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Meeting Planners Travel Report: United CEO Says Chaos Will Continue

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fewer flights than in 2019 and 0.9% “Our industry has been changed profoundly by the pandemic, and you can’t run the airline like it is 2019 or it will fail,” Kirby concluded. The post Meeting Planners Travel Report: United CEO Says Chaos Will Continue appeared first on Smart Meetings. fewer seats.

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Cvent unveils list of Top 25 Meeting Destinations in Europe for 2019

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Cvent, a meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today released its annual list of the Top Meeting Destinations for meetings and events in Europe. For the fifth consecutive year, London retained its number one ranking as the most popular destination for business meetings and events. Areas of interest.

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IBTM World smashes meeting results for 2021

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IBTM World has announced the results of its bespoke appointment matching process, achieving the same average number of appointments per Hosted Buyer and exhibitor as in 2019. We’re very much looking forward to being on the show floor in Barcelona feeling the buzz of business meetings and networking taking place again.”.

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Smart Moves in Qatar, London and More

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Prior to this, he was director of rooms at Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, as well as hotel manager task force for Viceroy Palm Jumeirah—Dubai and Viceroy Istanbul. She joined the team in 2012 as sales manager of national accounts, and was later promoted to director of citywide sales in 2019.

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Can Sunflowers Make Your Event More Inclusive?

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In 2019, airports outside the U.K. Sydney and Brisbane, Australia; Istanbul, Turkey; Dubai; Copenhagen, Denmark; Trieste, Italy; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Over the next few years, the campaign expanded throughout the U.K., and was adopted by airports, railroads, event venues (O2 in London, Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, etc.),

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Caesars Debuted New Spaces and Faces at IMEX

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New leaders and a renewed commitment to the power of meetings was on display. One of the chief storytellers at the booth was newly promoted Kelly Gleeson Smith, who took on the role of vice president of sales, meetings and events in early October. Some groups are smaller than they were in 2019; others are larger.

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UFI European Conference concludes on a high note, characterized by a sense of optimism for the future of the industry

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The power of meeting in person was plain to see as delegates were visibly happy to be able to reconnect after a long period apart to network, learn and share ideas. Tomasz Kobierski, CEO, Grupa MTP comments: “We were delighted to welcome the UFI community to Poznan, to meet in person once again after such a long time apart.