Event Industry News

JUNE 24, 2019

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has announced the shortlist for its coveted miaList 2019. The prestigious miaList 2019 will feature 10 names alongside dedicated ‘Leadership’ and ‘Rising Star’ honours. Find out more about each of the shortlisted nominees here: www.mia-uk.org/miaList-2019-Shortlist.

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Tagvenue

MAY 30, 2019

Online Venue Booking Makes Waves in London Business Tagvenue, one of the world’s fastest growing … London Meetings & Conferences Report 2019 Read More ».

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Event Certificate

MARCH 3, 2022

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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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2021

Make Venues has seen more than £1m of confirmed meetings business across its three sites, since the unveiling of the UK roadmap in March. The group believes that it is this investment that have contributed to the £1m figure, which includes bookings across training, meetings, conferences and hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2019

Take it from me, someone with more than eight years experience on the Hill planning association and government relations events: avoid these top five mistakes and your efforts to book meetings on the Hill will be more successful. Mistake 1: Requesting A Meeting Too Far In Advance. Mistake 2: Being Inflexible With Availability.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 15, 2022

A hot topic during last week’s Hotel Data Conference was booking the right balance between leisure business travelers. Hint: A new meeting pattern could help groups having a difficult time at the negotiating table.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright The precise mixture of authentic connections, elevated experiences and innovative ideas is Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright’s recipe for making everyone feel at home when they come together to get business done.

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Event Industry News

JULY 4, 2022

The results showed that only 12% of buyers had booked a Christmas Party and only 2% are not holding a party. We therefore advise those with approval to move quickly with their booking, with so many more approvals likely to follow from others over the summer months.”. Formal dining remains favourite.

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Event Certificate

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

We have rounded up a list of 10 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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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The leading event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry, The Meetings Show , met with its advisory board in October to discuss the future of the show and the future of events. For The Meetings Show, delegate engagement will also be a key focus in 2019. I think that’s quite challenging.”.

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Skift

AUGUST 19, 2019

Attendees at business conference in 2019. QnA Summit / Flickr Skift Take: The hotel industry has had a tough time improving the painful process of selling event space and room blocks to meeting planners. Perhaps this deal is a sign the sector is finally ready to invest in meaningful change to help repair the ecosystem.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . Frustration with the current state of sourcing meetings predates the global pandemic. There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. sidebar] Small Meeting DIY Solutions Emerging.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 5, 2022

The results showed that only 12% of buyers had booked a Christmas Party and only 2% are not holding a party. We therefore advise those with approval to move quickly with their booking, with so many more approvals likely to follow from others over the summer months.”. Formal dining remains favourite.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s expected that meetings in Q3 or Q4 will outperform those held in the first half of this year. A lot of meetings operating in Q1 and Q2 ended up extending their early-bird deadlines multiple times. Attendees will not be motivated to save $100 for registering early when you have the same cancellation policy as 2019.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

From predictions for 2019 and expenses payments to mental health, the HBAA delivered a packed programme to a capacity audience at its latest Members Meeting, held recently at the Crowne Plaza Solihull. The average daily rate (ADR) is expected to increase in 2019, with London experiencing an 0.8

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2022

name: Meet Events Ltd Date formed: July 2019 (8 months before Covid!) Leadership: Des Mclaughlin, Managing Director of Meet Events previously owned HBI which he sold in 2009, (2 weeks before the financial crash. Des was then MD of Grass Roots Meetings and Events which was subsequently bought by BCD.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. In fact, the industry’s audience is expected to surpass even 2019 levels in the coming years. billion by 2030.”

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Five Convene editors looked back over 2018, asking this question: What’s one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on in 2019? So far, we’ve mostly relied on good manners to impel people to put boundaries around their smartphone use during meetings. Big Data Is Facing a Reckoning. Michelle Russell, Editor in Chief.

