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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

Sustainable Luxury Sustainability is a topic constantly at the center of meetings and events industry conversation and it’s evolving as more than a trend to become a revolution of eco-friendly awareness in business standards of practice.

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Palatable Progress: The Power of Culinary Travel Experiences

PCMA Convene

Earlier this year, the World Food Travel Association published a list of the top 10 predictions for the food tourism industry in 2020, drawn partly from changes brought on by COVID-19. Delving into the roots of the foods that we eat in the U.S. can bring up parts of our history that are messy and uncomfortable.

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Considerations when making hospitality innovations fit for purpose

Prestige Events Magazine

Changing the culture throughout the hotel has been a key priority and we have spent a great deal of time over the years working on the business’s values, brand and strategy; building on our passionate people, excellent service, innovation and sustainability.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. Further, it has the lowest VAT rates in Europe and a high commitment to sustainability. Commitment to sustainability.

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Hawai’i Convention Center Commits to Conservation

PCMA Convene

Dana Edmunds/Hawaii Tourism Authority). Meeting planners who hold events at the convention center have numerous options designed to increase efficiency and sustainably handle event-generated waste. In 2018, the venue launched its groundbreaking Ho’omalu? Green Building Council.

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How One Conference Went Meatless

PCMA Convene

When Kimberly Smith was reviewing attendee feedback following the 2016 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference & Expo, she kept coming across the same complaint: The event’s F&B options had left attendees with a bad taste in their mouth. The feedback, she said, “was a wakeup call.