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The 2019 Guide to Event Marketing: Strategies, Ideas, and Examples

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But it’s not easy — event planning requires a supreme level of organization, time management, and communication skills that can’t be learned from a book. The post The 2019 Guide to Event Marketing: Strategies, Ideas, and Examples appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog. Whether you’re just starting out […].

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Here’s Where Business Meetings and Travel Are Being Booked

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That’s according to predictive data company Adara , which reports that both those Western cities are down only 29 percent for business trips booked in the last two months as compared to same period in 2019. Los Angeles and Atlanta are next in the Top 10, each down 35 percent as compared to 2019.

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Southwest Commits to Groups with Simplified Booking, Investment in Routes and People

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Dave Harvey, vice president and chief sales officer for the airline, explained that the new product makes booking and/or changing names for group flights—something that could have taken weeks of manual confirmations, approvals and information gathering in the past—a self-service task with the potential to be condensed into a few minutes.

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Accor Rolls Out Direct Tool for Booking Meetings

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The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. Each hotel’s control lies in the total inventory of rooms and space it makes available” for direct booking over a given set of dates.

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

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Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. What They’re Booking : Small meetings and local events are coming back first, followed by regional and then national events. San Francisco and Chicago. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Are Hotels Missing Out as Instant Booking for Meetings Grows?

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20 December 2019: Eighth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Abu Dhabi. UNIS Vienna / Flickr Skift Take: As instant booking grows slowly among hotel chains, more boutique venues and co-working spaces are finding traction on digital sourcing platforms.

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12 Books Every Event Planner Should Be Reading in 2022

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We have rounded up a list of 12 favorite event planning books from some of the best authors in the industry. These books provide a comprehensive list of materials covering topics from event planning logistics to business promotion. There are many ways to learn event and wedding planning. This can […].

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