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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. Expenses for exhibitors at association trade shows have increased significantly while corporate marketing budgets have remained flat. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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75% of travel managers in Europe expect 2022 business travel volume to surpass 2019 levels according to new Cvent report

Event Industry News

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. Travel managers also source for meetings and events. · About the Study.

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5 Improvements for Event Registration Data Collection

Velvet Chainsaw

Data fields and pick lists should be normalized and updated across membership, meetings, subscriptions, and all of the organization’s other programs and services. Purchasing Influence/Role — Most conferences with a trade show collect data on annual budget, role in the purchasing process, and product/service interests.

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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

Smart Meetings

United Airlines called the increased desire to travel “a permanent structural change” rather than transitory pent-up demand. Business travel demand is also strong, due in part to the need for r emote workers to fly to meet with coworkers and clients. Just don’t call it a trade show,” he advised.

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Guest Blog: The 7 MICE hotspots of tomorrow revealed

Event Industry News

Besides exhibitions this multi-use complex can host conferences, product launches and meetings. It is fully equipped with the latest audio-visual technology, meeting rooms and break-out rooms. Set to open in summer 2019, the new ‘O2 universum’ is the perfect example. Czech Republic. each year to 2028.

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Top Event Agencies: The Ultimate Directory (2019)

Bizzabo

We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. They are known for planning epic events, creating amazing exhibits and organize engaging trade shows. BCD Meetings & Events.

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? Among the more intriguing events-industry developments of 2019 were bold moves made on the diversity and inclusion front. Sustainable initiatives became more common in the business events industry in 2019.

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