Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Five or 10 years ago, the term “cannabis tourism” was virtually nonexistent. Few know that better than Michael Gordon, owner of Seattle-based travel company Kush Tourism. But after seeing how places like Amsterdam weren’t exactly keen on providing cannabis access to tourists, he saw a gap in the tourism industry. “I Up in Smoke.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The UK is a world leader in delivering exhibitions and trade shows not just at home but all around the world. billion is generated by the sector annually, and it provides easy routes to market for a multitude of businesses. In the UK £9.4

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Strengthen supports for trade marketing. Image Rebuilding.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

She possesses fine-tuned expertise in strategic event planning, experiential marketing, brand activation and working with the media, lifestyle and entertainment sectors. Throughout her career, she has worked at various properties in Koloa and Honolulu and served as director of sales & marketing at Hyatt Centric Waikiki.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Day two of IMEX22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas kicked off with a keynote address by Shane Feldman, founder of Count Me In , who stressed the importance of creating an inclusive experience at meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. Cvent’s annual hospitality conference brings together professionals from the hospitality, meeting, and event industries that are interested in engaging with the latest in hospitality technology.

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Eventscase Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

Meeting Professionals International Iberian Awards March 30th is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) and, as always, MPI Iberian Chapter celebrates the GMID alongside its annual awards ceremony. They held a meeting last March 15th at the Bless Hotel in Madrid. It is organised by the Madrid City Council Tourism.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Citywide meetings may be a challenge to plan, but they also represent an opportunity for meeting planners to spread their wings and take advantage of all the great resources that a destination has to offer. Local tourism officials can be helpful resources for helping drum up excitement about your event. Think local.

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

On Friday, May 21st, Washington, DC fully reopened for in-person meetings, conventions, trade shows, groups and special events. The hospitality alliance, comprised of Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, Events DC, the Hotel Association of Washington, D.C.

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EventMB

JUNE 9, 2022

cannabis trade show, to understand the depth of the business opportunity the cannabis industry provides. “The legalization of cannabis in the State of New Jersey opened a new vertical market for meetings and conventions in Atlantic City. Cannabis hospitality and tourism is a major driver of revitalizing communities.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Rachel in her wide career of journalism and events has mastered Trade Shows. Helen’s marketing and events career span of over 20 years. She truly loves her job!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

In September 2021, ESPA introduced the DEI Task Force, comprised of 15 member-destinations under the leadership and vision of Dominique Bonds, director of engagement with Pennsylvania Convention Center; and Adrienne Terry, event services director with Chattanooga Tourism Co. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Registration forecasting for 2023 was the top challenge identified by Louisville Tourism’s Client Advisory Council members. These factors raise additional questions: Who is coming to our digital vs. in-person meetings? Are we tailoring or segmenting our marketing messages to these various groups?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022.

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Nunify

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Canrvials also help boost tourism and local economies. Event Example: Salesforce Dreamforce , Apple WWDC , Microsoft Ignite , HubSpot User Group Meetings , Adobe MAX 5. Activities: Mixers, speed networking, panel discussions, guest speakers, casual meet-and-greets and other fun networking event ideas. Open spaces to interact.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Day two of IMEX22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas kicked off with a keynote address by Shane Feldman, founder of Count Me In , who stressed the importance of creating an inclusive experience at meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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EventMB

MAY 12, 2022

When Jay Kinghorn was the associate managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism , he was constantly frustrated by the dearth of visitor data he knew would enhance the agency’s ability to promote itself, support its members, and enhance the experience of individual travelers as well as meeting groups.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Welcome Empathy Tourism. Hotels, destination management companies, tourism-dependent restaurants and New Orleans & Company issued press releases, contributed articles and leveraged every conceivable marketing channels to tell the story of a reborn city. We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022.

