Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

VFS Global has been named an official ticket reseller for Expo 2020 Dubai to be held in the UAE between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021. Mr. Sanjive Khosla, chief commercial officer, Expo 2020 Dubai, and Mr. Zubin Karkaria, CEO, VFS Global Group, signed the contract on 20 October 2019 in Dubai.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

IBTM today announced that it has signed a new three-year contract with Barcelona Convention Bureau and Fira de Barcelona that will see IBTM World take place in the city up to and including the 2022 edition. December 2020. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And with record-breaking inflation, it’s no surprise many event professionals are forced to navigate tighter budgets with rising costs. So, what should you do if you think you’re going to deal with a reduced event budget? You need to take one step back and say, why are we doing this event? What’s the purpose?

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Vicarage Road, home to Watford FC, contracted Ryans Cleaning in 2017 to handle all their cleaning requirements, a successful partnership which has proven to be a match made in heaven! Procurement manager, Tarang Panchal, said: “This year, I have been heading various projects to improve the club’s environmental and sustainability efforts.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events. To consider attending a live event in 2021, we will need to understand how we will remain safe across the entire journey, whether a 3-hour or a 3-day event. How will we need to respond? Shift: Personal Safety, Pandemic Style.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The city’s challenges related to homelessness, crime and drugs are part of a combination of factors that are impacting the city’s event business, with a number of big tech conferences announcing historic moves out of the city and to Las Vegas. We still lead the country in sustainability.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Adrian Ott (from left), Clare Melton, and Ori Lahav discuss the rising costs associated with planning conferences and events at Convening EMEA 2023. 21 at Convening EMEA 2023 in Copenhagen — proof that the challenge of dealing with increasing expenses is among the most pressing event professionals face.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2020

I think the event industry is making strides to adjust to the new normal.”. A majority (63 percent) reported that they expected their budgets and number of meetings in the coming year to increase or be no less than at the beginning of 2020. Acing the Post-COVID Contract. A COVID-19 Checklist for Safe Events. Read more.

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The Planner's Lounge

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

More Wedding Planner Resources on Sale NOW: The past 18 months has certainly taught us how important our wedding planning contracts are. Protect yourself and your business with professional contract templates for wedding and event planners. needed to create a sustainable event planning business. Sale price $32.90}.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Maguire is reported to have attended the rambunctious first parade, bringing some much-needed music to the event. For example, Unite Here used union contracts to protect more than 200,000 members from anti-LGBT discrimination before the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that included the LGBT community in the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 19, 2022

The overall scale of the event, with the footprint covering the entire Scottish Event Campus (SEC), including permanent venues and buildings as well as car parks. Approximately 60% of the COP26 event spaces built as temporary structures on the SEC car parks. Pylon One – Scale | Secure | Sustainable. Challenges.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Collaboration and consolidation will be key trends for the business events, accommodation and meetings industry in 2021, according to the HBAA. Sayward explains: “In-person large-scale business events will return, but not to full scale until the end of 2021, and even 2022. Hybrid and virtual events will increase.

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Event Industry News

JULY 25, 2019

Hay Festival enjoyed another successful event last month, with GL events UK delivering increased infrastructure, contributing to another memorable visitor experience for the thousands of attendees that came to the festival. We’re already looking forward to 2020.”. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Once a legally binding contract is in place, it sets the stage for easier conversations,” said Dustin Arnhem, senior vice president of sales with Visit Baltimore. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A 2020 inquest concluded that pollution from the South Circular Road in London was a contributing factor to the child’s death. Find stories from the Climate Issue here, and read our cover story, “ A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World.”. In addition to COP26, which took place Oct. In addition to COP26, which took place Oct.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2021

Audience snapshot by music and event industry charity Attitude is Everything indicates that a majority of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people want to return to live events – as long as accessible safety precautions are in place.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Music Venue Trust (MVT), the UK charity which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues, has moved to create a more resilient and sustainable service to support the expanding membership of the Music Venues Alliance with the announcement of a number of key staff appointments. Rebecca Walker has been appointed Live Projects Coordinator.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Right now, those sorts of challenges are popping up at events all over the world. See also : 6 F&B Trends That Will Shape 2021 Events. “A Click to see full results.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2020

