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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

One trend clearly in their sights — and validated by a report by Tourism Economics published on Jan. According to Tourism Economics’ “U.S. International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S. International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S.

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What Does It Take to Land a Spot on the ‘Best Small City’ List?

PCMA Convene

Just Google “best cities list 2018,” and 471,000 results pop up. The recently released 2018 ranking is the second annual report Resonance has published to “quantify and benchmark the relative quality of place, reputation, and competitive identify for America’s large and small cities,” according to Resonance President and CEO Chris Fair.

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

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Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. That scenario is playing out now as San Diego and Comic-Con International work toward an agreement to keep the reigning king of all comic book conventions in its longtime home after the current deal expires in 2018.

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

SmartMeetings

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. That scenario is playing out now as San Diego and Comic-Con International work toward an agreement to keep the reigning king of all comic book conventions in its longtime home after the current deal expires in 2018.

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Customer Feedback: Rethinking the CAB Experience

PCMA Convene

In 2018, Bocherer felt that the time was right for an official board, and he turned to Michael Greto, owner of brand activation and event design firm The Chatt Hills Company, to outline plans for its first face-to-face meeting, Dec. Among those goals is to rise to the top of planners’ site-selection lists.

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A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career

SmartMeetings

Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management in 2019. The Events Industry Council 2018 Pacesetter Award winner shared some important lessons about future-proofing your job. Smart Meetings quizzed MPI Head of Meeting Innovation Jessie States, CMM, about the skills required for an “event-full” career for years to come.

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2019 ASAE Preview: 8 Ways to Enjoy Columbus, Ohio

Smart Meetings

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Posted by Smart Meetings on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

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