Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Getting everyone gracefully from point A to meeting B is one of the challenges event professionals wrestle with every day, even if those points are simply from airport to venue and back again. Cities across the country are unveiling public transit upgrades that may take the pain out of pursuing post-event pleasure.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. The event will take place at the Henry B. Indianapolis.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Michelin and Visit Florida have jointly announced that the latest expansion of The Michelin Guide, the bible of gourmands everywhere, is coming to the Sunshine State. The inaugural edition of the Florida Michelin Guide will appear in 2022. Holy Mickey Pretzel and Jumbo Turkey Legs! Michelin-starred dining is coming to Orlando.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In November 2022, edgefactory, a full-service media production company, partnered with the Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Experience in Orlando, Florida, to host and give free health screenings to 12,000 athletes over a seven-day period with the help of 600 doctors. Cue Up the Entertainment. Lessons Learned.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Surmont thought about boycotting the event until the two of them came up with the idea of making a donation to offset the impact of her spending in the state instead. Its website describes SocialOffset’s brief this way: “We are a community of people determined to stay true to our values when we travel to or host events.

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Nunify

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

According to Allied Market Research , the event industry was worth $1,135.4 A career in the “Events industry” is a viable option, according to these reports. A skilled event planner must be an excellent multi-tasker to manage various aspects of an event seamlessly. Online Event Management Courses.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2021

Others include HIMSS, which will require proof of vaccination at its event later this month , and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which announced in late July that all players and coaches would need proof of vaccination in order to compete. What does that mean for organizers hosting events in those states? It depends.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

According to United booking data, international bookings are already 15% higher than the same period in 2022. meetings and events industry be volume for March. Year-over-year comparison: March 2023 event volume increased 79.6 percent over March 2022. The summer’s schedule includes nearly 25 new routes.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 7, 2023

SocialOffset makes it possible for event attendees to donate to a vetted charity as a way to offset their travel to a state whose policies may be harmful to causes they support. The concept of SocialOffset was first tested at ASAE’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Nashville. There [are] attendees who will boycott their association’s event.

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Instent Industries supplied a 20-foot-tall custom inflatable “Big Blue House” and inflatable hard hats to The Marketing Bar in Pensacola Florida. The ASI article shares the ease with which Instent can work from, “an idea to a 3D rendering” for a customized branded inflatable.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 27, 2023

With Unite Here Local 737’s nearly 800 workers at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center threatening to strike since the end of 2022, a tentative contract agreement was reached on January 24 between the union and Sodexo, the foodservice provider at the facility. A sizable minimum-wage increase plus a $5.50-per-hour

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) November 15, 2022. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) November 15, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2022

In a post that received over 176 reactions (mainly hearts, clapping and thumbs up) and started a conversation with 67 comments, Mahoganey Jones, CEO of Event Specialists , based in Toronto, Canada, officially “broke up” with the RFP. “If Mahoganey Jones, CEO of Event Specialists. This article appears in the February/March 2022 issue.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The events team at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida wanted to make that experience even more powerful. Read More : Essential F&B: 2022 Catering Trends. Dinner pairings, featuring culinary sensations and wine that bring out the best in each other, have become a standard in fine dining. The Beginning.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

in the air (just over 19 miles) and stays at the edge of space for two hours while passengers observe the curvature of the earth before floating down for a gentle water landing and being picked up in a luxury yacht to return to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida. Read More : 2022 Incentive Trends Explained.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Mary Silvester Mary Silvester, The Islands of Islamorada The Islands of Islamorada , an oceanfront residential style resort in the upper Florida Keys, appoints Silvester to the newly created coastal concierge role. She joined ACVB in 2022 as a data and reporting specialist to assist with updating and refreshing reports.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In 2022, he was recognized as a Top Performer by Marriott. Vuong previously worked as director of operation for Informa Markets, managing event logistics, transportation, security, sustainability and signage for Florida Boat Shows. He’s also worked in sales positions with The Westin and W Bellevue complex. Jennifer Hendricks.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Along with expertise in corporate travel events and hotel contracting, he brings a passion for community service. In 2022, he was named HSMAI General Manager of the Year for South Florida. Dringham enters as director of marketing. With this experience, he is well-prepared to successfully lead the reopening of British Colonial.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. Post-Covid, you can’t have people in meetings, meetings, meetings, throw them into the bar and then end the event.

