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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

Smart Meetings

WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance. Is incentive travel out?

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It’s Not Just About the Guest Room: 2023 Hotel Design Trends

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Welcoming spaces, easy tech and bleisure-based design are trending in 2023 What’s the first thing you notice when you walk into a hotel? It’s no longer enough to create spaces that reflect the local culture or promote local artisans,” she says. The flooring, hotel lobby furniture, lighting, number of windows in meeting spaces?

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6 Creative Ideas To Promote Your Brand During A Virtual Event

Endless Events

To help out, here are just six ideas that could inspire your own promotional efforts. Branded gifts are ubiquitous at industry events of all sizes, and there is no reason for this trend to be overlooked in a virtual context. Send In The Swag! Create Branded Virtual Backgrounds For Team Members. Use Social Media Effectively.

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Six Event Trends We’re Watching in 2024

Convene by PCMA

Curt Wagner, digital editor Trust Takes Center Stage I’ve been torn between writing about two trends — the ongoing story about how generative AI is transforming events and the increasingly critical role that trust will play in the future. The trend I’m keeping my eye on in 2024 is social media. The irony of this is not lost on me.

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Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S. and Canada

Smart Meetings

The first parade happened in 1890 as a result of members of the Valley Hunt Club planning an activity that they could promote to their friends and family in the Midwest that would highlight the beautiful sunshine and flowers in the midst of winter. The post Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S.

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Experiential Gifting: Why This Trend Matters

Smart Meetings

Adrienne Forrest, Senior Vice President Corporate Sales, gave Smart Meetings insight into why time pieces are classic, memorable, affordable and sustainable gifts and discusses what is trending now. Sustainability and brand reliability are trending, and Citizen Watch commits to both.

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Speaker Trends for This Year’s Business Events

MeetingsNet

The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process. generated speaker avatars are emerging for use as pre-event promotion tools. There will be more use of A.I.

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