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Eventory

JANUARY 29, 2019

2019 is here with its event calendar full of the best marketing conferences waiting for you to attend them. You get the chance to meet fellow specialists, discuss the new trends and share experiences. Top 25 best marketing conferences in 2019. 1 Marketing Insights Event 2019. When: 6-7 February 2019. February. #1

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

Cvent, a meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today released its annual list of the Top Meeting Destinations for meetings and events in Europe. For the fifth consecutive year, London retained its number one ranking as the most popular destination for business meetings and events. Areas of interest.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 22, 2019

After event organizers manage to motivate attendees to register for a program, they face another — and arguably, more challenging — hurdle: getting them to book a room at one of the hotel properties in the official hotel block. Money, however, is not the only deciding factor when it comes to booking rooms.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 29, 2018

The City’s prominence as a global business and financial capital, as well as its vibrant mix of arts and culture, history and renowned attractions, makes it a can’t-miss destination for meetings and events. Our newly redesigned website is the number one resource for planning meetings and events in New York City from start to finish.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2019 is set to be a big year for the events industry, which according to the Events are GREAT Britain report is now estimated to be worth a staggering £39.1bn. Meetings and events that offer healthy activities as part of the programme will boost attendees’ endorphins and help generate positive moods. There are some 1.3m

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Event Industry News

JULY 11, 2022

NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau has reported signs of recovery for the meetings and events industry in the North East. From April 2019 to April 2022, the convention bureau has facilitated a 73% increase in confirmed enquiries for meetings, events and conferences, with figures from May this year almost at full recovery from 2019.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We asked our community of meeting professionals what online tools they rely on to stay productive in the office and on the road. Psst, if you like this article, check out 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized and Free Meditation Apps for Event Planners on the Go ). Email is so 2019. Slack : Tops for chatting.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I discovered that people love the format, and that led to writing the book 10 years ago.

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Attendease

AUGUST 20, 2020

According to Business of Apps , Zoom daily peak of participants rose from 10M in December 2019 to over 300M in April 2020. And so, event planners saw themselves with another challenge: to find a reliable and secure solution to meet their demands, without the downsides from the Zoom platform. Donut may be a great solution for you.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 8, 2019

Today we are giving you an exclusive sneak peek into our 2019 #EventIcons show line up. What do you want to see from #EventIcons in 2019? And now for the main topic in the episode below, #EventIcons 2019 Sneak Peak! We are going live from Go West 2019, which I also believe will be our first Canadian Live Show!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

“We have not been [here] before,” said MGM senior vice president of MGM Resorts International Mike Dominguez, in a recent Smart Meetings webinar , referring to the state of the hotel industry going into 2019. As 2018 comes to a close, Dominguez shared some insights into what he sees for the future of the meetings industry.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The costs of holding a meeting or convention have skyrocketed, but most planners find their budgets just aren’t budging—at least, not enough. Somehow, though, they don’t seem to understand that those same pressures are raising costs for almost every line item in the 2023 meetings budget. Need to Cut the Meeting Budget?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2019

Expedia, Priceline, hotel websites, Airbnb, and more — the number of ways to book a hotel room for a meeting continues to expand. To devise a new strategy, Hilton Worldwide, NYC & Company, and the PCMA Foundation are working together to support research to better understand what shapes attendee booking behaviors.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Charlotte Hammerbeck, Director, Meetings Technology at GSK. As Director, Meetings Technology, Charlotte Hammerbeck drives the use of systems and processes to simplify and improve the way GSK plans and delivers its events across the organisation. Michael Shapiro, Editor, Technology, Northstar Meetings Group. Areas of interest.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

Meeting professionals often find themselves managing multiple priorities. Meeting planners, especially, are required to balance time management, self-management and effective allocation of resources. In 2019, make a resolution to practice the art of doing one thing at a time. That is simply the nature of our work today.

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2019 will offer lots of events of all kinds but it will be especially rich in advertising conferences and marketing related events. Therefore, dig in this article, which highlights 50 ad events and best marketing conferences to attend in 2019, to make your planning process much easier. . When: 6-8 January 2019.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Leading online venue resource, venuedirectory.com, has announced a 35% growth in enquiry volumes for meeting space for the last week of August. This data comes from our 100+ booking channels that we serve and should be seen as a sign of growing confidence.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Stephie Young, CMP, works in Columbus, Ohio, as v ice president/director of event services at Advanced Meeting Solutions, Inc. As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Young discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do outside of work: In my spare time, I read inspiring books. Connect with Young on Twitter.

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