Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 1, 2022

So clearly, now is the time to make the most of your short-term rentals — and encourage travelers to stay at them longer. Here are some thoughts on leveraging your short-term rentals in tourism marketing. You can respond to this trend by providing exciting WFH short-term rentals in popular tourist destinations.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

One of which is due to the shortage of semiconductors, now used in many modern cars. Looking ahead, while prices remain at elevated prices, the increases are forecasted not to be nearly as steep as prior years. CWT CEO Patrick Andersen says, “We could now be looking at the true new cost of travel.” billion traveling across the globe.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 16, 2022

Digital hospitality platform WhyHotel has procured a $90 million investment, which they will use to acquire properties, as well as put toward the operating company. The goal seems to be to steer mixed-use units as the dominant concept, rather than standard real estate. The WhyHotel pop-up concept now accounts for 20% of the business.

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Techsytalk

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you’d like to learn more, and get access to the template I use, private message me, and I’d be happy to share! If glamour is what you seek, let me use this moment to remind you that there are no shortcuts. I execute logistical planning for our event planning clients. I generate over six figures in revenue.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2024

In its current prototype iteration, only TSA PreCheck passengers at TSA’s Innovation Checkpoint will have the ability to use the system, which began earlier this month. Even though they’ve tested it, and they know it works, for travelers who have never used it, it’s a new world for them. The second possibility to consider?

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here, we’ve assembled eleven tips we use to put engaging travel blogs on the map. Whether you’re trying to grab the attention of Boomers, Gen Z or Millennials, learn their lingo and use it correctly, of course. Use photography that grabs your intended audience to reel them in quick. Get-away-for-the-holidays travel.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2022

Firstly, they should be seen as integral elements of long-term communications strategies, rather than one-off occurrences. More people have used technology for both personal and professional interactions: from 2019 to the end of 2021, an estimated 782 million additional people went online. Growing Need for Chief Strategy Officers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Unbound by restrictions of government agencies, associations can make long-term impactful changes in areas like healthcare and the financial fields. Unbound by restrictions of government agencies, associations can make long-term impactful changes in areas like healthcare and the financial fields. “I I think we are the trusted source.

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 22, 2023

In layman’s terms, augmented ads use a digital technology known as augmented reality (AR) which changes a person’s perception of their surroundings when viewed through a device like a smartphone or tablet. It also gives customers something they’ve gotten used to – information on demand.

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Motivation Excellence

MAY 13, 2024

Awareness – The Foot in the Door According to EasyLlama.com culture is the collective term used to identify the customs, social behavior, and ideas of a particular people or society. For us at Motivation Excellence , we work with people all over the world as part of our incentive group travel programs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2021

13 properties and more than 36,000 guest rooms, including Bellagio, Aria, Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand, this marks a milestone in MGM Resorts’ long-term plan of reducing the company’s emissions by 45 percent per square foot by 2025. MGM Resorts. homes annually and produce up to 90 percent of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas daytime needs. Steve Sisolak.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. They offers experiences in over 110 countries with 5,500 properties, 10,000 food and beverage venues, wellness facilities and workspaces.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2024

A lot of us start the New Year (or new month, or new week… you get it) with intentions to get and stay organized. Most of us juggle multiple client projects at once, from group travel preparation and planning to reward sourcing and fulfillment. I love using sticky notes too. Michelle Lien-Burdick is our Merchandise Buyer.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To ensure long-term success, make it a habit to track and measure the value of your event. Framing these metrics in a way that can help leadership see the wider impact of your event will help set you up for long-term success. After all, it’s these relationships that often lead to repeat attendance and long-term support.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2023

Curating an Experience One thread that stood out across multiple categories was the drive to create experiences that stand out, or, as we might term it: experience curation. Read More: Hear the Event “Even if we are tired of using the word ‘experiences,’ what we’re really talking about here is creating memories,” says Cooper.

