Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

We’ve been teasing it for a while, but the time has come to introduce our 2021 event trends guide! Presented with more challenges than ever before, the events industry was forced to do a complete 180. Will hybrid events become the norm? And how will the COVID-19 pandemic continuously impact us in 2021?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Meet at these bright new and renovated resorts in San Diego, Oahu and Barbados that enjoy sunshine and the ocean breeze nearly every day of the year. The resort draws inspiration from its island location to host tranquil yet highly motivating meetings and events. of indoor and outdoor event space.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

More : Are You Responsible for Mask Policing at Events? Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. The world of event security now has more to consider. In a survey by Endless Events , it was found that only 5.3 What Meeting Planners Should Ask Hotels.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process. Then we will look at the key features and benefits of our venue software peers to which we most frequently get compared: Tripleseat, Event Temple and EventPro.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

And it made me think about meeting design. 132 at the 2021 Marlboro Music Festival. And, me being me, I thought about what Marcy had just said in the context of meeting design. And meetings are no exception. But when we are fully engaged in a meeting, we are just there , immersed in and responding to what is happening.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

A meeting professional veteran share tricks for managing inflation, expectations and savings Money moves mountains. Money also is essential to getting an event off the ground and is the bones of an event planner’s budget. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 29, 2021

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Check out the event recap: This year’s show also drew 460 exhibitors.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. We live in a hybrid world where almost every major event has a virtual component, even if we don’t call it that,” said Bizzabo Chief Marketing Officer Alon Alroy. “We

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In this edition of Smart Moves, get to know the six recent notable appointments making up the professional event management team at The Westin Grand Cayman Islands Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa. John Dillis John Dillis Heading the team is Dillis as director of event management.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

September 2021 — Are in-person events COVID safe? Make no mistake; I love to design and facilitate in-person meetings. I strongly desire to be able to safely return to facilitating and attending in-person events. You can watch Freeman’s 55-minute webinar, posted on August 25, 2021, below. ?. The entire U.S.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. In most cases, the no-RFP-needed platform “is probably going to be for events needing 50 or fewer guest rooms.”.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The number of meetings being scheduled now is quickly picking up steam as mask mandates are lifted and people start gathering again, but meeting formats have evolved. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. Ty Brassie.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care, and Resuscitation (SIAARTI) turned its annual meeting into a traveling event that included educational content and meetings with experts, health managers, local administrators, and sponsors in socially distanced settings. Making House Calls.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

In his most recent role as general manager of Calistoga Motor Lodge, he spearheaded a construction project that added 39 rooms, reduced food and beverage costs and skillfully managed finances. Along with expertise in corporate travel events and hotel contracting, he brings a passion for community service.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

When social distancing was introduced to deal with the current pandemic, contactless ordering and payments became one of the most effective ways for people to protect their health while visiting different kinds of events. This enables vendors to organize the food preparation process and keep track of inventory. Increased event safety.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2024

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. That’s because all the fixed costs of maintaining a property still had to be paid” during a time when in-person events were halted or limited.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

That was the message from author and Superbowl-winning executive Michael Lombardi at Smart Meetings Northeast Experience in Boston this week. Be in the room at a future Smart Meetings Experience. of its own flexible meeting space. Michael Lombari and Smart Meetings TV Host Mike Lyons. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Editor’s note : One of the best ways to learn how to host a pandemic-era meeting is to learn from others who are doing it. That is why we asked Desi Whitney, senior vice president of sourcing operations and industry relations with HPN Global to share lessons learned from their annual event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

Known around the globe as the “Biggest Little City in the World,” Reno, Nevada, offers a high-end experience with unlimited potential that can elevate meetings to new heights. Reno has recently undergone a renaissance with many meeting venues having upgraded their facilities, alongside citywide improvements guaranteed to inspire.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 13, 2023

Hyatt adds more features to its Together by Hyatt meetings program—with a small catch. Originally launched in mid-2021 as a set of tools for planners who had attendee care and safety as their top priority during the Covid pandemic, Together by Hyatt has broadened into other areas to make event coordination easier.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

We’re thrilled to welcome meeting and event attendees back to the City by the Bay. San Francisco’s welcoming people, its unbeatable food scene, and its endless activity regularly lead to record-breaking meeting attendance. And in the past year, a dozen new meeting and event spaces have opened throughout the city.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 27, 2021

From the network model to the single site, discover three hybrid event models for bringing your hybrid event programs to life. Since COVID-19 changed the way we plan (as well as everything else in life), the concept of the hybrid event has been floated more seriously as we consider how in-person events might function in the future.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Indeed, as we rang in 2021, uncertainty loomed. You’ve discovered that producing a successful hybrid event is possible when you have a nuanced, rather than literal, approach. The sinister-meets-sweet “Night Bites Bakery” experience was activated in three cities, each offering fans a chance to get their “AHS”—and sugar—fix.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

The hottest hotel launch in London this year is confirmed to open its doors to guests in September 2021. Radiating from the lobby of The Londoner is The Stage , featuring an all-day programme of food and beverage menus centred around the luxury, glamour, elegance and sophistication of its headliner, Champagne. @TheLondoner.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2022

The folks at MeetingsNet’s sister publication, Catersource, have pulled together the food-and-beverage trends that chefs are talking about for 2022, from global food fusions to yuzu vinagarette. For meeting professionals who are ready to try something new (bao buns, carrot hot dogs, and hibiscus coolers, anyone?),

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023. A lot of it is new meetings.

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The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

The second part of Events Reimagined by Hubilo focused on presenting key virtual and hybrid event trends that we’ll see more of going forward and shared advice on how best to adapt. . Event co-moderator Teresa Al Dente shared the story of her company, Drag Taste. We reimagined everything we were doing at the time.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. While hybrid events may seem like more familiar territory than strictly virtual formats, it is still too early to fall back on old models. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Events reflect the reputation of the organizers. Their experienced staff can bring a wealth of knowledge to developing the intricacies of your event, and their communication and reliability is crucial for ensuring that all aspects of your event run smoothly.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with Dr. Richie Karaburun , Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of HI Hub Incubator of NYU School of Professional Studies, to explore the entrepreneurship hub designed to support up-and-coming hospitality business ideas. The idea emerged as a way to “minimize food waste in the hospitality industry.”

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2021

With in-person events on the horizon, IHG joins Accor, Hilton, and Marriott in facilitating testing set-ups for when attendees arrive each day. Earlier in March, Accor Hotels rolled out an on-site testing program for business events, while Hilton and Marriott did so at the beginning of 2021.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Events Industry Council (EIC)’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce has been navigating all the turbulence by collecting best practices. The living document will be updated as the situation changes and everyone learns more about how to support a vibrant live events industry.

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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. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. Right now, those sorts of challenges are popping up at events all over the world.

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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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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

All too often we attempt to glean some semblance of an explanation or understanding when confronted with an understaffed hotel or event venue and you have probably strategized about all the ways you would “fix” the situation if you were in charge. between September 2020 to September 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2022

Meet with Momentum Boston, the second installment of a new event series by Marriott that began this June, continued the brand’s mission to educate meeting and event planners in its redevelopment projects—from convention resorts to spaces to food and beverage—and to empower planners amid a booming return to meetings.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Here’s how the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 could boost meetings-industry efforts to get back to business. Congress on February 25 would, if passed, provide help to the meetings and travel industry in the form of tax breaks. A bipartisan stimulus bill introduced to the U.S.

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