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Meeting-Budget Woes, by the Numbers

MeetingsNet

Maritz Global Events released its Industry Trends Report at IMEX America with some eye-popping data on the rising cost of hotels, airfares, F&B, and other event-budget elements. If your meetings budget has kept up with price increases over the past few years, you’re among the lucky.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Can ‘Broken’ U.S. Airlines Be Fixed? Senate Hearing Spotlights Consumer Frustrations, Airline Accountability

Smart Meetings

Flight disruptions have become the norm rather than the exception, and when things go wrong–as they so often do now–we are at the mercy of the airlines’ own Contracts of Carriage, rules written by and most assuredly for the airlines. consumer complaints were already 603% higher than in November 2019. Meeting Planners Takeaway U.S.

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A Sustainability Pulse Check for Events

PCMA Convene

According to the “ 2024 Speaking Industry Benchmark Report ,” sustainability comes in tenth on a list of 17 relevant speaking topics — between technology and human rights — that organizers are planning their events around this year. We’ll start with whether climate change is being incorporated in the program content.

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The power of events knows no boundaries: New report from ICC Wales explores the value of face-to-face meetings

Prestige Events Magazine

ICC Wales has today launched its report into the positive and lasting impact of the events industry on a global scale. The report features forewords from Rt. The report also demonstrates how the events sector aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. But it’s not enough to look at obvious measures of success.

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Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda

Smart Meetings

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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What’s Next for the Meetings Market: A Detailed Picture

MeetingsNet

American Express Meetings & Events used the IMEX America show to present its latest forecast for the meetings and events landscape based on survey results from 500 planners. The full version of the 2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast can be found here.

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Planning Events In 2022: The Pandemic Is Over, But Don’t Plan Like It’s 2019

Endless Events

And to the Event Brew hosts, they often look identical to 2019. She notes that, indeed, some events look a lot like 2019 in 2022. The Powerful Return To 2019 Might Leave Some Behind. In his view, events look the same as they did in 2019. . But is that a good thing? According to this episode, not so much.

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