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Sustainability Briefs: 8 Developments in the Greening of Travel and Events

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Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • On Friday, April 21, the Sustainable Events Forum holds its fourth annual Earth Day for Event People , a free, 90-minute online event from 11:00-12:30 ET. Every effort counts. Register here. Sacramento; and Phoenix.

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WalletHub’s Top Vegan-friendly Cities for Meeting Makers

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Sustainability and accessibility are now essential ingredients for a meeting menu. In 2019, Orlando landed on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)’s Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities list, giving the city of 309,000 some serious foodie street-cred. Los Angeles: Meetings Meets Foodies.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

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Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. Los Angeles; 4. Chicago; 7.

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Recovery of business events gains momentum in 2022 Q2

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RFP activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer released today by the Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events industry.

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Top 25 Meeting Markets Seeing Uneven Recovery

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Further, Knowland’s forecast for meetings business in the biggest markets finds that Phoenix and Tampa will fully recover their 2019 event volume this year. For that segment, Deloitte finds that “spend is projected to reach 36 percent of 2019 levels by midyear, and 55 percent by the end of 2022.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

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The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. 2019 Technology Conferences. JANUARY 2019 TECH CONFERENCES.

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California: Meet Where Sustainable Innovation Lives

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California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.