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How sustainable was COP 25 Madrid

Gallus Events

The UN Climate Conference took place in Madrid in Dec 2019. I decided to travel down from Barcelona to find out how sustainable was COP 25? . So what exactly is the business of events, doing to showcase a sustainable future for our industry? This was a huge event, but was it sustainable? degrees Celsius.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

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. Seville, Spain; 4. Honolulu; 5.

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75% of travel managers in Europe expect 2022 business travel volume to surpass 2019 levels according to new Cvent report

Event Industry News

Three quarters (75%) of respondents expect their organisation’s 2022 travel volume to eclipse 2019 levels, with more than a third (32%) citing they expect volumes to “increase significantly”. Areas that have increased in importance include vendor flexibility, environmental sustainability, and traveller preferences, among others.

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Over 200 artists come together for #LetTheMusicMove Brexit touring campaign

Event Industry News

In 2019, UK artists played almost four times as many shows across the EU than they did in North America – with these gigs and festival appearances sustaining 33,000 British jobs. The campaign notes now the UK is currently the second biggest exporter of music in the world, with Europe as our most important overseas market.

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2018 Education Conferences: The #1 Education Events Guide

Bizzabo

2019 Conferences. Barcelona, Spain. AASHE’s annual conference is the largest stage to share effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions which advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities. Barcelona, Spain. 2019 CONFERENCES. April Conferences. Start Date.

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Event Heroes: How MozCon Creates an Active and Engaged Community

Bizzabo

This month we spoke with Danielle Launders—Community Events Manager at Moz—about building an engaged event community, setting event goals, event hacks, Spain and more. Any new approaches you’re planning on for 2019 and beyond? But I’ll always have a soft spot for Spain. Danielle: That's so nice! Any favorite destinations?

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Holiday Events and Cyber Sales for Company Celebrations, Gifting

Smart Meetings

To cite but one packager, Tinggly , a travel company that organizes affordable, giftable and sustainable travel experiences around the world, has hundreds of new international excursions with all the wintry charm for welcoming whomever the cold brings in. The Saint-Barthelemy hotel opened in 2019, but this is its first Cyber sale.

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