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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

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. We have a FIFA World Cup coming in 2026.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

Business concerns from retention to sustainability are being met with business travel solutions. The corporate well-being market is expected to quadruple by 2026, GBT reported; the difference is in the shift from employee well-being efforts being viewed and treated as perks to them being implemented as reputable business strategies.

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Gerd Leonhard: The B2B Potential of the Metaverse

Management Events

In fact, Gartner predicts that about 25% of people will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. Though companies like Meta seem to be leading the charge in creating the future of the metaverse, Leonhard noted that the tech giant should be disconnected from the debate of the metaverse in general.

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Metaverse: what it means for tradeshows

Event Industry News

Smart Events utilise data-driven tech to enhance value at every touchpoint during in-person events. Similar to the virtual events of 2020-21 what this loses in face-to-face interactions, it can make up for in convenience – attracting global audiences and sustainability. A threat from Big Tech?

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