Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

That live-guide component came into play for a program in the Faroe Islands tourism arm’s “Remote Tourism” campaign, which allowed travelers with itchy feet to control live people on the ground in various parts of the region by using their phone or computer keypad. HIGH-TECH SANITIZATION.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Representatives of the Let’s Meet There Coalition , the U.S. Tourism Economics highlighted the value of domestic business travel to the U.S. Tourism Economics shared a new analysis identifying the relationship between business travel and corporate performance for 14 industries over the past 26 years. jobs in 2019. to the U.S.

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MAY 9, 2024

Playing on the small-batch distilling and culinary legacy in Louisville, Kentucky, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is approaching its annual World Education Congress as a personally crafted experience that allows attendees to build a calendar of sessions that fits their career goals. Meet some new people.” Act accordingly.

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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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Eventinterface

MAY 24, 2016

Our curated and complimentary directory of services, venues and vendors supporting the event and meeting planning industry is now open for business. Eventinterface MARKET launched, featuring a diverse list of resources for Meeting and Event Planners. ” Eventinterface MARKET is a complimentary resource, available at [link].

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Under the theme of ‘New Business, New Tech, New World’, IBTM World Barcelona will focus on quality one-to-one business meetings, inspiring educational content and rewarding networking opportunities to help attendees re-connect and thrive in the next chapter in meetings and events.

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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. and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, is leading an industry-wide effort to support customers meeting in the nation’s capital. Ferguson, II, president and CEO, DDC. “DC Health Standards.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The brand has had partnerships with retail brands, such as Toms and Ted Baker, but has recently broke into the tourism industry. In an earlier part of the interview, Roebuck said retailers want to “[help] remove the friction of search,” which is exactly what this recent partnership with tourism brands is doing.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 1, 2020

Representatives from Scotland, Wales, London, England and Northern Ireland came together during the Meet GB forum to discuss how the United Kingdom is preparing to bounce back from COVID-19. Despite the challenges COVID-19 has posed for the meetings industry, the group painted a picture what future events will look like.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2022

Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation in a released statement. “We hope the changes to the pre-travel testing requirements combined with the elimination of the Travel Health Visa will reduce friction for travelers and further the recovery of our tourism sector.”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

One of the biggest global meetings industry events of the year will be even bigger in 2019 as IBTM World will partner with The Department of Culture and Tourism—Abu Dhabi (DCT) for the gathering in Barcelona next November. More : IBTM World 2018 Puts New Tech Center Stage. This includes incentives and local support.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2022

On some days, the map for the meetings and events industry recovery may look more like a Sorry game board winding back on itself with danger at every turn than a superhighway smoothly delivering delegates and ideas to their desired outcome, but meeting professionals are not alone on the journey back from pandemic times. Julie Coker.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2020

Known for being one of the central dates for the global tourism calendar, ITB Berlin is for many much more than the four-day event with business meetings taking place ahead of the show opening. In the space of two days, Grip had adapted its platform to allow event attendees to still hold meetings despite the event cancellation.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

San Diego Tourism Authority appointed Sullivan vice president of sales and services. The global event tech and production company Encore welcomed Duffy as director of external communications. Saint Kitts Tourism Authority of the Caribbean country ­Saint Kitts and Nevis appointed Lange as its first chief marketing officer.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Members of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) are among them. Henry and vice president Nicholas I. Putting It Together.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2019

We have a tradition here at Smart Meetings. We put our Smart Women in Meetings nominees to the test. One person self-identified as an “idea igniteur” (Dalia El Gazzar, tech evangelist at Dahlia+ Agency). More : Leadership Defined: Congratulations to the 2019 Smart Women in Meetings Award Winners. We love that.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 15, 2019

