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Corporate Meeting Planners Reveal What’s Changing for Them

MeetingsNet

Shifting trends are found in how planners are measuring sustainability as well as overall event success, plus technology, budgets, and staffing. First, among the nearly 70 meeting managers at international corporations who participated in ICE’s research, sustainability remains a top priority for more than three out of four of them.

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3 Ways to Create Engaging, Unforgettable Event Themes for Corporate Meetings

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Skift Take: Meeting planners have the option to settle for pre-packaged events to make their lives easier. Bermuda Tourism Authority Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Or they can collaborate with destinations on unique event themes that create unforgettable, lasting memories.

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mia conference ignites venuedirectory.com to put sustainable venues on the corporate buying list

Prestige Events Magazine

From the beginning of December 2021 every venue search on the venuedirectory.com site will put sustainable venues at the top of all venue results provided, both UK and international. venuedirectory.com has gathered and continues to add all the relevant sustainability accreditations for venues. www.venuedirectory.com.

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Keele University Events & Conferencing gain Green Meetings Gold Accreditation

Prestige Events Magazine

For over 25 years, Green Tourism has assessed and accredited the sustainable practices, however it is only in the past few years they have developed a new Green Meetings Standard to drive the message to conference and event customers of a venue’s valid investment in sustainability.

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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

Smart Meetings

Public safety expert Frank Harrison, who serves as regional security director, Americas at World Travel Protection , predicts that three central trends will shape business travel in 2024: Remote work, a focus on sustainability and budget constraints. Remote Work & Bleisure Travel Remote work, once rare, has become commonplace.

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Advito and BCD M&E Create Emissions Calculator for Meeting Professionals

Smart Meetings

A new tool could help measure and prioritize sustainability efforts at meetings. Last week, BCD Travel introduced an emissions calculator designed specifically for the meetings industry. . The sustainability tool builds on Gate4, an ISO-certified carbon reporting method developed last year by Advito , a subsidiary of BCD Travel.

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Global event heads unite

Event Industry News

To-date ELX members have held sessions on critical topics such as DEI and sustainability to find immediate and realistic paths forward that can be shared across corporations. ELX is a community of practice including sharing of industry research, networking, best practices and industry initiatives.