Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

While travel numbers continue to grow, the events industry has been forever changed since Covid stopped the world in 2019 and giving back to the community is a priority for the travel, hospitality and event professionals as we enter the new year. Travel took place in Orlando this past June and going green was the focus.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Sarah Soliman Daudin, DES, 31, works in Orlando as p resident and CEO of Soliman Productions, Inc. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Daudin discusses her passion for the events industry. . The post 2019 40 Under 40: Sarah Soliman Daudin, DES, Soliman Productions, Inc. Connect with Daudin on Instagram. .

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) wrapped up its 2019 annual conference at Four Seasons Houston with a pledge to increase the visibility of the association globally. The business meeting ended with a gala dinner honoring those who have advanced the field. PRA Orlando won Best Tour Program.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Last Updated November 29, 2019. Ready for the most authoritative list of 2019 women in tech events on the internet? We've created a thorough directory of the top women in tech conferences happening in 2019. We've created a thorough directory of the top women in tech conferences happening in 2019. January Events.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. 37 • Director of Education and Meetings. 35 • Director, Meetings & Conventions. 34 • Meeting Planner.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

After powerful Hurricane Ida swept through New Orleans on August 29, several meeting groups had decisions to make—and quickly—about whether to proceed with their events in the city in the days and weeks that followed. Orlando is the number-one destination utilized by our customers, so we feel it is an excellent location for our program.”.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

With a focus on creating a better experience for business travelers and innovating the industry for meeting professionals, Hilton will be opening three new hotels under a new brand. More : 8 Hotels Boosting Guest Experiences in 2019. of meeting space per key. Each hotel will have no less than 500 guest rooms and 75 sq.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board announced a partnership with Clear Health Pass and Co.Protect branded protective equipment to help meeting professionals create frictionless solutions for establishing and executing protocols. “We Even as in-person meetings make a return, clients have come to expect virtual venue tours.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

An excited 2,449 attendees took to Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando over four days, a 5% increase in attendance from 2019, according to the association. “It The post Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You can’t make a list of meetings industry thought leaders without including Michael Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International. And when you think about in-demand educators, Dominguez is at the top of that list, too, with his data-driven sessions detailing the meeting and incentive-travel landscape.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2022

higher than in Q1 2019, continuing a trend of three consecutive quarters in which visitation rates exceeded pre-Covid levels. during Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021 and were down from Q1 2019 by 5.5%. million (+112.2%), followed closely by Orlando International with 5.8 What It Means for Meeting Planners. Visitation was 1.4%

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Profiles on five woman chefs of color leading the culinary industry Chef Alice Seo, DM of Wolfgang Puck Catering in Seattle, was one of five incredible woman chefs of color in a leadership position who spoke to Smart Meetings about their careers. In 2019, she was promoted to chef de partie at Capa; in 2020, sous chef. You can do both!

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Expo Logic

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Expo Logic is excited to participate in the Community Brands user conference, Xperience 2019, and we want to see you there! Come visit Xperience 2019 and learn more about event technology trends and updates at what is expected to be one of the best technology conferences of the year. Xperience 2019. November 10-13, 2019.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The year 2019 is almost upon us. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Business meetings and similar events are quite grueling, with goals and deadlines to be met at every turn.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JUNE 13, 2019

It’s time to celebrate the best in the industry at the Cvent Excellence Awards for Meetings, Events, and Hospitality! These honors will put the spotlight on our customers on July 9th, 2019 during Cvent CONNECT in Las Vegas. ” 2019 Cvent Excellence Awards Nominees. BCD Meetings & Events. Meetings Destination.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

How to positively impact social conditions in destinations with politics that don’t align Flashback to 2019. Offering event attendees peace of mind via an option to donate to bettering the destinations they visit, Gerstmann says, tells them their meeting hosts “know that they understand their concerns.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It is designed for meetings with more than 25 travelers and integrates with GDS and API/Direct Connect booking channels in addition to SWABIZ. Southwest first attended the massive meetings industry convention in 2022 and was a bit overwhelmed by the interest in advances to the legacy manual process. “We ROUTE NETWORK UPDATE ALERT!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The entire cast of characters has a busy 2019 to look forward to. Here’s a roundup of the latest meeting developments at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. . Disney Meetings Rebrands as Disney Meetings & Events. of meeting space.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 9, 2022

