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The Bangkok Manifesto Embraces Social Responsibility

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Social responsibility and relationships must be central to incentive travel planning, according to a document crafted at SITE’s Global Conference in Bangkok in January. The final 10 statements of The Bangkok Manifesto were then crowdsourced with the full conference assembly using Slido, the online, audience engagement platform.

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New Skift Report: The Bright Future of Meetings and Events in Thailand

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Skift Take: The meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry in Thailand is stronger now than ever before and is expected to continue growing. Today, Bangkok is one of Asia’s most exciting cities and a major business hub for the region, especially after hosting the ASEAN summit in 2019.

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Smart Moves in Honduras, Florida and More

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Ecija’s professional relationship with Hilton Hotels has also included general manager roles throughout Europe, including Hilton ViIlamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa in Portugal, Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona, Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok, DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok and Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi.

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Why Every Tech Investor on the Planet Wants to Invest in Virtual Events

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Artists perform in front of screens showing audience via the Zoom application during the first six-hour online music festival at a studio in Bangkok, Thailand. version of the gold rush in the events sector, with dream specs for every tech investor on the planet. Skift Skift Take: Welcome to 0.1

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Luxury, Culture and White Lotus in Thailand

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An incentive destination for the new generation Any time a hit television show features a distinct destination, meeting professionals get interested and the tourism industry of that location gets a real boost. Meeting professionals are seeing Thailand as the next “most desired” location for incentive trips.

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What Attendees Are Talking About at the Return of IMEX Frankfurt

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IMEX Frankfurt, the annual meeting and incentive travel exhibition event, is back after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. Human connection is on display at every corner with emotional reactions to seeing fellow event professionals in-person for the first time in over two years.

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More

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Thompson is catering sales and event manager for The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, Vail Valley in Colorado. Harlander previously worked as managing director of Rosewood Bangkok. The post Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Rachel Thompson.

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