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Prince Harry’s Travalyst Aims to Provide Clarity in Sustainable Travel 

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Skift Take: Sustainability is flooded with authoritative-sounding designations and convoluted certifications. Prince Harry’s Travalyst aims to provide clarity to sustainable travel.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More

Smart Meetings

Austin Gardner Gardner is vice president of business development for Staypineapple Hotels Inc. , based in Bellevue, Washington. Gardner has more than 13 years working in hospitality sales and marketing—specifically with independent hotels—most recently as regional vice president of sales for Oxford Collection Hotels. Daniel Scott Scott is Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort ’s managing director.

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A Look at Planners’ Powerful Partners: CSMs

MeetingsNet

The newest award-winning convention services manager dishes on all the things CSMs can do for planners: “We’re like Siri for the destination.” It’s tough to imagine a meeting that might run more smoothly than the Event Services Professionals Association’s annual conference, the most recent edition of which took place in late January in Indianapolis.

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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

The Big Easy prepares for its 11th Super Bowl When the NFL added another week to its usual 17-week schedule in 2021, this created a small problem between the Super Bowl LVIII and this year’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. As a result, 2025’s Super Bowl was moved to New Orleans and Super Bowl LVIII took place in Las Vegas, a first for the city and accompanied by much fanfare.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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10 AI Strategies for Effortless Event Planning

Event Age by Swapcard

Efficient time management is the cornerstone of business success, particularly when organizing a trade show or exhibition, where every minute counts. With resource constraints amplified by layoffs and budget cuts, now more than ever, trade show planners are looking for innovative ways to do more with less.

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FX and Nobu Partner on Experiences to Give Consumers a Taste of the World of ‘Sh?gun’

Event Marketer

“When we’re building a campaign, we definitely want to make sure we cast a wide net, but for something like ‘Shōgun,’ we also need to craft specific messaging and engagements so that they feel customized to the audience. It is a delicate outreach when you’re talking about a historical drama because there could be one wrong move and you lose their interest.

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Sustainable Event Planning: How to Plan Eco-Friendly Events

Event Planning BluePrint

In the dynamic world of event planning, where creativity meets execution, there’s a growing trend that’s reshaping the industry: sustainability. As event planners, we hold the power to make substantial positive impacts on the environment through our choices and initiatives. This shift towards eco-friendly and sustainable event planning is not just a fad ; it’s a necessary evolution in how we approach our profession.

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How American Weed Co.’s Presenting Sponsorship Made History at Cali Vibes

Event Marketer

“We still can’t digitally advertise on Facebook like other brands can, and from a Delta-9 and THC standpoint, you can’t sell direct-to-consumer. So we have to look at other ways that are off the page and offline to market to our fans. And I can’t think of a better way to create a real emotional connection with people than at a music festival.

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Event Marketplace Togather launches new software to streamline process of F&B suppliers applying for public events

Event Industry News

Togather, the UK’s largest events platform, has released a new, upgraded product – Togather Live – that radically streamlines and improves the process of F&B suppliers applying for public events and drastically cuts the tens of hours of admin that go into it.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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SXSW Throwback: 12 Experiential Ideas from Past Activations and Events in Austin

Event Marketer

SXSW 2024 kicks off next week, bringing a convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture to Austin, TX. While the annual festival and conference is set to premiere highly anticipated films, present celebrity-led keynotes, and offer leading professional development for creatives and marketers, brands are preparing to capitalize on earned media and influencer buzz.

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Venues with views for all occasions at the University of Reading

Event Industry News

Venue Reading & Venue Henley is part of the University of Reading offering a range of venues. Venue Reading is situated just outside Reading town centre and the Whiteknights and London Road campuses are in a prime location with excellent transport links. There’s plenty of complimentary parking available too.

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West Midlands limbers up to host global sporting elite

Prestige Events Magazine

ICC Birmingham to welcome 18 th edition of “sport’s most influential industry gathering”, SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit (7-11 April) “Huge opportunity” for the West Midlands’ major sporting events venues and suppliers to take centre stage with international sport’s senior decision makers Birmingham and the West Midlands’ sporting offer and major events hosting expertise will be thrust back into the global spotlight from 7-11 April when it welcomes the SportAccord World Sport &

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Autumn Tall

The Planner's Lounge

Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners from around the world with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Autumn Tall from Michigan Name: Autumn Tall Business Name & Location: Fall In Love Events/Michigan Years Working in the Event Industry: 22 Years Owning Your Event Planning Business: 6 Website: fall

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Somerset House sets its sights on summer Award winning alfresco destination launches summer packages

Prestige Events Magazine

Somerset House, Home of Cultural Innovators and winner of Best Venue with Outside Space at the London Venue & Catering Awards, is offering the opportunity to host private events on its River Terrace this summer. Located in the centre of the city, the River Terrace is one of the capital’s largest alfresco spaces, perfect for entertaining. Set against the backdrop of Somerset House’s 18 th century facade and with sweeping views across the Thames, it is a prime spot for summer celebrations for

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Corda Arena in Hasselt will become the largest digitized event location in Belgium

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Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir has issued an environmental permit to Corda Campus for the construction of a hypermodern, digital event hall.

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TRO partners up with The Bulb to drive sustainability strategy

Prestige Events Magazine

Live events and experiential experts TRO have partnered with sustainability consultancy, The Bulb, to help create a comprehensive sustainability strategy across the agency. The Bulb will work with TRO to assess and improve the environmental and social impacts of its daily operations. The consultancy will lead with a ‘people first’ approach, which aligns with TRO’s own core values.

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Event Ops, Part 1: Insights, Ideas & Tips from the Event Industry Frontlines

Event Marketer

From the editors at Event Marketer comes Event Ops, a series of live conversations about event execution, operations and production with the agency ops stars who make so much of the magic happen. Live on LinkedIn February 29, 2-2:30pm ET with Sparks ’ Bill Cembor and Mosaic North America ’s Greg Wamsley. The post Event Ops, Part 1: Insights, Ideas & Tips from the Event Industry Frontlines appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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Research: Over half of ABPCO members organise events with turnover exceeding £1 Million

Prestige Events Magazine

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), the UK’s only professional body for association conference and not-for-profit event organisers has revealed the success of its members through the release of an Impact Survey. The survey results highlight the fact that 57% of ABPCO members have a portfolio of events generating turnover in excess of £1 million, underscoring the substantial economic impact and leadership of ABPCO members in the association events industry.

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Who’s News for March 1, 2024

Special Events

Special Events industry news

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ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter Announces Leeds as the Host City for the 2025 Annual Conference

Prestige Events Magazine

The ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter announced that Leeds will host the 2025 ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter Conference, during the closing session of this year’s successful event. The 2024 conference, which took place in Belfast last week, was attended by a record breaking 145 delegates from across the ICCA community as well as an additional 25 local students.

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