Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2020

International not-for-profit organisation, A Greener Festival (AGF), has announced the 37 recipients of “A Greener Festival Award” in 2019. Participants demonstrate beneficial sustainability practices, hitting the key areas including, but not limited to, transport, waste, power, water, ecosystems and local area impacts.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Johnston discusses her passion for the events industry. . Program components range from décor to offsite events, transportation, tours, entertainment and teambuilding. The post 2019 40 Under 40: Megan Johnston, Accent Indy appeared first on Connect Association.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Transportation providers from airlines to shuttle bus providers to shared ride services and taxis are all raising fees. Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector).

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2019 is set to be a big year for the events industry, which according to the Events are GREAT Britain report is now estimated to be worth a staggering £39.1bn. To complement this, providing healthy food options, to help sustain energy levels and keep attendees focused is also hot on the agenda for 2019. There are some 1.3m

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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. The top considerations when choosing your next bleisure event location includes safety, costs, access to all forms of transport, weather and climate, cultural impact, and availability of lodging.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

increase (forecast: 18.5%), ground transportation increased by 9.8% (forecast: 7.3%), and meetings and events, measured by the average cost per attendee per day, increased by 58.1% (forecast: 25%). According to Internal Air Transport Association, airlines are expected to carry 4.35 In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2%

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, “Enhancing Consumer Protections and Connectivity in Air Transportation,” William J. In 2020, the Department of Transportation received nearly 30,000 airline refund complaints, more than a 4,600% increase from 2019. In a March 23 testimony before the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2022

The remainder of 2022 is predicted to see the greatest price increase across air fare, ground transportation and hotel rates. Ground transportation and hotel rates are set to see less dramatic drops. Cost-per-attendee in 2022 is expected to increase by roughly 25%, as compared to 2019. in 2022, greater than 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The third quarter during the summer months proved especially profitable with revenue generated per available room up by nearly $15 as compared to 2019. Mass transportation is always a good metric to go by when trying to gauge how busy a city is. Read More : New York: Secrets of the Empire State.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

He is negotiating with transportation companies, as well. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings. Bruce reported that four audiovisual companies have agreed to offer rebates to planners when they contract for alternatives to the hotel AV team.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The city’s Greenest City action plan is an aggressive undertaking that addresses waste, transportation, development, water usage and renewable strategies. The post Vancouver Goes Green in 2019 appeared first on Connect Association. Planners are taking notice, placing Vancouver high on their list for conferences and meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Boyd discusses her passion for the events industry. . What I do: I am responsible for all meeting arrangements, including food service, room setup, audiovisual, registration, transportation and a list of other key elements for our three main events. I’m also into beauty products and blogs lately.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Here are our predictions for event-tech trends in 2019 : 1. Alternate reality transports attendees while ensuring that attendees remain connected to the event. . How these technologies will play out in the overall event planning and management process in 2019 is a matter of time. Facial Recognition. Augmented Reality.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

With less than a month to go until The Showman’s Show 2019 returns to Newbury Showground on 16 th -17 th October, organiser Lance Show & Publications Limited has announced that this year’s event is promising an incredibly strong contingent of international exhibitors who’ll be launching products that are new to the UK market. .

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast found that North American planners predict an almost three percent increase in app usage in 2019. The post AMEX M&E: Meetings App Usage to Rise by Almost 3% in 2019 appeared first on Smart Meetings. More : Increasing Hotel Costs and Lower Commissions Cut into Meeting Agendas.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

