MeetingsNet

MAY 5, 2023

A new report from the Global Business Travel Association looks at the frontiers of climate-conscious travel, from carbon fees to sustainable aviation fuel. RELATED READING: Sustainable Jet Fuel: Where’s It At? Here’s how Microsoft does it.) Both GBTA members and non-members can download the free report.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 28, 2023

The company’s subsidies that serve the meeting, convention, and exhibition industry include YRC Freight, New Penn, Holland, and Reddaway. One exhibition-industry veteran notes that the loss of a large freight shipper comes at a time when rising fuel prices are already causing headaches for show organizers and their exhibitors.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. Therefore, any measurement of carbon emissions from a meeting would have to take this into account.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. As the cost of jet fuel and gasoline increases those costs are borne by the meeting organizer. Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector).

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 27, 2022

Starting Friday, traveling by car to business meetings and conferences will get a bit more affordable. in recent weeks, the cost of sending drive-in attendees to regional meetings and conferences is way up. With average retail gas prices in the U.S. soaring from an average of $3.24 per gallon in January to $5.10

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

As you chat with fellow meeting professionals you hear the faint sound of a trumpet. This is the Marriott “Meet with Momentum” experience in New Orleans. This four-day experience by Marriott International is one of many currently offered by the company’s Meet with Momentum program, now in its third year. What follows is a 0.5-mile-long

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Empowered by the tools of the Enlightenment, connected by networked flows of freight and fuel and finance, by information and ideas, we are becoming something new. ” —Adrian Segar, Meetings are a mess—and how they got that way. In a few months, we moved from meeting primarily in person to meeting online.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 20, 2023

Smart Meetings selected a few of the top mentions to highlight initiatives and event spaces that are working to keep the Earth clean and green. of event space, which includes 62 meeting rooms and a 58,000 sq. of meeting space and 1,054 guest rooms. The Summit totals 563,770 sq. column free and divisible ballroom space.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The government’s just-announced Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is a hopeful step toward a future of lower-carbon meetings. When considering meeting sustainability, air travel is the elephant in the room. SAF can be blended with petroleum fuel.). In it, the U.S airline industry. Thanks to the U.S.

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IMG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Kevin Iwamoto Kevin Iwamoto is a multi-award winning, highly recognized and in demand speaker, industry influencer, author, educator, and subject matter expert consultant in business travel, GDPR, SMM, meetings/events marketplace and personal branding. Her company helps fuel brands to change lives for the better.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2021

A microgrid—an independent, autonomous electricity source fueled by natural gas and solar energy—serves as the airport’s source of energy. The post Pittsburgh International Airport Becomes First to Be Self-powered appeared first on Smart Meetings. The goal is to have sustainable energy be the norm in the near future.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Read IMEX CEO Carina Bauer’s goals for the return to European meeting. IMEX initiatives and efforts in this domain may provide inspiration and a roadmap of ideas for those teams seeking to apply practices in their own conferences, meetings and events. Questions such as: “Where are we meeting?” “How Carbon & Choices.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This sorting leads us to make assumptions about others which in turns fuels disconnection. There has never been a more important rally call for the work we do: to design meetings to welcome and accept people as they are and consciously bake in opportunities to expose them to people not like them. As sorting rises, so does loneliness.

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MPI

MARCH 18, 2024

“Since food is the fuel for our body, we need to be very mindful of the quality of fuel we are putting into our body,” Dasa says. “Healthy relationships are the most important component to having positive mental and emotional health, which are key factors in how well we are able to do anything in life,” he says.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Meeting and event planners, likewise, are equally concerned about the impact that their meeting or event will have on our environment. We used to think that tourism sustainability, whether in the form of meetings and events or individual travel, would cost additional money. Here’s a tip that meeting planners love.

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SpotMe Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

It fueled them to tell their workforce to refrain from using Zoom any longer. Zoom Meeting and Zoom Webinar. Zoom Meeting. Zoom Meeting is the name of the popular video meeting tool. Zoom Meeting is the name of the popular video meeting tool. Zoom Webinar is a Zoom Meeting spin-off.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 11, 2022

Bottom-line for meeting planners : Look for airlines to respond by bringing back services like alcoholic beverages, full meal services and other business and first-class perks that got paused. Meetings groups traveling to Europe will now have more consistent and seamless experiences since U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. April 8-11 to incorporate the spirit of Global Meetings Industry Day in the festivities. “We

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine broke out just as global travel and meetings were seeing advances in reopening, adding a new layer of complexity to international planning. Issues like closed flight paths (over Russia) and heightened fuel costs have dampened the prospects of a smooth spring and summer travel recovery. Meetings Industry Reacts.

