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New Rules for Planning a Corporate Meeting in Cuba in 2019

Smart Meetings

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The category listed for planners and groups is “professional meetings.” Chamber of Commerce are some of the companies that organized their meetings in Havana in recent years.

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New Rules for Planning a Corporate Meeting in Cuba in 2019

Smart Meetings

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The category listed for planners and groups is “professional meetings.” Chamber of Commerce are some of the companies that organized their meetings in Havana in recent years.

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The 2020 CMI 25 in Pictures

MeetingsNet

In aggregate, the 2020 CMI 25 executed more than 165,000 corporate meetings and over 8,000 incentive travel programs in 2019, and those events used more than 15 million room-nights at hotels and resorts around the world. Gallery Slide description: ITA Group prides itself on keynotes that inform and inspire. Gating level.

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Case Studies

SmartMeetings

For the first time since 2019, more than 14,000 domestic and international associates came together in person for a singularly inspiring experience. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Case Study: Building a Better Onboarding Meeting.

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I Just Completed the First Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program in North America—Here’s What I Learned

SmartMeetings

Editor’s Note : Created in 2019, San Diego State University’s Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program was created in partnership between Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and San Diego State University’s L. As a group, we pivoted and navigated the coursework to adapt our careers and businesses in real time.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. There is a fear to commit in such a volatile environment,” she said, framing the reality of corporate planning today. “Now By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Business travelers set to see air fares rise by 8.4%, hotel rates by 8.2%, and car rental charges by 6.8% in 2023

Prestige Events Magazine

“Labor shortages across the travel and hospitality industry, rising raw material prices, and greater awareness for responsible travel are all having an impact on services, but predicted pricing is, on the whole, on par with 2019.”. Business travel airfares fell over 12% in 2020 from 2019 followed by an additional 26% decline in 2021.

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