increase over the same period in 2019, despite flying with what American says was 8.5% The airline also reported that “despite a challenging operating environment in June, American’s on-time departure rate, on-time arrival rate and completion factor for the second quarter of 2022 were each improved versus the second quarter of 2019.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Attendee experiences — lounges, F&B events, entertainment, Wi-fi, mobile app, charging stations, interactive experiences, giveaways, transportation. VIP experiences — special access passes for top clients, leader event sponsor. Home base/presence — demo kiosk, meeting space. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In our previous blog, we discussed 5 biggest challenges that will impact the event industry in 2019 and beyond. At IMEX America: Event Planning Trends (and Challenges) to Watch for in 2019, 64.4 % of respondents of a survey told that they don’t expect fundings for events to enhance in 2019. Transport fares also keep increasing.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Engaging education by industry leaders *Includes lodging, air travel, and ground transportation. Brought to you by: In cooperation with: Ground Transportation Sponsor: Las Vegas Means Business This special program is offered to corporate meeting and incentive planners who plan events. Exclusive site/venue visits.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This post will cover the 16 can't-miss AI events for 2019 so you stay on the cutting edge of this revolutionary technology. We've compiled a list of the top 16 events you should seriously consider attending in 2019. 2019 promises to be even better. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is progressing at an incredible rate. Source: CogX.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The report compared year-to-date data compared to 2019 and showed that about one in two reporting destinations have recovered more than 80% of their pre-pandemic foreign arrivals. arrivals exceed 2019 levels. Arrivals from this market to Europe are 25% below 2019 levels in 2022 and are expected to recover 82% of 2019 volumes in 2023.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It will mark the return of the Tour of Britain to Manchester, the home city of British Cycling, for the first time since 2019, when Mathieu van der Poel won the final stage of the race on Deansgate in the city centre, while the city also hosted the first stage of the modern Tour of Britain back in 2004.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In 2019 and beyond, event planners need to make sure the events they coordinate are organized around the modern consumer. These methods feel like afterthoughts and will fall way short of attendee expectations in 2019. The post 3 Events Practices that Event Planners must Follow in 2019 appeared first on Hubilo Blog.

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Boomset

JULY 8, 2019

From veganism to Instagrammability, 2019 may be the year of the pig in the Chinese calendar, but in the events industry, it’s all about being unique. You have to think about it practically from a guest’s point of view: are they really going to want to come to an event that’s difficult to get to transport-wise and location-wise?

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

A group-transportation service is the second-fastest-growing company in the U.S., companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. Three-Year Growth: 3,885% No.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 7, 2019

TalkingTree Creative , a small but mighty creative agency in Baltimore, Maryland, is celebrating three years of record growth and anticipating an even bigger 2019. More recently TalkingTree designed an experience for Hughes in which people could put on VR headsets and be virtually transported into space.

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b2match

JUNE 1, 2019

It aimed to enhance Chinese cooperation with 11 EU Member States and five Balkan countries in the field of transport, finance, science, education, culture and others. The 9th Summit of Central and Eastern European Countries & China took place this year in the idyllic town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

TalkingTree Creative , a small but mighty creative agency in Baltimore, Maryland, is celebrating three years of record growth and anticipating an even bigger 2019. More recently TalkingTree designed an experience for Hughes in which people could put on VR headsets and be virtually transported into space.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 3, 2019

Ideally, you or your event management services provider wants to find a venue that can be accessed by public transportation or at least a short plane ride, but understandably, that may not always be possible. Additional Resources: 3 Trade Show Booth Design Trends for 2019. Best Practices for Evaluating Event Success.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How to stretch your event budget for food and beverage, event tech, ground transportation, and venues. But for every organization willing to adjust meeting budgets to the new landscape, there’s another with a decision-maker who wants an amazing 2023 event on a 2019 budget. On the Road to Ground-Transportation Savings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

8.45% Ground transportation (4.9%) 5.1% Labor shortages across the travel and hospitality industry, rising raw material prices, and greater awareness for responsible travel are all having an impact on services, but predicted pricing is, on the whole, on par with 2019.”. in 2020 from 2019 and a further 9.5% in 2020 and to 4.5%

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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%. Covid (2019) levels for the first time since the onset of the pandemic in Q1 2020. increase over Q1 2021. Visitation was 1.4%

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In 2019 Madrid picked up the tab and organised the event with less than two months’ notice after Chile pulled out as host. We need to integrate our transport systems making public transport easier and crucially cheaper. . A COP is normally years in the planning. But it isn’t always plain sailing. But COVID derailed that.

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EventBank Insights

JANUARY 22, 2019

Arrange for transportation and housing Arrange these for your speakers, these are guests bringing value to your event, so always make sure they are taken care of. ? Arrange for transportation and housing Arrange these for your speakers, these are guests bringing value to your event, so always make sure they are taken care of. * ?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

As the news fills with stories of canceled and delayed flights, the airline industry lobbying group Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas Calio wrote to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on June 24 to complain that “not every air traffic variable is within an airline’s control.”

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

Their new acquisition of Outline equipment means they are using less energy and transporting less equipment which allows them to cut costs for themselves as well as for Antonio. Saving costs for both Antonio and Novum AV, the production company made conscious decisions to use their time and equipment economically.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

We looked at the cost differential between today and 2019 when the actual summit took place to get a sense of the expense increases you can expect when planning your events. 7: Travel and transportation – 111% increase. They’re also a sponsorship opportunity. #7:

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