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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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75% of travel managers in Europe expect 2022 business travel volume to surpass 2019 levels according to new Cvent report

Event Industry News

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. Travel managers also source for meetings and events. ·

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VR: What Is It Good For?

SmartMeetings

How 3D technology could bring more people to the meeting room. A handful of hotels and venues started putting together immersive walkthroughs of their spaces that could be viewed in VR. Most significantly, many people and organizations realized that not every meeting needs to be in person. The VR Value Prop.

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Grow Your Attendance When You Meet in Myrtle

Cvent: Event Marketing

Within the Myrtle Beach area’s 12 distinct communities, meeting planners are sure to find a meeting facility and accommodations to suit their needs. More than 30 of the area’s hotels and resorts offer functional meeting facilities for groups of 10 to 2,000 attendees. Great Facilities. Locals’ Commitment to Tourism.

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Hong Kong Tourism Board strengthens support for MICE in response to new industry norms after pandemic

Event Industry News

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Support to trade. Key players in the MICE industry will be invited to Hong Kong.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

His background is in venue operations, large-scale event management, emergency response, guest services and budget management. Previously, he worked for American Airlines Arena and Heat Group as senior event manager and event staffing manager. The post 7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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How Do Vaccine Passes Work?

Event Leadership Institute

With their smartphones, New Yorkers are able to easily store a digital form of their health credentials—similar to a mobile airline boarding pass—instead of carrying a CDC vaccination card. Users are also able to print their pass from the Excelsior Pass website. Health Passes in Action.