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Sky-High Airfares Plus Delays Mean Fewer Attendees, Say Planners

MeetingsNet

And when it comes to site selection, 52 percent said that high airfares are affecting their choices in one of two ways: They are only considering cities that offer more carriers and flights (60 percent) or they are opting to hold regional meetings to minimize air travel (40 percent). Specifically, 69.2

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The Inc. 5000 List Gives Insight into Meeting and Event Trends

MeetingsNet

A healthy number of meetings-industry companies made the list, and the rise of unique experience providers shows what your attendees are excited about. At number 1,522 on the list is Escapology , an escape room company which grew 272 percent over the last three years. How many of your attendees want to be locked up? Media Image.

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Is paid influencer marketing ethical in the event industry?

Conferences that Work

Brand X’s Property in Somewhere, USA is a client of ours, and I am working on an influencer campaign to help promote Property Z’s event spaces as ideal venues for conferences and corporate meetings. Brand X would love to have you–a known industry expert on event/meeting planning–involved in this campaign!

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5 Online Event Planning Classes To Jumpstart Your Career

Capterra Event Management

Site Selection. Corporate Events Specialty Course. Intro to Corporate Meetings, Events, and Conferences. Corporate Event Budgeting. Event Types. Event Proposals. Price: $499. Event Design and Decor. Event Design Process. Layouts and Schematics. Floral Decor. Design Elements. Color Schemes. Price: $499.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

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Super Bowl LI Offers Insights on Winning Events

SmartMeetings

Sometimes it’s hard to fit a site visit into your schedule, but our site selection experts at Smart Meetings 360 always emphasize that site visits should not be skipped. Even if you just completed a fabulously successful event, there is still a lot that a corporate meeting planner can do after an event ends.