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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Overseas Flights to Meet ‘Soaring’ Demand

Smart Meetings

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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Three Destinations Breaking the Mold

PCMA Convene

Tourism boards, convention and visitors bureaus, destination marketing organizations— the entities in charge of selling cities may call themselves by different names, but they all share one challenge: how to stand out from the pack to attract meetings and events business. Tokyo joins other global hubs aligning with NYC.

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Interviews with Planners - Chivonne Hyppolite

Eventinterface

With over a decade of experience, she has planned and executed various corporate meetings and conferences, galas, golf tournaments, concerts, community fundraisers, festivals for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, start-ups and nonprofits. The most unique location I ever planned an event at was a dinner boat cruise in Tokyo, Japan.

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Birmingham and the West Midlands Convention Bureau launches new ambassador programme

Event Industry News

The MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) sector is worth £2.3 From 6-10 June, Birmingham will play host to the 13th World Congress on Railway Research 2022, following previous editions in global cities including Tokyo, Sydney and Montreal. billion in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The region welcomed 10.1

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Father-Son Bonding Creates Culinary Magic in Hawaii

Smart Meetings

Meet Chef Jayson Kanekoa and his son Ocean—the father and son duo that snapped into action three years ago on Hawaii’s Big Island as the world came under the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic by combining their culinary talents and entrepreneurial spirits, they rallied around local farms and members of the community who were at risk of going without.

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4 Progressive Design Events to Get to Before 2019 Ends

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

Design for Innovation is another annual event, but this time we’re moving *cough* slightly further across the globe to Tokyo to take in what it has to offer. Location : Tokyo, Japan. There’s a particular emphasis placed on bringing together the fields of research, industry and education.

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Bringing the Maker Movement to Events

PCMA Convene

There are now hundreds taking place each year all over the world of all sizes — held in rural communities and big cities, including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Rome, which hosts the largest Maker Faire — planned by different entities. There’s nobody saying that’s a good idea, yet that predominates. It’s very much an intentional connection.