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

London is a world-class and sustainably focused destination for events, and there has never been a better time to host your meeting, congress or event here.”. Held in Frankfurt Messe, Germany, IMEX Frankfurt is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading trade shows for the meetings, conference, and events market.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Those who are successful in their applications for a grant will be provided with funds of up to £2,500 to assist with each event’s public relations and sales & marketing strategies through working with Cumbria Tourism. Events must take place between September 2020 and August 2021. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

What to consider when planning an event at an all-inclusive resort Meeting Professionals International (MPI) CEO Paul VanDeventer likes to say that when planning the association’s World Education Congress (WEC), MPI takes chances so members don’t have to take on the risk. Construction delays at America’s Center Convention Complex in St.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 28, 2017

When Maureen Morgenthien joined the Emerald Coast (Florida) CVB as deputy director of sales and marketing in July 2016, she had her work cut out for her. “I Almost a year into her new role, Morgenthien shares about her plans to develop the Emerald Coast into a top-of-mind meetings destination. What led you to the Emerald Coast?

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

More than 6,000 MICE, hospitality, and marketing professionals from across the UK and Europe have already registered for Cvent’s annual industry conference, Cvent CONNECT Europe , which will take place on 10-11 November 2020 as a virtual event powered by Cvent’s Virtual Attendee Hub.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022.

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Endless Events

JUNE 25, 2019

Bob is the President and CEO of EventMobi , an expert in web technologies for meetings, conferences, and trade shows. Alissa leads the Marketing and Media Lab departments for FMAV , one of Canada’s largest AV companies. Our lovely host, Alex Plaxen, had the pleasure to sit down with Bob Vaez and Alissa Hurley.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Convention centers are a big part of the meetings and events industry. A convention center is primarily utilized by, but not limited to, associations and trade shows. You see, quite often with larger groups the event planner is tasked with providing smaller meeting rooms as well as a meal function.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The month was did not just revolved around one particular topic of discussion or popularity but covered varied topics like The upcoming event trends in 2019, the role of content in event marketing, promotion and launch of new event technologies by event tech vendors, event influencer strategy and so on. For more information, read here.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2019

By Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director – Middle East, Arabian Travel Market & IBTM Arabia. Tourism is at the heart of the UAE’s national economic development strategy. The Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi has announced its goal to attract three million business visitors by 2021. Huge success is forecast.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2021

The positive news for the industry is that 75% of respondents believe exhibitions will be as or more important than they were pre-COVID, with the majority of respondents citing a lack of alternatives to the face-to-face business opportunities offered by sector-specific trade shows. Safety sentiment lifts.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

As event marketers plan for the return of in-person events, they’re budgeting for a fresh slate of technologies and tools designed to attract attendees back to events and keep them safe once there. Predictive analysis will play a key role for experiential programs targeting specific markets or locations. HEALTH SCREENING.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

We’re mindful of both protecting and leveraging the show’s strong business legacy while making sure we offer the market an event experience that’s fit for the times we’re all working in,” Bauer continued. The main priority is to make sure we have a safe, healthy show,” Bauer said. Meetings can still happen.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 1, 2023

Especially in the wake of devastation to the meetings and hospitality industry wreaked by the pandemic, leadership insights are relevant and needed. Lessons in 5 Answers What about the meetings and hospitality industry keeps you up at night? Where can the collective industry make the greatest difference in growing the meetings pie?

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks offers more than 16,000 square feet of space for meetings, trade shows and events. You cannot have great tourism if you’re not welcoming others,” said Williams in a YouTube video posted by the Virginian Pilot. Discover Lehigh Valley even has a visitors center at the SteelStacks.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Virtual town hall meeting. In a corporate context, a town hall meeting is a regular internal meeting to broadcast internal news and information to employees and internal stakeholders. A virtual town hall meeting can be delivered in a live streaming (live webcast) format or an on-demand video. weekly meetings.)

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 14, 2018

Within the Myrtle Beach area’s 12 distinct communities, meeting planners are sure to find a meeting facility and accommodations to suit their needs. More than 30 of the area’s hotels and resorts offer functional meeting facilities for groups of 10 to 2,000 attendees. Locals’ Commitment to Tourism. Great Facilities.

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