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APRIL 4, 2017

million visitors during 2016. million in 2014 to 20 million by the end of 2018. The post How Houston Smashed Tourism Records in 2016 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Marriott Marquis Houston’s lazy river. Boosted by hosting Super Bowl LI and several other factors, Houston welcomed 20.5 The city’s 17.3

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JANUARY 18, 2017

No doubt bolstered by the Super Bowl, which took place in the Bay Area last February, San Francisco achieved 2016 tourism records for the seventh consecutive year, according to San Francisco Travel. million visitors in 2016 for an increase of 2.3 million day visitors, setting 2016 tourism records with increases at 2.3

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Rockett discusses her passion for the events industry. I took over as CEO as of November 1, 2016. . In 2016, we hit that target, and have not looked back since. . The post 2018 40 Under 40: Meagan Rockett appeared first on Connect Association.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 9, 2017

In 2016, the Windy City experienced a record number of visitors. million travelers visited the city in 2016. “We had an incredible and record-breaking year in 2016, but we are not stopping there. . “We had an incredible and record-breaking year in 2016, but we are not stopping there. The increase of 1.5

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2016

People watching at home now can feel as if they’re on the track at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt dashes past and American Ashton Eaton strives for a decathlon medal. Samsung has exclusive virtual reality (VR) rights through NBC to broadcast the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Boomset

JUNE 11, 2018

June 7, 2018 — As members of the Comparably community, Boomset is honored to win the award for Comparably: Best Company Managers 2018 (Small & Mid-sized Companies). Since its launch in 2016, Comparably has accumulated more than 3 million ratings from employees across 45,000 U.S.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In 2018, Bizzabo took home three Event technology Awards: Best Ticketing Technology, Best Technology for Building Attendance and the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Event Technology Supplier. And Bizzabo received the People’s Choice Award four years in a row, between 2016-2018. It was a stellar year across many fronts.

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GEVME

APRIL 30, 2018

When the news about GDPR shook the world in 2016, most businesses were in the dark about how to handle it. Especially for the world of events where meetings and conferences are organised in advance, GDPR doesn’t actually start on 25 May 2018. Today, with GDPR enforcement knocking at everyone’s door, we’ve decided to clear things up.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Here are key event planner takeaways from CES 2018. — IGN (@IGN) January 11, 2018. Although the price is expected to be quite astonishing, the product is set to roll out in 2018. A post shared by Sgnl (@sgnlstrap) on Jun 28, 2016 at 4:49am PDT. — Rokid (@RokidInc) January 4, 2018. Try it yourself!

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And in 2016, two shades—Rose Quartz and Serenity Blue—were selected to promote gender fluidity and celebrate their calming properties. Purple is an awesome color that’s well-deserving of its 2018 honor. The post How Planners Can Embrace Ultra Violet: The Color of 2018 appeared first on Smart Meetings. It’s established.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Carlo Zoccali joined Farnborough International Ltd in 2016. Involved with trade associations throughout his career, Carlo was president of the ILEA from 2017 to 2018 and continues to be an active board member of the Europe chapter.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2022

1, paragraph 545, of the law 11 December 2016, n. Subsumed into Italy’s Secondary Ticketing Act in March 2018, the law, to be enforced by AGCOM, prevents tickets being sold for commercial purposes or for above face value. An amendment to Italian legislation was introduced to Italy’s 2017 budget law to criminalise ticket touting (art.

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Floktu

DECEMBER 10, 2018

With 2018 being no exception, we wanted to highlight some of our favourite events that took place this year. After season one of HBO’s Westworld reboot took television by storm in 2016, SXSW brought the fictional town of Sweetwater to life to promote the second season during the annual multi-media festival in Austin, Texas in March.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Started in 2015, this convention center project will be complete by the end of 2018. The post Top Convention Center Projects Underway in 2016 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Close to Smart Meetings’ home office in Sausalito, California, Moscone Center in San Francisco is undergoing major modifications. ”… More.

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Eventbrite UK

JUNE 17, 2019

The number of classes listed on Eventbrite has tripled in recent years, from 2000 in 2016 to more than 6000 in 2018, making it the city with the most yoga events on […]. From bikram in Balham to hatha in Holborn, with the odd downward dog in Barking, London is home to millions of yoga enthusiasts.

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GEVME

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Ross Barker, Commercial Director of The Meetings Show, speaker – BE @ Penang 2019 Official Show Partner: Since its inception in 2016, BE @ Penang has quickly become an integral gathering for those in the business events sector looking to strengthen relationships and build new connections within the region. .

