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3 Event Management Trends You Need to Know for 2018

Capterra Event Management

It’s good to keep up with current events, but it’s even better to prepare for how they will affect you in the future. Luck favors the prepared, especially the prepared event planner that knows what’s happening in their industry. Here are three key event management trends that you need to keep in mind for 2018.

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8 Important Lessons to Take Away from Airline Missteps

SmartMeetings

Event professionals, like everyone else across the corporate spectrum, are finding out the hard way that brand intimacy is more important than ever. Airline food has earned a reputation for a reason and now isn’t even included in the price of the ticket any more. Space it Out. Space out chairs so attendees can spread out. Be SM Savvy.

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Market Trends Point to Strong Growth for Meeting Venues

Smart Meetings

Citing the higher occupancy numbers, IACC CEO Mark Cooper says, “The figures predicted are showing that conference- and meeting-focused venues are, for the first time in at least five years, in line with the wider lodging market when it comes to occupancy rate.”. Unfortunately, this means higher prices for attendees.

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Orlando and DC Enhance Transportation Alternatives, Western Connections Could Follow

Smart Meetings

Getting everyone gracefully from point A to meeting B is one of the challenges event professionals wrestle with every day, even if those points are simply from airport to venue and back again. Cities across the country are unveiling public transit upgrades that may take the pain out of pursuing post-event pleasure.

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7 Tips to Keep Your Event Speakers Coming Back

Eventmobi

G2 Crowd is the leading website for online business software and service reviews, where Event Mobi ranks as a High Performer on the Summer 2018 Mobile Event Apps Report. Event speakers are essential to a successful event marketing strategy. How do you keep your event speakers happy? Because it gets results.

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Tips for Reducing Stress Before, During and After an Event

SmartMeetings

According to a report released by CareerCast, event planners made it to the top five on the list of “ The Most Stressful Jobs of 2018 ,” right after firefighters, police officers, enlisted military personnel and airline pilots. Before an Event. Every event planner must have a checklist. During an Event.

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Essential List: Top International Travel Apps of 2022

SmartMeetings

Events venues are seeing bookings return like it’s 2018 on a global scale. Lounge Key is for business travelers and event-ward planners who like to maximize that waiting time before their flight. Handy tools for the whole trip. Apple, Android, Windows. Stars on Google Play.

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