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Event-Tech at the Winter Olympic Games 2018: Part-1

Hubilo Blog

A country known to be a technology hub, the home of revolutionary tech-giants such as Samsung , Hyundai and LG Electronics , South Korea is playing host to one of the most tech-forward events recorded in history, the 2018 Winter Olympics. Visit the official PyeongChang 2018 event website to check it out for yourself.

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Los Angeles is the New Sports Capital of the World

Smart Meetings

Over Los Angeles Sunday, April 29, 2018. The city was recently selected as a candidate host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the official host of the Summer Olympics in 2028. Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, many of the other venues are also undergoing major renovations—such as the STAPLES Center and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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Guest Blog: The 7 MICE hotspots of tomorrow revealed

Event Industry News

In April 2018, the MENA Hotel Benchmark Survey Report revealed that Abu Dhabi attained the highest hotel occupancy figures of any Gulf Cooperation Council city, with an impressive rate of 87.9% — climbing 4.7% each year to 2028. There’s already strong evidence that the strategy is working. year-over-year.

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Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability

PCMA Convene

Already, Paris 2024 has achieved a new benchmark in this category — 95 percent of the venues for the Games will utilize existing or temporary structures, the highest percentage of any previous Olympic Games. For Paris 2024, venues have been cherrypicked for their proximity to public transport — even beyond Paris. The result?

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

SmartMeetings

These ambitious goals contributed to the City of Angels winning the bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympics. National Figure Skating Championships in January, one month ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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The 10 Best Event Management Presentations for Planners & Marketers

Social Tables

19 Event Trends for 2019 19 Event Trends Shaking Up Group Business & Meetings in 2019 from Social Tables An annual Social Tables tradition, our event trends report predicts the biggest changes to hit both planners and venues in the year ahead. Don’t want to watch? We used the content to create an event trends blog post too!)