Late April was a popular time for revisiting the hotel tax in several meetings-heavy cities. percent state sales tax, individual travelers and meeting groups will soon pay a total of 15.25 And we lose out to Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, and New Orleans, who offer better, more modern facilities.". Combined with the 9.25-percent

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 10, 2019

The Cvent Excellence Awards feature 12 unique categories which reflect the wide impact technology has on the meetings, events, and hospitality ecosystem. The 2019 winners include: Meetings and Events. BCD Meetings & Events. Strategic Meetings Management Program of the Year. Cvent’s Top Meetings Destination.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Stanfield previously worked as general manager at Hilton Buenos Aires, during which the property was awarded national and international awards, including Argentina’s Best MICE Hotel in 2020 and the World Travel Awards in 2019 and 2020. He’s also worked in leading roles with Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and Washington Hilton in D.C.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

You can find the most detailed implementation in Chapter 18 of my 2019 book, Event Crowdsourcing. Frequent and well-designed small group work is the key to creating active learning and connection at any meeting. Zoom allows facilitators to speedily split a meeting into up to 50 separate sessions. Learn about The Three Questions.

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

Searching for the best customer success conferences to attend in 2019? In 2019, customer success is a big deal. But you'll have to attend in 2020 as the 2019 event has already wrapped. While the 2019 event has already concluded, you can sign up to receive updates on next year's conference. Look no further.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. For the first time since 2019, more than 14,000 domestic and international associates came together in person for a singularly inspiring experience. Case Study: Orlando’s 3-Day Virtual FAM. Case Study: 2019 IRF Invitational Pumped Up the Wow. In a word, partnerships.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2018

When far from home, traveling through airports, and trying to get to meetings with as little fuss as possible, convenience takes on an all-powerful meaning for attendees. With modern design and a seven-story atrium, it brings a touch of style to down-to-business meetings. More: New & Renovated: Water Lapping at Your Toes.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

International hospitality group Accor appointed Erney executive director of global sales for meetings, incentives and industry relations. She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a way for properties to meet the tech and design expectations of today’s groups and other guests, hotels are constantly reinventing themselves. Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek recently unveiled the $4 million renovation of all 400 of its guest rooms. of meeting space.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2022

On some days, the map for the meetings and events industry recovery may look more like a Sorry game board winding back on itself with danger at every turn than a superhighway smoothly delivering delegates and ideas to their desired outcome, but meeting professionals are not alone on the journey back from pandemic times. Casandra Matej.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. His over 25 years of experience include leadership roles at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate, and the Wyndham Grand Resort in Rio Mar Puerto Rico.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2023

Annotti previously worked for the hotels as senior sous chef since 2019. Ozdemir has a lengthy history with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, most recently as banquet manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando. The post Smart Moves: Food and Beverage appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” That’s a huge difference from where we were in 2019.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

They discussed their perspectives on the evolution of tourism, including: Guests, including meeting attendees, are expecting more out of their vacation experiences. Travel Association travel spending in April was 3% higher than in April 2019–the highest it’s been since the start of the pandemic. Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The association wanted to move forward with its event originally scheduled for July 31-August 3 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, but FAMP had some challenges to overcome first. In 2019, FAMP drew 1,500 attendees and 140 booths. 9-12 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, FAMP 2020 attracted 500 attendees and 40 exhibitors.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This move marks a return to Visit Mesa for Shircel, having worked as its public relations and communication intern in 2019. The post Smart Moves in California, Arizona and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Shircel has been on Visit Mesa’s communications team for two years, most recently as its media relations specialist.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

More : PRA Orlando, Destinos India Among Winners of 2018 SITE Crystal Awards. A print collateral piece, complete with commentary from incentive industry thought leaders, will be launched at IMEX Frankfurt in May 2019. The post The Bangkok Manifesto Embraces Social Responsibility appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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