And if you’re an events industry professional, you probably know all about it. Aside from Event Brew, of course! “And the next one is “From Sandwiches to Centerpieces: Sustainable Meetings Are Catching On” The ninth one is, “What’s in Your Wallet? And trends the watch.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 6, 2020

The first six-week Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate course begins on September 1 and is eligible for 20 CMP hours. The new course is a companion to the Virtual Event and Meeting Management certificate course ELI and MPI launched earlier this year, already with over 1,200 alumni.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Memories and experiences that are created at a destination outlive any other type or event and experience; for me at least. The past two years haven’t been easy for 42 Incentives and for many other companies in the events business. At the beginning of February 2020, no one really knew what was happening.

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Event Industry News

JULY 15, 2022

In addition, this is the first time the event has been held over 14 days, with Middle Sunday now a permanent feature in the schedule. NEP has provided host coverage of the iconic tennis event since 2014, including highlights such as the Grand Slam debut of Emma Raducanu as a wildcard entry in 2021.

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Event Industry News

JULY 15, 2022

In addition, this is the first time the event has been held over 14 days, with Middle Sunday now a permanent feature in the schedule. NEP has provided host coverage of the iconic tennis event since 2014, including highlights such as the Grand Slam debut of Emma Raducanu as a wildcard entry in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2021

As Amy Calvert , CEO of Events Industry Council says, “They’re critical connectors in the overall events industry ecosystem.”. Stephanie Harris, president of The Incentive Research Foundation , adds that “as events return post-pandemic, DMCs will play a more vital role than ever, providing critical local insight for planners.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The last quarter of the year is one of the busiest times in the events industry. The contract renewals we have closed in recent weeks are a testament of our clients’ trust in our team. In September 2020, it managed to close a £3.5 LAST ‘WHAT’S UP’ EVENT OF 2022. LAST ‘WHAT’S UP’ EVENT OF 2022.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

After a hopeful summer, filled with festivals, industry events , and a whole lot of catching up, event planners and professionals find themselves in a pickle yet again. Nick introduces today’s topic: COVID-19 is back and it’s starting to affect the events industry again. It’s March 2020 all over again.”

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The MICE

MARCH 1, 2021

What does the gaming industry have to do with events? In fact, both the gaming and events industries have many similarities when we look closely at each. And so are events. Not attending live events and experiencing the limitations brought by distance, we will place a higher value on connecting face to face.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2019

The move will see the seven day global aerospace, defence and space trade event, which has traditionally included a public weekend, become a five day trade event (Mon-Fri), removing the public weekend. Gareth Rogers, CEO of Farnborough International says: “The Farnborough International Airshow is a unique event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria. at the iconic resort. “At

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It’s the conversation you always wanted but never had – wages in the events industry! And what do we do better than anyone else here in Event Brew? Thuy Diep, Dustin Westling, Will Curran, and Nick Borelli are ready to take on the topic of wages in the events industry. Click here for the full audio transcription.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Yuri van Geest gave an insightful presentation and then Catherine welcomed experts for a roundtable discussion to delve further into the topic of gamification in an attempt to answer the question, ‘What will your event of the future look like using gamification.’. Why use gamification? The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M.,

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.; How to write airtight client and vendor contracts; And SO much more! You can be the best there is putting together a wedding – but if you don’t know how to conduct yourself, build your brand, develop contracts, and attract clients, your skill-set alone won’t be enough to build a sustainable business. ABSOLUTELY!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria. at the iconic resort. “At

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 1, 2022

Bright created the first ‘consumeresque’ B-to-B trade publication for meetings, pioneered the first one-on-one appointment-based events for hotels and planners and launched one of the first websites in meetings media. During the most recent jolt, we learned along with you how to conduct and report on virtual and hybrid events.

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The MICE

MAY 14, 2020

Kevin Jackson is the founder of The Experience is The Marketing and one of the most influential people in the events industry. He was working in the advertising industry during the 1987 crash and in the events industry during the financial crisis of 2007. The complete interview from 15 April 2020 is provided below.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Maybe a three-hour event is 2.5 hours,” says Huggins.

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