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Incentive Travel is Changing; Here’s What You Need to Know

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What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. Business events and hotel group room bookings are nearly half of what they were in 2019. As a result, travel planners are shifting the focus to their budgets and contracts with third parties. Costs are changing and budgets must follow suit.

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State of Virtual Meeting Tools

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He pointed out that virtual events have always been a critical part of the marketing mix, but old-school webinars have been put on “steroids” and are now much better at delivering Return on Attention (RoA) as new features are “humanizing” remote experiences by giving people the tools to react, express their feelings and play.

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Get Smart! There Was Never a Better Time to Up Your Game

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Amy Calvert has led EIC as CEO since 2019, and while a recent industry survey by Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) indicated CMPs earn on average $10,000 more annually than those without certification, she also stresses another reward—community. “I’m I took six weeks, then a refresher just before the exam.”.

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