SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

After the latest news story about a spiking variant or travel restriction, you get a note from the CFO or even the CEO asking, faux-casually, “How much would it cost us if we canceled the meeting we have been planning for two years?”. Usually, you can feel it coming and have braced yourself for the blow. Consider the following.

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The Castle Group

JANUARY 13, 2022

This reflection helps us to celebrate our efforts, learn from our blind spots and make positive strides in the new year. But in the virtual world, technology has become the venue. And we stay connected through close communication with our team, our clients and our partners to execute goals and achieve results whatever the venue.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In either case, engagement, and bonding are typically the primary goals, so creating the event, layering in gamification, and finding the right destination within the budget parameters are critical to success. Financial professionals may not appreciate gambling destinations, for instance.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

London’s MICE offering has received a further boost with the news that 7,995 hotel rooms across 65 new hotels will open next year, adding to 158,956 existing hotel rooms and marking the largest number of openings London has ever seen in one year1. New hotel room openings have soared from 3,222 in 2010 to 7,995 planned for 2020.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This partnership presents the opportunity for us to provide our expertise and resources, including research insights and recommendations on the latest trends to innovations and challenges facing the industry. “We In May, Cvent released its lists of the Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for Europe.

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Coterie Spark

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mask-wearing is a hot-button topic for everyone involved in your conference or event: planners, hosts, venues, staff, caterers, and attendees. The good news is, depending on where you’re hosting, you can look to the local government to help decide if any mask rules are actually required or not. Plan Early.

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Brilliant Event Planning

JULY 19, 2022

Dreaming of an idyllic New England wedding at one of the region's best wedding venues? Great news — we’ve hand-picked them for you. Below you’ll find eight of our wedding planners ’ favorite New England wedding venues (plus a bonus idea!), each with its own quintessential regional charm. The Wauwinet.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Annual trade show Professional Beauty North has announced it will be moving in 2019, to the largest and most versatile exhibition, conference and multi-purpose venue in the North of England, EventCity. The post Professional Beauty North show signs three-year deal with Eventcity, Manchester appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Event Industry News

JULY 26, 2019

Nimi Cooper said: “Buyers are creative people, so get creative with how you approach us. Something memorable which caught my attention and has led to a long-standing partnership for us was a supplier who sent me a remote-controlled car without the remote control to operate it.”. It’s all about thinking outside of the box.”. Event Tech.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Homelessness and property damage made headlines on national news, casting the Pacific Northwest in an unfavorable light as a tourist and meetings destination. One of the strengths here is Seattle, versus other destinations, is that there’s a lot of local investment,” says President and CEO of Visit Seattle , Tammy Canavan.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sloan sets her sights on the wave of fees now popping up at venues, hotels and resorts for things that were included in the past. She always asks for a waived or reduced resort/destination fee, reduced self-parking and if they are spending above the F&B minimum, that meeting space fees be waived or reduced.

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Event Industry News

JULY 17, 2019

We understand how stressful, time-consuming and expensive sourcing that perfect venue can be for event organisers. So many event planners have got enough on their plate, without dealing with the frustrations associated with securing a great venue. We aim to keep the venue finding process easy for our clients.

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Master the Event

APRIL 6, 2022

Event Planning Atlanta – Venues, Venues, Venues! The venues are as varied as the neighborhoods. The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is the largest convention center in Atlanta and the fourth largest in the US with over 3.9 Your choices range from historical to natural to urban and sophisticated.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The good news is, the sudden pause the pandemic brought to business travel gave us the time and space to realize it. Covid testing can get complicated—let us decomplicate the process a bit for you. Oh, and of course, happy travels!

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The Planner's Lounge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many of us have been waiting 12+ months for a shift to normality and to put this global pandemic in the past. . It showed us how extremely important it is to have a solid wedding planning contract in place. 3) Considerations for Destination Weddings.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

With major events such as Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games on the horizon, joining forces with the industry will enable us to maximise the economic opportunities these milestones will bring. Dr Jason Wouhra. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The talking point for IMEX 2023 was Human Nature, something IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer pointed to as important right now because people need to feel uplifted and positive about the future of the planet and the human race at a time when daily news feeds are filled with so much hardship and adversity.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Genting UK has held the title sponsorship of the 15,700-capacity venue since January 2015 and will continue to do so using the new brand name, as a means of aligning it to the popular Resorts World Birmingham leisure and entertainment destination – directly opposite the Arena – which opened three years ago.

