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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

PCMA Convene

Catastrophic wildfires in Australia, heat waves in Alaska, and frequent floods on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. Several years ago, Jeremy Smith, a sustainable tourism writer, speaker, and consultant, saw an opportunity to help the travel industry recognize the role it could play in addressing the issue. “We Why the discrepancy?

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California Outlook Forum Celebrated Free Spirits

Smart Meetings

He worked with IDEO U Design Thinking to eliminate friction in the event experience by controlling traffic, streamlining queues and making attending as easy as watching from home while entertaining at the highest levels and being the most sustainable operation possible. “I

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Not Your Mother’s Incentives… Or Even Last Year’s

SmartMeetings

Sustainability is no longer just nice to have: It’s now a necessity in program design. There is definitely a strong fun and reward component, but incentive travel seems to have taken on a new meaning,” is how Danielle Boyles, director of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Vail in Colorado , puts it. It’s like sustainability.

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How Travel Changes Us

SmartMeetings

Market Driven. stock market volatility, net optimism for the incentive travel market was positive. market volatility and a tightening U.S. housing market were balanced by four consecutive quarters of GDP growth and long-term interest rates that still outstrip short-term rates. Coupled with a still-strong U.S.

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

Event Marketer

Your monthly event sustainability update In our April Industry Pulse Survey , 72 percent of event marketers said sustainability plays a role in vendor and/or material sourcing and selection, and half of the survey’s respondents said they are eliminating single-use plastic at their events and activations.

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2017 Smart Stars Award Winners

SmartMeetings

5401 | Contact: Marco Paramo, Director of Sales and Marketing. gaylordnationalmeetings.com | 301-965-2300 | Contact: Brad Mettler, Director of Sales and Marketing. Celebrity Cruises has four-, five- and seven-day itineraries to choose from in the Caribbean, Alaska, Bermuda and Europe. melia.com | 52-984-877-3900, ext.

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