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We talked to Cathy Breden, CMP, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), about how the exhibitions sector performed in 2017, what she expects for 2018, and the one trend business event organizers should keep an eye on: . percent — which had not happened since the last quarter of 2016.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 30, 2019

For three years in a row from 2016 to 2018, the destination won the “World’s most sustainable meeting and event destination” That was the place, and I now think this is the time. I posted about volunteers back in 2016. My subject: Sustainability at events, is more than reducing plastics and paper use.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Carlo joined Farnborough International as head of sales for the venue in 2016 following a very successful tenure at Arsenal Football Club where he led sales and event operations at the Emirates Stadium.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S. 2018 attendance vs. 2017 attendance — +5 percent compared to +3.6 30 — is that the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After taking Think to the Australia and New Zealand market in 2016 and 2017, GPJ wanted to kick things up a notch for 2018. When we started the journey in 2016, we set out to challenge our audience to think differently about what was possible when technology and humanity came together. Data Capture.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Austin, Texas-based company, launched in 2018, allows users to procure buses, track payments, and manage riders. 3,360 NOLA DMC Launched in 2016, this New Orleans destination management company specializes in the design and implementation of events, activities, tours, transportation, and program logistics. 5000 list.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 7, 2020

Rhiân is no stranger to the RHH, having worked in the sales team from December 2016 to June 2018, latterly alongside Lorraine. In June 2018, Rhiân moved to The Royal Horticultural Society’s special events team where she managed its flagship Gala and preview evenings.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The report analyzed the gender diversity of more than 60,000 event speakers over a five-year period, from 2013 to 2018. In 2016, 70 percent of all speakers were male versus 30 percent female. We recently released the results of our first ever “Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report.”

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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. IHG predicted that Vignette Collection has the potential to capture 1.5 million guest rooms and 100 hotels globally over the next decade.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2021

During her tenure at Coconut Grove, Sanchez was awarded 2018 Leader of the Year, 2017 Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association Inn Key—Spa Hospitality Leadership Award and 2016 Five Star Employee of the Year. This follows her position as assistant spa director for The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The events company began to struggle and was wound up 7 years later in October 2018. Linn Rooney was appointed as the de jure director of the events company in November 2016 but left the day-to-day running of the business to her husband, despite knowing he was banned from doing so.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 26, 2020

The CCD has won 45 industry awards including: Green Tourism and Entertainment Award, The Green Awards, 2020 World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre, World Travel Awards, 2019 and 2017 Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre, World Travel Awards, 2017 and 2018 Silver Healthy Venue accreditation, World Obesity Federation, (..)

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Greatest career accomplishments: I would have to say that being named as a PCMA Visionary Award Professional Excellence finalist for Meeting Professional of the Year in 2018 was an epic in terms of career accomplishments. Registration revenue increased by 11 percent in 2017 and by 7 percent in 2018.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

She has been voted one of the top 100 movers and shakers in the UK Event Industry 2016 and a top 10 Event Industry social media influencer. Awarded as one of the top 100 women who inspire and innovate in 2018 by Smart Meetings Magazine. She’s also the co-founder and the 2018 President of the Association for Women in Events (AWE).

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Event Industry News

MAY 17, 2019

The survey of over 300 corporate buyers covered the party choices of over 39,000 guests in the 2018 season, with the average spend per guest showing a healthy year-on-year increase of 4%, to £92.51 + VAT. Both of these point towards the ongoing trend to more informal seasonal celebrations.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2019

Since 2016, Manchester-born social enterprise, Foodinate, has partnered with restaurants and event venues to fight food poverty in the UK and bring hot, nourishing meals to people in need in deprived local communities. After celebrating reaching the 10,000-meal mark in January 2018, the meal-for-meal initiative has seen exponential growth.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Respondents to Convene’s Meetings Market Survey 2018 reported that, on average, attendance at their largest convention/meeting exposition in 2018 was 4,320 people, making 2018 the second year in a row the average number has dropped from the 2016 high of 5,211.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Chadwick is executive chef for Chatham Bars Inn in Massachusetts, marking a return from 2016, when he worked as executive sous chef for the property. Before making his way back, Chadwick worked as executive chef at Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We talked to Cathy Breden, CMP, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), about how the exhibitions sector performed in 2017, what she expects for 2018, and the one trend business event organizers should keep an eye on: . percent — which had not happened since the last quarter of 2016.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Eighty-eight percent of respondents to Convene’s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey said that it was more difficult for potential event registrants to obtain visas in 2018 than in 2017. The graphics below illustrate other results from the survey relating to international meetings and attendees.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

For every dollar spent on face-to-face meetings and business events in 2016, it generated an additional $1.60 The findings underscore that in order to expand that impact in 2018 and beyond, the events industry will need assistance from the government to make sure that attendees from outside the U.S. in benefits to the U.S.

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