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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

Cities across the country are grappling with socio-economic crises exacerbated by the pandemic, but if going by headlines alone, San Francisco is certainly getting the most heat. For hotel options and availability for meeting planners, especially right now, you get to choose from large conference hotels to smaller boutique hotels.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. A number of organizations, event properties and venues are using sustainability campaigns and air emissions tools to help track and offset activities.

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Venues From National Geographic’s List of Most Breathtaking Places in the World 

Smart Meetings

of meeting space for galas, conferences or smaller assemblies. I Left My Heart in San Francisco… (possibly near Powell Street). San Francisco Hyde Street Cable Car. The true heart of San Francisco resides in a colorful blend of technology, food and cultural diversity. of sustainable meeting space.

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Q&A: Helping to Build Sustainable Communities

SmartMeetings

Organization : Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Tell me about Hilton Hotels’ overall efforts in CSR and sustainability. I have been at this for almost 30 years, and I’ve had the great pleasure of seeing Hilton’s CSR and sustainability efforts multiply and expand dramatically, especially over the last 15 years.

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Key Takeaways from PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2020

Velvet Chainsaw

The Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders in San Francisco In early January served as an engaging and energizing way to kick off a new year and a new decade. The PCMA chapters are key to fostering member connections, but many are supplier heavy and the business events pros are not always engaged.

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Events Industry Council Honours Recipient of IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award

Event Industry News

The Events Industry Council, in partnership with IMEX, awarded the 2019 IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award to Global Climate Action Summit before an audience of hundreds of industry leaders at an awards gala during IMEX Frankfurt last night. There is an urgent need for climate action and for our industry to take a leading role.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. San Francisco; 6.

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