.

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