Smart Meetings

MARCH 19, 2024

Don’t leave home without these With the world wide open for business, you may be headed for an international conference or meeting. Outdated web resources could mean you miss your meeting. In major meetings cities, that shouldn’t be much of a problem—English is usually widely spoken in the hospitality sphere.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Chair-Elect: Amanda Armstrong, CMP, corporate travel and meetings manager, Enterprise Holdings Inc., Immediate Past Chair: Fiona Pelham, managing director, Sustainable Events Ltd and Positive Impact, Manchester, United Kingdom. Visit Meeting Professionals International 2017 MPI Board of Directors – Members.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Meeting planners, take notes—today’s biggest leisure trends can be tomorrow’s hottest business destinations. London, United Kingdom: London is a hub for international culture, architecture and more. Edinburgh, United Kingdom : The bright Scottish city is surrounded by rolling hills topped with medieval castles.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to planning a meeting or event, whenever possible we all want the top of everything. Along with the top rankings the ICCA is reporting some meetings industry positive update. Along with the top rankings the ICCA is reporting some meetings industry positive update. Basing the rankings on events that took place.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 28, 2016

The United Kingdom is set to exit the European Union. Will this Brexit cause uncertainty for the meetings and event industry, or will it be business as usual? In the meantime it may be business as usual for the meeting and event industry. The yeas have it. Are you impacted by the Brexit?

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

When comparing the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the US came out on top with 35 percent of its speakers female versus 65 percent male. The United Kingdom was the least diverse of the three countries, with only 25 percent of its speakers being female versus 75 percent male.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mark Cooper of IACC said, “Simon has been unwavering in his commitment to bringing the IACC UK community together and I appreciate how central he has been to the organisation of the meetings and content delivered at these events. More so, he is one of the nicest and funniest people you will ever meet. business

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. ExCel plans to hold a minimum of 12 meetings with local stakeholders annually to support crime reduction. At over 100,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A View from Meeting Planners: Winning Strategies in Destination Marketing , a report by Development Councilors International (DCI), attributed the new priorities to an emphasis on the four Ps—personal connection, proximity, pandemic management and price. “The Meetings are similarly crucial north of the California border.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2023

Before this, Middleton worked in the United Kingdom with Wolseley Hospitality Group, where he worked as head chef of several of its venues, Bellanger, The Delauney and Colbert. Before Badrutt’s Palace, Degras worked as executive sous chef for The Ritz-Carlton Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2022

Pickett is chief strategy officer at Live Group , an event experiences company based in the United Kingdom. The post Chief Strategy Officers Will Drive Improved Connectivity in Post-Pandemic Communications appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. London, United Kingdom.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

There were more international association meetings than ever last year, but on average the meetings had fewer participants, reports the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The ICCA did not speculate on the reasons behind these two opposing trendlines in its annual report on international association meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2024

As an example, Ledger recalled the 250 guests from the United Kingdom that come for Mardi Gras. The post New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Hits Record-level Clean Up appeared first on Smart Meetings. That’s why we have to continue to educate. That leads me to believe we’re on the right track.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

United Kingdom: Visit California Global Managing Director Jonah Whitaker named sports as the top tourism driver from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with interest in NFL, MLB, NBA and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. appeared first on Smart Meetings. Europe Madrid, Spain European residents are aligned with U.S.

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MeetingPool

MAY 31, 2022

After two years of testing streaming platforms, meeting professionals are asking for more comprehensive solutions and a number of event technology companies have risen to the challenge. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2023

Braconnier has 15 years in the events industry, most recently worked as an event industry consultant with Freelance AB Consulting in the United Kingdom. Read More : Meeting Planners Travel Report: NYC & Company Rebrands Beckham joined the team in 2002 and has worked on the membership development and services team since 2014.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Released last week (23 rd May 2023), the latest edition of the annual report tallies the number and location of international in-person association meetings held across the globe in 2022. Glasgow ranks 27 th in the world for number of international association meetings held (54) and Edinburgh ranks 30 th with 52.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

