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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

Event Industry News

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Vienna, Austria (-/-). Moscow, Russia (6/-).

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27 New Hotels Make 2018 Forbes Five Star List

SmartMeetings

It may surprise some to know that, as always, the just-announced 2018 ratings are heavily weighted to service standards rather than facility quality. “ The post 27 New Hotels Make 2018 Forbes Five Star List appeared first on Smart Meetings. Forbes Five Star is rarefied territory, and 27 new hotels are now on it.

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3 Trends Shaping Events: Immersive Sound, Microadventures, and ‘Reformatted’ Department Stores

PCMA Convene

Convene’s editors each chose three trends from Wunderman Thompson’s report and connected them to meetings and events. The World Congress for Psychotherapy was on the right track when it offered “Freudian Walks” during its 2018 meeting. Department Stores Reformatted.

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Check Out this Baker’s Dozen of New #ThePreferredLife Options

SmartMeetings

Preferred Hotels & Resorts , the world’s largest independent hotel brand, has announced 13 new properties scheduled to launch in 2018. Steps from the famous Printer’s Alley in downtown Nashville , the nine-story Bobby Hotel will open in spring of 2018, featuring 144 guestrooms and suites. Bobby Hotel. Montage Los Cabos. PhilsPlace.

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Big ideas, innovative solutions, intimate setting at 2019 PCMA EduCon

Event Industry News

More than 800 business events professionals from a dozen countries joined EduCon in 2018, in comparison to PCMA’s annual Convening Leaders event which traditionally attracts around 4,500 attendees. EduCon provides focused sessions that help me with my relationships with colleagues, clients and suppliers.

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5 Reasons Virtual Events Will Become More Relevant in the Coming Years

Hubilo Blog

In May 2018, the world was glued to screens to watch Warren Buffett’s comments at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s meeting. The pandemic cut off the possibility to gather together overnight, but the desire to meet up did not stop. It’s human nature to want to build relationships and meet in person.

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New Event Formats and What They Mean for Business Networking

Converve

(updated 18 July 2018). For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. " Briefly put: you meet and work together (or separated from each other) at one location.