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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

In 2019, only ~13% of Twitter accounts were private.) (See the graph of my monthly website pageviews below.) By the end of the year, “Twitter” was declared the top word of 2009. Twitter felt like a magical place at the time. It was the first major social media platform where the majority of posts were public and searchable. (In

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River of Light hailed a shining success

Event Industry News

In comparison to 2019 pre-pandemic figures, footfall was up 4 per cent. Liverpool BID Company reported a significant increase in Church Street footfall day-on-day in comparison with 2019 – with the October event dates proving to be the busiest.

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TWT: Wobbly Travel Recovery, Flight Delays and Hotel Boom

Smart Meetings

trillion (in 2019 dollars, adjusted for inflation) will be spent on travel in the United States in 2022, but this is still 10% below 2019 levels and 16% below where it should have been in 2022, if not for the pandemic. June 12-18, 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*): Occupancy: 71.8% (-4.8%).

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

Event Industry News

PCMA will deliver personalized education content with actionable outcomes, networking opportunities and fresh approaches to solving industry issues during 2019 EduCon, June 25-28 in Los Angeles. EduCon 2019 is attracting high-profile business events professionals from association, corporate and healthcare sectors, including Walmart Inc.,

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Even with Staffing Issues, Hotels See Strong Rate Gains

MeetingsNet

February and March stats show guest-room rates considerably higher than the same period in 2019. percent lower in February and March 2023 than in February and March 2019—but average daily rates were 14 to 20 percent higher in Q1 2023 versus Q1 2019. Here’s an interesting conundrum: Hotel-room occupancy rates in the top 25 U.S.

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The AMR Top 20 exhibition organisers by exhibition-organising revenue 2020

Event Industry News

Comparison between 2019 & 2020. Therefore, this year’s AMR Top 20 is a snapshot and not representative of longer-term market positions.”. He adds, “We can expect to see further changes next year as organisers’ experience different levels of recovery.”.

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New Year, New Gear – Protec reflects on 2018 and gives us an insight into what to expect in 2019

Event Industry News

One that springs to mind is the ground breaking ceremony for Qiddiya, the famous Saudi Arabian giga-project which is set to make all existing global entertainment destinations look minute in comparison. Evelyn Truter – Marketing Programme & Project Manager – Xerox International Operations.

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