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 28, 2024

When visions align and values resonate, the potential for long-term business relationships shines bright on the horizon of corporate events. When visions align and values resonate, the potential for long-term business relationships shines bright on the horizon of corporate events.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

My January 15, 2024 article “ Concerns about using facial analysis at events ” generated much discussion. ” Moutafis begins: Ethical AI by Zenus: A Summary “Data from our ethical facial analysis service cannot be used to identify individuals. . I find his response inadequate, and this post explains why.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

McGee, senior fellow for aviation, American Economic Liberties Project , told us that Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was not doing everything he could to quell the chaos. Buttigieg] has greater authority than he is using both on the issue of fighting for consumer refunds and flight cancellations.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

The Tech Track In keeping with the times, an entire track has been built around AI for those who want to understand what it is and how to use the tool for event planning. The Tech Track In keeping with the times, an entire track has been built around AI for those who want to understand what it is and how to use the tool for event planning.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Despite the fever pitch excitement about the advancement of the technology, Dominguez suggests being mindful and using the AI with calculated intention. Dominguez pointed towards Microsoft Co-Pilot as an AI that could potentially save planners a lot of time in their day, “That is where I think AI now starts to make us better.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Using a specific hashtag to create a branded experience around events is also a great way to help potential attendees find more information. The widespread use of content marketing demonstrates that marketers are having success with this strategy. Here are some best practices for driving audience attendance in digital events.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Worst case, you have that alternative if your first choice does not come close to the terms you want.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Stephanie Harris, president of Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), tells us exactly that in the Smart Chat Live! Despite direct selling being similar to finance and insurance in terms of structure, they’re not coming back at that same pace. Incentive travel is changing, but how? webinar, “2022 Incentive Trends Explained.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 19, 2024

To smooth out the process, consider using a visa service (see below). The short-term visa needed by U.S. Don’t leave home without these With the world wide open for business, you may be headed for an international conference or meeting. Of course, that definitely means you need a passport. Let’s get you there with minimum hassle.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It has been widely used by many industries to ensure they are working with quality suppliers. It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Procurement principles are useful tools for you to establish your own organization’s buying power for future conferences.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

There, over 300,000 worms convert leftover food waste into compost that is used in the center’s green spaces. It is a Planet Mark-certified business and a signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge —which means it has committed to accomplishing a 50% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. In 2022, the center was the first U.K.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Take a meditative experience and a connection to nature outside of the resort wellness treatments into the countryside and a “Chaan Baan,” a term used to refer to the outside of a traditional Thai home. The treatments offered are centered around balance—nutritional, mental, social and physical.

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ETC Corporate

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Intra-European trips overtake domestic travelling: 55% of short-term travellers prefer to visit another European country. Eager travellers are more open to short-term trips. Air travel is on the rise, with over 50% of respondents stating they feel comfortable taking a plane again. European city breaks are a top last-minute getaway.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

IME Connect President Steve Some explained the reason for the merger in a press release, “This partnership allows us to further expand our buying power while maintaining our personal commitment, exemplary service and integrity to our clients and our team.”. Partnership Benefits.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By now, you’ve probably seen the YouTube video where actor Ryan Reynolds uses ChatGPT to write a script for an ad. But just where does ChatGPT belong in terms of creating content for your site? There’s definitely a wow factor there—lights, camera, chatbots!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

There were a few things that were revolutionary in terms of virtual events during the pandemic, first of all because we couldn’t go anywhere. The most successful virtual events use a platform that allows users to view TV-quality content. The technology adoption was extraordinary.” They have since then hosted nearly 50,000 events.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

convention centers used criteria generally understood as key to site selection: exhibition space, meeting rooms, total space, distance from the airport, hotel availability, meal price, arts/entertainment, food availability, and walkability. The Wall Street Journal ranked the Las Vegas Convention Center at No. convention centers.

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Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Short-Term Rentals. Short stays,” also called “day use” or “hourly,” are a type of hotel stay that doesn’t necessarily involve the traveler sleeping there overnight during a standard 4 pm to 11 am (or similar) timeframe. What is an “extended stay hotel?”. Should you look for “corporate housing?”. Do you need “temporary housing?”.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 11, 2022

Rather, I’m going to explain why using the term “networking” for all occasions when attendees get to talk with one another subtly directs attention away from can be the most valuable outcome of well-designed meetings: connecting with others. No, I’m not saying we should only listen to lectures at meetings.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

Planners should look more carefully at the fine print and consider changing some terms, says industry attorney Joshua Grimes. I have some clients who basically write their contracts with hotels and other venues, but I also have clients who get almost no concessions” because they simply use the contract the hotel provides. “If

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

engine is impressive, but planners need to understand how best to use its contracts section and how human expertise is still required. They can also include the purpose of the clause, the parties involved, specific terms, and confidentiality requirements. The new meetings-industry A.I. You are advised to consult a lawyer.

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