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International Tourism Decline: Spillover Effect on Meetings?

PCMA Convene

A report from Tourism Economics reveals that, while international travel increased by six percent in 2018, the U.S. continued to lose market share last year as international travel expanded 6 percent globally across all world regions,” Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, told Convene. saw a fraction of that growth.

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TWT: Survey Says Pent-up Demand for Meetings Conflicts with Corporate Cuts

Smart Meetings

A new survey from JD Power, US Travel and Tourism Economics (an Oxford Economics company), shows good news for meetings, albeit in tandem with a lag on behalf of corporate to allocate funds for meeting and business travel. And 1 in 5 cite the fact that these events are not occurring at all due to the pandemic.”.

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5 Reasons Why Connect 2019 Was Our Biggest and Best Event

Connect Your Meetings

All 4,000 of the attendees at Connect 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, can attest that this year’s conference was our best. If you missed the show, sign up now for Connect 2020 in New Orleans (Aug. Trade Show Madness. If you scored business from the show, tell us by emailing mswenson@connectmeetings.com.

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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

Smart Meetings

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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Experts: Professionally Planned Meetings Are Safe—and Necessary

Smart Meetings

Representatives of the Let’s Meet There Coalition , the U.S. Tourism Economics highlighted the value of domestic business travel to the U.S. jobs in 2019. Tourism Economics shared a new analysis identifying the relationship between business travel and corporate performance for 14 industries over the past 26 years.

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25+ Must-Attend Events for Event Professionals in 2019

Hubilo Blog

With the year 2019 round the corner, event professionals must be already busy with the planning of the set of events to plan and visit in the next year. Want to make a list of places to visit in 2019? There you go with your tourism planning all done! Attend the LTW 2019 from 10th to 16th June. Dreamforce 2019.

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Smart Moves in San Diego, New York and More

Smart Meetings

She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. Laura McIver Laura McIver McIver takes on the role of general manager at Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection.

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