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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings has curated a list of the hottest trends and destinations meeting planners will want to consider when planning a meeting or conference this summer. With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community.

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Agriculture and Agritourism in Virginia Beach

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Trimmer—and the city—places a heavy focus on its agriculture, which makes up a third of its economic output, alongside other major industries like the military and tourism. He recounted last April when he visited a farm and had a meal where all the food was local. That’s helping with our carbon emission reduction.

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Smart Moves in Rancho Mirage, Atlantic City and More

Smart Meetings

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. She has previously been executive director of Sumba Hospitality Foundation in Indonesia, F&B manager for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, conference services manager for Riviera Palm Springs and more.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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THE DILLY AWARDED GREEN KEY CERTIFICATION

Prestige Events Magazine

Newly independent West End London hotel, The Dilly, has just been presented with the international Green Key award – the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. Green Key is an international eco-label for tourism facilities.

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AEV publishes revised eGuide for 2020

Event Industry News

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has, today, published the latest version of its eGuide with major revisions to the catering section and updates to the disability section, all downloadable from the AEV website. The eGuide is essential reading for venues, organisers, exhibitors and supplier companies.

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Toronto is a city of remixed visions, values, and creation.

Smart Meetings

Find yourself surrounded by towering skyscrapers, artistic alleyways, and stunning venues that contribute to the charm of the city, making it an ideal destination for meetings and conferences. Exhibition Place is a leading green venue and has been ranked in numerous awards and accolades for its sustainability efforts.