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Mike Dominguez: Hotel, F&B Prices Aren’t Going Down, and Other Predictions for 2023

Smart Meetings

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! Hotels are charging more, but profitability is the same as in 2019,” Dominguez said. We’re paying for more labor. There’s a need.”.

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B2B events set to bounce back strongly after COVID-19, reveals survey of senior marketeers

Event Industry News

“Post C OVID-19 – The Future of B2B Events”: Space Global’s international survey of c.500 500 senior B2B marketeers shows there is light at the end of the tunnel for the B2B events industry. Marketeers expect to be able to re-engage with events from October, after spend on B2B events recorded an 80% fall in Q2 2020.

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VFS Global announced as official UK ticket reseller for Expo 2020 Dubai

Event Industry News

Customers travelling to the UAE during Expo 2020 can simply visit their nearest VFS Global Visa Application Centre in the GCC, India, China, Russia, UK and Germany to plan their trip, leverage VFS Global’s services and reserve their Expo 2020 tickets.

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Holiday Events and Cyber Sales for Company Celebrations, Gifting

Smart Meetings

Just for you, tourism bureaus and hospitality professionals are hanging holly, preparing their spaces to host events and—beginning Black Friday and Cyber Monday—sales for holiday business travelers. Here are some of the best experiences and Cyber sales on hotels and the most festive corporate-friendly events and giftable trips of the season.

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The ultimate incentive experience A–Z: interview with Heidi Legein, Managing Director at The MICE Guru

The MICE

During the past months of the lockdown, Heidi has been actively promoting her destination and inspiring and educating fellow event professionals about Norway. She has also felt encouraged to keep thinking about international travel and ensure that events are still being planned, rather than cancelling them. But what is an incentive?

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Face-to-Face Meetings: An Antidote for Loneliness

PCMA Convene

In Norway, which ranked third in the United Nations Sustainable Development 2019 World Happiness Report, 16 percent of the population reported that they are “haunted by loneliness every day,” according to Karen Dolva, CEO and co-founder of No Isolation, a Norwegian startup that makes connection a priority. Reduce uncertainty.

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