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The Planner's Lounge

MARCH 1, 2024

The morning is my canvas for work tasks, where I dive into projects, fuel creative endeavors, and connect with colleagues. The afternoon becomes a mosaic of challenges, virtual meetings, and the steady progression of projects. Around midday, as hunger calls, I take a moment for nourishment.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 25, 2022

As meeting profs, you probably spend more hours than you’d like in airports. DFW’s Robert Horton, its vice president of environmental sustainability, used that podium to pledge that his airport would meet its net-zero goal by 2030. The post Now Boarding at Gate Green… appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. Holding in-person meetings: what do we now know? It’s time to take another look. .”

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The interactions between participants at live events are far more memorable, and allow attendees to truly take the time to get to know each other and create stronger networks with longer lasting bonds,” said Justine Matthys – Assistant Vice President, Production from ACI, organisers of the European E-Fuels Conference in Hamburg.

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EventMB

MAY 23, 2022

Returning to face-to-face meetings after two years of canceled conferences and way too many Zoom calls? Getting back to normal, or at least moving ahead with the new normal, may be a relief, but the world of meetings and events is far from business as usual. Here are a few ways to cope with re-entry. Book as soon as possible.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Meet at these bright new and renovated resorts in San Diego, Oahu and Barbados that enjoy sunshine and the ocean breeze nearly every day of the year. The resort draws inspiration from its island location to host tranquil yet highly motivating meetings and events. When you hold your meeting in the 1,500 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

The American Airlines team has stepped up to meet the surge in demand for air travel while running a reliable operation in very challenging conditions. Bottom line for meeting and travel planners: Profits are not the same as performance. Read More : What Happens When Fear Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Resources for green meetings; for today, and for the future Earth Day: it’s not just about spending extra time thinking about what we love about nature. Meetings and events, unfortunately, produce a lot of waste. Waste comes into nearly every aspect of a meeting and event you can think of. Where Do We Go from Here?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2022

of energy-efficient meeting space and will also feature ecological efforts off-property, including a commitment to plant trees enough to cover over 5,000 acres of forest. of meeting space across eight rooms, which includes private rental of its entire ninth floor. A Net-Zero Option. Hotel Marcel will have 9,922 sq.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 17, 2024

Power bars fueled by renewable energy? Gaia Herbs featured plants hanging from the ceiling in its meeting room, which also had a greenhouse as a backdrop, a design choice that seems obvious but had a real impact on the space. Beet gummies? Noontropic mushrooms that “improve your thinking”?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Working with the United Kingdom-based sustainability consultant isla , a total of 92% of event waste was recovered by diverting it into recycling, composting or donation channels, meeting the threshold for a zero-waste event. The post New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 24, 2024

In the sprawling landscape of professional meeting destinations, Dallas emerges as a top location for professional and social event planners, successfully blending southern charm with cosmopolitan flair. Accessibility and Convenience Convenience is key for professional meeting planners, and Dallas delivers on all fronts.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Recent enhancements make managing travel and redeeming rewards for meetings and events quicker and more streamlined. Similarly, Southwest Business Meetings product offers discounted fares, incentives and even name changes for groups of 25 or fewer. The DIY dashboard puts the power in the hands of the meeting planner.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

trillion economic impact of travel—including travel for meeting, exhibitions, and events. To relaunch its Travel Works for America campaign this week, the association put some fuel in its message with a branded Travel Works food truck, serving coffee and doughnuts at stops in the Washington/Baltimore area.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

trillion economic impact of travel—including travel for meeting, exhibitions, and events. To relaunch its Travel Works for America campaign this week, the association put some fuel in its message with a branded Travel Works food truck, serving coffee and doughnuts at stops in the Washington/Baltimore area.

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Event Industry News

MAY 16, 2022

From hot coffee to hot boilers; by recycling thousands of kilos of coffee grounds etc.venues’ latest sustainability initiative is now helping to fuel biomass boilers. etc.venues is unusual in that each cup of coffee is produced using freshly ground beans. “In

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

The founder of Joie de Vivre (now JdV by Hyatt), former Airbnb strategic adviser and now founder of Modern Elder Academy advocated for a sustained curiosity to fuel the hard work of regenerating the meetings industry. The post Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has reacted to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government’s move to Step 4 of its roadmap will be delayed until 19 July at the earliest. We fully appreciate that any delay continues to fuel that uncertainty and is potentially going to damage confidence even further. “The

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