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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

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Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Event venues are raising rates for basic services like electrical, internet, trash management and catering. Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector).

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Event Planner Travel Tips: Use a Destination Management Company, Fight Jet Lag, Travel With Top Airlines

Endless Events

And to get the least stress from travel, make the most out of high-end lounges to fight jet lag while only traveling with the top airlines. Wipe the Rust off Those Trade Show Tools. This guide goes back to the trade show basics that every event prof needs to be aware of. Airlines and Airports, Ranked.

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Green Lights: How Venues are Adopting Zero-waste Solutions and Reducing Emissions

Event Marketer

Maybe you’ll see these programs and technologies trickle down to more venues near you. Photo credit: PepsiCo Self-Sustaining Venues When it opened in 2021 after an extensive redevelopment, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle set the ambitious objective to be “the most progressive, responsible and sustainable arena in the world.”

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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

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. . · Changing programme priorities.

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VR: What Is It Good For?

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A handful of hotels and venues started putting together immersive walkthroughs of their spaces that could be viewed in VR. Branded cardboard headsets that you could drop any phone into could be mailed to any potential customer or handed out at a trade show, significantly lowering the bar to entry-level VR.

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Event planning conferences you won’t want to miss in 2024!

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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. The massive exhibit hall hosts hotel groups, technology providers, convention aureus, airlines, and more.

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Grow Your Attendance When You Meet in Myrtle

Cvent: Event Marketing

With venues ranging from a 100,800-square-foot, column-free exhibition hall to 20 breakout meeting rooms to a 17,000-square-foot ballroom, the convention center can accommodate a variety of group needs. “ Moving to Myrtle Beach has been great for our trade show.