Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. I was very keen to find out what sustainability professionals thought about flight shaming. Logistically this meant a huge effort just for the event to take place.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2019

But the prospect of continued investment in an exploding airline industry doesn’t excite everyone — including Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden who founded the international school strike for the climate movement last year. Airlines Get Serious About Going Green. The world’s airlines, including U.S.

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

When hosting conferences on cruise ships or other unique venues , one has to bear in mind that the daily things we take for granted are likely not going to be available to you. The planner/conference host needs to be sure that they have covered all their bases and prepared for any and all situations. What does this mean? Temptations.

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Conference Care

JANUARY 20, 2023

Sustainability sells. Their sustainability taskforce is currently looking into numerous misleading claims. Eventgoers are becoming more and more curious about sustainability. If an organisation knows they should be sustainable but doesn’t want to do the work, they may greenwash just to sound as though they’re on top of it.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Sustainability is not a buzzword and climate change is real.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Huber, a professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences at Purdue University, and director of Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future, told his fellow panelists and the audience that if the industry does not address air travel’s contribution to its carbon footprint, we will just “be working around the margins.”

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Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. Focused on the Sustainable Future theme, the event aimed to increase the commercial volume of the industry while providing a unique MICE experience to the industry professionals.

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Conference Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With all the current discussion about COP26, sustainability and a real focus on Carbon Footprints, both business and personal, do you as an event organiser, want to be a pioneer for the Meeting and Events industry like Tesla? A famous quote attributed to Peter Drucker but very true when it comes to sustainability. Quite a lot!

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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. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. at the iconic resort. “At

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2022

Whilst this increase is partly attributed to rising airline and hotel costs within the sector, corporate travel managers also cite other considerations including business travel being recognised as an instrumental way to expand sales – therefore increased budget is required to help achieve targets. . ·

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Sustainability is not a buzzword and climate change is real.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The revenue per available hotel room (RevPAR) across the conference and meetings market is predicted to grow by 3.5 percent by the end of the year, thanks in large part to a sustained rise in occupancy numbers and daily room rates, according to a new report. Unfortunately, this means higher prices for attendees.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Immediate Past Chair: Fiona Pelham, managing director, Sustainable Events Ltd and Positive Impact, Manchester, United Kingdom. Helle Svaneborg, exhibition and conference director, Danish Pharmaceutical Information, Copenhagen, Denmark. Alison Taylor, senior vice president, American Airlines, Dallas, TX.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 4, 2021

Even if you can eliminate just one of your potential site options based on a VR tour, it could save your organization thousands of dollars in airline tickets and time out of the office, and significantly reduce environmental impact due to air and ground travel. Taking it into VR is the next logical step.

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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. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. at the iconic resort. “At

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The history of Penta Hotels goes back to 1971 when it was founded as a joint venture of five airlines, providing accommodation for crew members to stay when on duty. The hotels were located in major airline hubs, guaranteeing high occupancy rates. Commitment to sustainability initiatives. Lifestyle is for everyone’.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International’s third board chair in the company’s 96-year history, David Marriott, explained at the opening session that the company is focused on technology, growth, sustainability and DEI. Goren, former chief financial officer with American Airlines, was appointed to the board’s audit committee.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. There is no need to fly out for a two hour meeting anymore due to sustainability considerations. The airlines, especially for group bookings, are quite flexible when it comes to postponing group flights.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We’ve seen conference travel pick back up over the past year, and from July to August 2022, team travel jumped 73% as companies looked to bring remote employees together. Travel patterns are changing. Remote and hybrid work has become the new norm and many professionals are looking for face to face interaction with their colleagues.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 21, 2019

A successful conference begins with accessibility. Costa Rica is easily reached from the largest cities in Latin America, North America, and Europe, with a total of 18 airlines offering more than 400 weekly flights into San José’s Juan Santamaría International Airport. For more information, visit costaricapuremeetings.com.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