He has consulted with Fortune 500 companies for more than two decades and has produced sales meetings, incentive trips and conferences in more than 50 countries. McArdle comes from the United Kingdom, where he worked as general manager at Virgin Hotels in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Eventscase Blog

MAY 11, 2023

As an event management software company, we work closely with event associations in Spain and the United Kingdom. Anyone can create beautiful event websites, registrations, badges, perform check-ins, event apps, 1:1 meetings and more. Do you know what may set these events apart? It’s storytelling.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Smart Meetings spoke with Harmony Nordgren, vice president of operations at Cyberbacker, about things to consider when setting up international travel for your attendees. Read More : Adventures in International Meetings All others arriving in the U.S. Traveling internationally as an individual is tricky. For many travelers with a U.S.

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Event Industry News

MAY 12, 2020

EventsCase has made available to its employees worldwide a £50,000 relief fund to meet the economic needs that may arise from the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The EventsCase management wants to transmit a message of support and confidence to its more than 50 employees spread all over the United Kingdom, Spain, UAE and USA.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The meeting, initiated in response to a letter from the Minister, discussed specific areas in which the events sector could contribute to the United Kingdom’s economy and growth prospects. These obstacles were highlighted as impediments to the UK’s international positioning as the world’s premier meeting place.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Voco was created in 2018 and currently has 19 properties around the globe in countries as varied as the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Austria. The post IHG Hotels Launches Vignette Collection, a ‘Conversion Brand’ appeared first on Smart Meetings. To the U.S.’s

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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

APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“Travel feels normal again, we just have to wear a mask,” reported Michael Dominguez, CEO and president of Associated Luxury Hotels International ( ALHI ), host of the podcast “Beyond the Meeting Room,” and uber-frequent flier. Self-reflection questions will challenge participants to equip their groups for optimal meetings success.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

I had a couple of conversations during IMEX (you can read Smart Meetings’ IMEX recap here ) where people were saying, ‘We’re sending out a lot of RFPs, 80 to 90% are coming back saying, “We don’t have space.”’”. The post 2022 Incentive Trends Explained appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingPool

JUNE 24, 2016

Today, June 24th 2016, the people of the United Kingdom received the long anticipated news that with 52% of the vote, we would be leaving the European Union. So what does this mean for the event and technology industries? Since the announcement of the final polling results this morning, the value of the British Pound has […].

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

The past few years saw over 70% of hotel staff in the United States and United Kingdom furloughed or laid off while hotels were closed. If hotels are to meet this demand, they need to incentivize people to work for them. Ad campaigns and posts bring properties to meeting planners’ attention.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Euro 6 category van – which produces the lowest level of emissions for diesel-based engines – is also an investment in the future of the firm, with the business committed to ensuring that it can meet the needs of clients within those cities affected by increased regulation with regards emissions.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The survey had responses from 597 association and 345 corporate clients from 16 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, United States, Mexico and United Kingdom. The aim was to gauge their perception of what lies ahead for business meetings, conventions and incentive trips.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Significant investment in world class event space to meet client demand Delivering an additional 25,000sqm, increasing floorspace by 25% A truly sustainable development, surpassing the recognised industry standard. The new expansion phase for ExCeL London contributes to our investments in the business tourism sector for the United Kingdom.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2023

On one hand, she is pleased to see that the “club,” as she calls it, is now a 1,400-member community of internal organizers and marketers of company meetings, training programs, customer events, public events, and incentives. Howard and Brown are building momentum for the group’s big in-person meetings in summer of 2024.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Golden is Pan Pacific Hotels Group ’s vice president of operations for the United Kingdom and North America. In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. Jerusalem and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Anne Golden. based property.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Protect Duty Events Industry Group has been established by ICC Wales following its Protect Duty Report published in March, which has had a significant impact in raising awareness of this issue within the meetings industry.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The world-renowned Arnold Sports Festival is coming to the United Kingdom in October 2021 and will take place at the NEC, Birmingham. The sold out event follows annual festivals already hosted across the USA, Spain, Australia, Africa and South America.

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