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Event Marketer

JULY 10, 2023

Following the event, Ashley donated all the furniture back to the Santa Monica Pier for the pier to use in future activations as a sustainable solution and to ensure less waste, according to the brand. . • Ashley’s experiential programs often leverage strategic, national partnerships (Pandora and Tempur-Pedic, as examples).

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2022

Conrad Nashville , a Conrad Hotels & Resorts property with Hilton opening in May 2022, named Wormull general manager and Stack director of sales and marketing. Hard Rock International in Hollywood, Florida welcomes Earle as director of global travel industry sales. Martin Wormull and John Stack. Mike Mahaffey.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

We will also be included in an expanded Michelin Guide coming out this year, showcasing the abundance of culinary superstars making their home in Florida. Event-ful Experiences. From July 2020 and January 2022, the Orange County Convention Center hosted more than 200 events of all sizes, making Orlando one of the few U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Dominguez joined Smart Meetings for a conversation about the future of the industry from PCMA Convening Leaders event at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. For the whole spiel, listen to the full account of 2022 industry predictions on demand. There’s been a lot of bumping of meetings and events, Dominguez reported.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Always keep your circles open,” he says, noting the tendency of attendees to gather in small cliques following presentations and activities during conferences and events. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 12, 2022. SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 12, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Ponte Vedra offers a wide array of meeting and event spaces. Reopened in spring of 2022, the 100-year-old property is made up of a series of beachfront cottages with amenities, entertainment and dining. It is the fifth ROOST apartment hotel and the first in Florida. More than 75,000 sq. Cambridge Beaches.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We realize that there is a false dichotomy in the integration world, and the best way to change a mind is to change a heart,” says Mim Blower, senior event producer at Stand Together. “We The Dallas activation is one stop on a tour of events planned through 2022. We have these great stories about real people to do that.”.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Stanfield is managing director for Waldorf Astoria Cancun in Mexico, scheduled to open November 2022. In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. Goldberger has also worked with Hyatt Centric Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as opening general manager.

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Planner WIre

OCTOBER 27, 2023

For meeting and event planners, the venue is paramount, and the recently announced 2023 Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards just made the decision a tad easier. Having planned more than a few events that took place at the Four Seasons, I can tell you, it is one of the few hotels that lives up to the hype.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 27, 2023

“On the ground, we try to get prominent locations and allow the presence of the brand to create buzz throughout the event where people want to come check it out. One of those brands is Hendrick’s Gin, having returned to activate at the Miami Grand Prix, May 5-7, after a first go-around at the inaugural race in 2022. “We

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

SITE Classic, Society of Incentive Travel Executives Foundation’s annual fundraiser at The Boca Raton in The Palm Beaches, Florida, unveiled the latest trends according to new research and demonstrated to the 230 attendees from around the world how effective a personalized approach to giving can be—all while raising almost $240,000 for the cause.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2022

Total Testing Solutions provides testing services at venues as well as pop-up testing sites for events. In late 2021 and early 2022, as case numbers due to the Omicron variant broke new COVID records, many public health experts like Quilty have become more vocal about the need to switch the focus to rapid antigen testing.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

How did you get into events? That’s when the events side really caught my interest. We took a 72ft motor yacht from Florida round through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles. I joined the C&E team at Grosvenor House, which is a venue that personifies the glamour of events. It was a great training ground.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the events industry recovers from the incredible blow of the pandemic, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become more important than ever. The Events Industry Council (EIC) partnered with its global EIC Equity Task Force to conduct its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study as it launches its cohesive Equity Acceleration Plan.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Compiled by analyzing more than $14 billion of group business value sourced through the Cvent Supplier Network in 2022, the rankings highlight hotels, venues, and destinations. This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. Orlando, Florida 2. million visitors in 2022 (which is only 8.7%

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Ungerboeck, the global leader in event and venue management software, is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Mackenzie as Chief Innovation Officer. Mackenzie will also lead Ungerboeck’s newly launched Worldwide Innovation Lab, which focuses on designing next generation event management capabilities.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022. The survey reveals widespread DEI dissatisfaction amongst event professionals, minority groups, and women.

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