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Skiddle

MAY 11, 2023

Our weekly rundown of all the exciting things happening behind the scenes at Skiddle HQ, with a few extra bits and pieces – from insightful blog posts to news of unique events – added in for good measure. We recently spoke to Nick Ferguson and Gavin Stockman. Well, today is the day that sees our Rooftop Rum Shaker take place!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2022

In other Covid-19 news, The Republic of Ireland has announced a relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions: bars and restaurants will not need to close at 8 p.m. and indoor and outdoor venues will return to full capacity, although mask mandates for public transport and shops remains in place until February.

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Event Industry News

MAY 4, 2020

“These figures represent a stark and significant shift for our industry but not an unexpected one,” comments Kat Winfield, venue manager at BMA House. Most importantly, they demonstrate a call to action for venues in particular but also destinations, when it comes to long term planning and the integration of hybridisation into our offering.

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2021

By now, you must have heard the big news: a lot of states have started lifting COVID restrictions. Even with as many as 2 million people vaccinated in a day in the US, the events industry is still far from organizing post-COVID events. Things are going back to normal at last! Or are they? The Brew Crew is wary. That’s step one.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 2, 2019

“Events are a really important part of Birmingham’s economy, so at the ICC we’re going to make sure we connect all the elements of that economy with CHS Birmingham,” commented Ian Taylor, NEC Group venue sales director – Conventions and Exhibitions. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Gallery Slide description: Readers consistently dig into our venue news stories in large numbers. Two other destination stories that saw big readership numbers: “ Two Top Convention Cities Getting New Airport Terminals ”. “ New Kansas City Airport Set for Spring 2023 Opening ”. Gating level. anonymous user.

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All Seated

APRIL 22, 2020

COVID-19 is not only impacting couples’ original dates, but it is also creating a great demand for all available dates for venues and vendors. “If you look at the year overall for 2020, most wedding venues had a lot of their dates booked for the remainder of the year and even into 2021.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues. Well, it seems that the party is over.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The vast heritage site is one of the country’s largest independent event venues which in a normal year delivers over 250 events, provides more than 20,000 work opportunities and contributes nearly £170m to the wider economy. We are delighted to be part of helping them to survive and thrive through this difficult time.’.

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GEVME

MARCH 15, 2019

ADMEI (Association of Destination Management Executives International) 2/7–2/9, Houston, TX. It is hosted by the “global voice of the destination management industry,” which is quite prestigious. You can also offer your suggestions with us on our blog , LinkedIn, Facebook, or any other convenient channel. February 2019.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has also committed to bring its annual conference to the north of England’s leading conference and events venue in 2020. This will be the third time BOS has hosted its three-day event in Manchester Central, having previously used the industry-leading venue in 2013 and 2017.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 23, 2018

IMEX has 3200 plus destinations, venues and suppliers from 130-plus countries under ONE roof in Las Vegas literally everything you can imagine in one place. Comment below and let us know! We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. Adam Parry of Event Industry News ( @punchtownparry ).

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The advisory board members, who represent UK and international destinations, venues, event planners and industry consultants, have revealed what they think will be the biggest trends in the industry in 2019. She says: “One of the things that we are seeing is the use of online platforms for booking small meetings.

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The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

This will depend on several circumstances, such as the speed of the vaccine rollout, safety thresholds of hosting organizations and hosting venues, and local market conditions. Planning for virtual events has made us embrace new technologies, and hybrid events will push us even further. Vet your live venue.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This marks an exciting, new venture for ExCeL London, which has ambitious plans for growth beyond its core business. The venue, which is already home to 300 events, welcoming 4 million people each year, will attract new audiences, by delivering a highly anticipated, content rich, immersive experience.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

This is clearly good news. This is welcomed – after all, other industries such as automotive are significantly ahead of us. Not least the sudden shock of Covid-19 pushing the whole industry digital within a few short months – now presenting us with the greatest opportunity of all to build sustainability into our own decision making.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2022

Three destination leaders share their vision of a better place for everyone. Local experts at destination marketing organizations (DMOs) have stepped up over the last few years to help planners and their communities navigate new challenges posed by changing realities on the ground. That is something we can control.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 4, 2017

Over the past several years groups in the city have been quietly investing billions of dollars to improve our product offering, enabling us to compete globally as a tourist destination,” said Mike Waterman, president of Visit Houston. “If you need to pay us a visit!”. 6 in its list of trending destinations to book in 2017.

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