A successful conference begins with accessibility. Costa Rica is easily reached from the largest cities in Latin America, North America, and Europe, with a total of 18 airlines offering more than 400 weekly flights into San José’s Juan Santamaría International Airport. For more information, visit costaricapuremeetings.com.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 17, 2018

Yohn — author of What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest and a new book, FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World’s Greatest Companies — will bring that passion about brands to Cleveland and the PCMA Education Conference audience as the Opening Main Stage speaker on June 11.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

We are going to challenge the conference servicing and catering teams a lot, and they’re going to have to be creative. We want to be COVID-safe and sustainable. MD : Although airlines have increased their cleaning protocols and some are handing out supplies, pack your masks (plural) and bring hand sanitizer and wipes.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Tenholder equated Marriott’s decision to a price increase, similar to when airlines cut commissions to travel agents, but didn’t lower ticket prices. And while some brands tried to gain market share by actually raising commissions in the wake of the announcement, he doesn’t see that as sustainable.

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Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

New year, new conferences! Whether you’re looking to meet influential planners, improve networking skills, learn about emerging technologies, or simply reconnect with planner besties, this list of 2024 conferences and trade shows has something for everyone. It’s the event planning conference to attend in North America.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

Since then, working as a nonprofit under the conference tagline Creativity + Commerce, C2’s organizers have succeeded in capturing both global attendance and the world’s attention — the 2018 conference, held May 23–25, brought more than 7,000 attendees from 60 countries to Montréal. Moving parts. Could you do this in our hotel?’”.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We had to work with the airlines, because we were going to have this influx of international travelers on two particularly busy days,” Jensen said. Although the focus of the event was on the arts, the CVB was keen to show how Paducah’s approach to social, economic, and sustainability initiatives mirrors UNCESCO’s most prominent causes.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This concept can also be taken on the road, and even in the sky — The Mindfulness mobile app for instance, which helps people meditate, did this when they partnered with El Al Airlines to provide meditation sessions during flights. Specialists were available to discuss Toyota cars, and the company’s own sustainability efforts.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 11, 2022

Since that time, airlines have reported a drop in on-board disturbances and the necessity for flight attendants to police passengers’ behaviors. Bottom-line for meeting planners : Look for airlines to respond by bringing back services like alcoholic beverages, full meal services and other business and first-class perks that got paused.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 16, 2022

Sustainability Efforts Will Continue. In 2022, we can expect to see companies intensify efforts to demonstrate real progress on reducing carbon emissions, including Scope 3 (travel) emissions,” said Nora Lovell Marchant, vice president of global sustainability. Read More : Re-incorporating Sustainability into the Future of Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

She wants to bring together all the verticals—business meetings, events, trade shows and expos, caterers, airlines and hotels, theater owners, people who put on concerts, church events and even quinceaneras. The airline and auto industry have done it, and we are bigger than both of those,” she says. Those people need to be supported.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

In a public earnings update in March, Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline, said that Asia detours because of closed Russian airspace would cost “a single-digit-million-euro” amount per month. Issues like closed flight paths (over Russia) and heightened fuel costs have dampened the prospects of a smooth spring and summer travel recovery.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

I do believe the strength of business events and conferences will be that they are capable of providing networking and knowledge sharing — sometimes one-on-one, at least in smaller groups. I think there are many silver linings that will be sustainable, and that is one. Conference of Mayors.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. Michelle Russell. Courtesy UN).

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. Michelle Russell. Courtesy UN).

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Eventsforce

JUNE 3, 2021

Think of a documentary or airline safety announcements on flights. Hybrid events helps organizations to expand their reach, expand their income and expand their sustainability credentials. For example, your virtual attendees could just enjoy the content that is streamed to them. This is perfectly acceptable.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 2, 2017

Collaboration with our industry partners and key government stakeholders is integral for sustained growth, and 2017 will see an even greater impetus as our collective efforts will define our ability to stay ahead of the curve in the months ahead,” His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Dubai Tourism’s director general said in a statement.

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