Located less than 30 minutes from the booming tech hub of Austin, the City of Round Rock is expanding it tourism footprint with a rebranding initiative and a variety of new construction projects. “Go Sports is still the foundation of tourism in Round Rock. Sports is still the foundation of tourism in Round Rock.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Commenting on the session, Julius said: “We live in an era where the concept of meeting has never been more fluid. The more we interact online, the more we need to meet. This will be followed by a comprehensive round table discussion focusing on the future of event tourism.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Fiona Allan, artistic director and chief executive of Birmingham Hippodrome, has become chair for the Regional Board for Tourism. Committees such as the West Midlands India Partnership and the Regional Board for Tourism will provide our partners with new opportunities to shape how our region is showcased both in the UK and internationally.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The city’s challenges related to homelessness, crime and drugs are part of a combination of factors that are impacting the city’s event business, with a number of big tech conferences announcing historic moves out of the city and to Las Vegas. Many organizations use their annual meeting as a fundraiser also.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2022

Birmingham and the West Midlands Conference Ambassador Network unites region’s academic and private sectors to win new business tourism events Programme launched at exclusive event at Birmingham’s Millennium Point Region’s conference and events sector worth £2.3bn to Birmingham and the West Midlands. The region welcomed 10.1

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Melis has previously been director of North American operations at key4events, a French hybrid event and digital tech company, vice president of business development at Showcare event services and more. Scheiderer was previously senior sales manager of business development and customer engagement at Visit Indy, Indianapolis’s tourism bureau.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Advocacy within the travel, tourism and hospitality industries takes on many forms. Smart Meetings has collected a list of advocacy stories from 2022 and we are all excited to see even more in the new year. Read More : 2022 Smart Women in Meetings: Visionary. Nonprofit Makes Meetings Work with Innovative Software.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 7, 2017

California’s Silicon Valley established itself as a destination for start-ups by offering access to top tech talent, financial support, expert guidance, and supporting infrastructure. Tech Events Epicenter. At these meetings, regional start-ups and others like them raise funding, seek inspiration, and acquire expertise.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 4, 2022

Registration is now open for Travel T ech Show, the global meeting place for travel technology leaders, which returns in-person on 29-30 June 2022 alongside The Meetings Show and Business Travel Show Europe at new venue, ExCeL London, following a two year hiatus and a fully virtual offering in 2021.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

Event Tech: Event Tech Podcast: A Klik Review. ? People are growing tired of Zoom meetings, and the thought of being together in-person is getting and more and more exciting after such a long break from social gatherings. Even tech companies are acknowledging that the typical way we meet virtually isn’t working.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A total of 60,000 pre-scheduled meetings are confirmed to take place over the three-day event. Tokyo Convention & Visitor Bureau will attend with ten partners, including the Japan National Tourism Office and Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau, and will represent Japan which has recently reopened for business.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

A little less than a year from now, the Middle East nation will welcome the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) , as meetings professionals from around the globe will gather to discuss key challenges and opportunities in the events world. The meeting will take place November 11-14 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

9 is an exciting advancement for the Canadian business events industry who are eagerly awaiting the return of conferences, meetings and incentive travel in Canada,” is how Chantal Sturk-Nadeau, executive director for Business Events at Destination Canada responds. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 13, 2019

This year’s programme will focus on opportunities surrounding the government’s recently announced Tourism Sector Deal and Business Events Action Plan. This is an excellent opportunity for us all to start talking about the new Tourism Sector Deal and the International Business Events Action Plan and what it means for the sector.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

However, compared to other cities, the pace of London’s meeting, conference and events sector can sometimes leave the client feeling that London is lacking the hospitality associated with the city’s tourism. Anticipating questions, and arriving to meetings with solutions is a must. Event Tech. Adaptability and continuity.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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Event Industry News

MAY 19, 2020

The Hague Convention Bureau has employed two new international sales managers to focus on the city’s specialist markets; including new energy, impact economy, IT & tech and cyber security. Nadir, who considers The Hague to be his hometown, has more than nine years’ experience in the meetings and events industry.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The two lectures of 20 minutes each cover how destinations design eventscapes that will promote a city as a tourism product with a strong experience focus. The initiative has been sponsored by Event Tech Lab and Protec European Events, the European arm of Protec; one of the world’s largest technical and staging solutions companies.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Combining a world-renowned destination and laidback lifestyle with a strong tech sector, business-friendly climate, and vibrant creative culture, the city has created an open and inspiring environment where anything feels possible and all are free to shine. . . NATURAL MEETING PLACE . BUSINESS-FRIENDLY CLIMATE .

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