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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. percent increase in hotel rates. The team offers a guide on environmentally conscious travel to its show, as well.

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IMEX Reinforces Prospects of Event Industry Recovery

EventMB

Organizers reported 9,000 attendees, including close to 3,000 buyers, and 2,300 exhibiting companies taking part, making it the largest event industry trade show to take place since the start of the Covid pandemic. Unlike previous editions, this year’s show did not feature an open education program on Monday.

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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings founder Marin Bright built her career in hospitality, first in luxury hotels at Mandarin Oriental and then in the meetings and events B2B publishing industry. The seeds of that powerful community were planted nine years ago in a ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver. She loved everything about the business.

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Deputy Mayor & ExCeL unite to champion LONDON event industry at IMEX Frankfurt

Event Industry News

ExCeL – home to London’s International Convention Centre – also confirmed that construction works for its 25,000sqm expansion programme are well underway, and set to further enhance its status as the home of world-leading events. James Rees, Executive Director for Conference & Events at ExCeL London.

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Code Red! Your Fix-It Guide for Today’s Event Emergencies

SmartMeetings

One example: During a recent Smart Meetings Experience, CEO Marin Bright learned at pre-con that the hotel was understaffed and thus would be turning almost the entire property on the day her guests arrived. All the hotel blocks were booked, and the event had already moved twice. Snapshot from a People-first Event in Seattle.

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Creative Methods to Generate More Revenue for Your Event

Maritz Global Events

In one fell swoop allow them to: Register for your event. Book their hotel room. Purchase other items (VIP tour, networking event, clothing, books). Measure results every month at first and then every week as you get closer to the event. Add a trade show. Identify any special food requirements. About De-de.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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