Event Industry News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Today, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), the world’s leading B2B travel platform, announced a new agreement with climate tech company CHOOOSE to integrate its carbon emissions calculations across Amex GBT’s travel booking and reporting tools.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Northstar Travel Group (“Northstar”), the largest information services, data, events, and marketing solutions company focused exclusively on the travel industry, has named Nick Powell Managing Director, EMEA effective today.

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BizBash

APRIL 25, 2017

Argentinian-born and Los Angeles-based designer Zamora of Revelry Event Designers draws inspiration from his travels for social and corporate events.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 27, 2023

Northstar Travel Group, the leading B-to-B information, events and marketing solutions company in the travel industry, announces the launch of a major hosted buyer led tradeshow for the Asia Pacific meetings industry.

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All Seated

MARCH 15, 2021

Instead, everyone is longing for fresh creative designs and environments that virtually take them to new locales and destinations. To provide a little inspo, Kristin Banta of Kristin Banta Events recently gave us a tour of some of her favorite virtual event designs and shared insights into how the virtual event designs came about. .

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Event Age by Swapcard

JULY 27, 2020

We've seen the events industry adapt to COVID-19, lockdown, the ban on gatherings and travel restrictions. One of the most prominent trends to come out of this crisis is hybrid events. 2020 is all about innovative solutions to unprecedented problems.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 17, 2019

Great experience design is rooted in empathy,” according to Tim Simpson , brand & engagement strategist at Maritz Global Events (MGE). Event Design Comes Down to 4 Attendee Types. Understanding and delivering on what that mix is at the persona or even individual level will add great value to your event design.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2023

Whether it’s travel or events, that is really making a difference. We’re glad to have you back.” I thought, “I’m going to fly more with Delta.” I think it’s a lot more of that and it’s empathetic and it’s human and it’s personalization. Michelle Russell is editor in chief of Convene.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 26, 2020

There is one silver lining: lack of travel. A big portion of the fee used to be based on the travel commitment,” Mathy said. As travel begins to ramp back up and in-person bookings increase,” Mathy said, “I suspect the virtual fees will as well.”. Check out PCMA’s Digital Event Fast Track. It’s a lot of effort.”.

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

In recent years I’ve developed an interest in art, architecture and design. My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Congress Center Basel foyer. Basel by night.

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BizBash

APRIL 25, 2017

Incorporating influences from his extensive travels, as well as his love of florals, Libby has designed installations for the annual.

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EventMB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Skift Take: Discussing boycotting destinations over discriminatory legislation may cause flashbacks, and bleisure travelers are so 2020. But these macro trends are reemerging, and industry leaders are looking to find ways to deal with them. Rayna Katz Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

To consider attending a live event in 2021, we will need to understand how we will remain safe across the entire journey, whether a 3-hour or a 3-day event. Communication from the first touchpoint must answer the questions every experienced traveler will have. Shift: Revolution of Recognition and Rewards.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Oceandiva, a floating events venue planned to hold up to 1,000 people, will return to EU waters, its owners have said. Plans to build a massive £25 million super party boat on the Thames have been scrapped, marking what organisers have said is a “sad day” for London. Entertainment firm Smart Group hoped the […]

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SevenEvents

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

doing this allows you to deliver a full incentive program life cycle that resonates with your travellers. traveller personas understanding key personas is also important in choosing incentive destinations especially when organising an audience focussed program.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Skift Take: Bleisure travel is here to stay, so why not build meeting agendas with a balance of business and pleasure baked right in? We look to Budapest for four great ways to infuse an event schedule with cultural experiences of all kinds. Budapest Convention Bureau Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S.

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Event Industry News

JULY 3, 2023

By Matt Coyne Attending The Meetings Show last week, co-located with the Travel Technology Show and the Business Travel Show, was an excellent opportunity to enjoy the buzz and energy of professionals from various industries, connecting, learning, networking and relationship building.

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EventSource

MAY 9, 2023

They love to travel, spend time with their family and friends, tasting new and fun foods together, and exploring their local Toronto neighbourhoods. Planned with The Event Design Co. Vendors Featured in this Article 10 Reviews The Great Hall Venue 5 Reviews Toronto Beauty Group Hair & Makeup The Event Design Co.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The sessions for the first day of the global travel industry forum were for the most part interviews with hospitality, destination-marketing, and restaurant leaders, conducted by Skift editors. Nearly 1,200 professionals from more than 40 countries participated in Skift Global Forum 2017 , Sept. Wooden said that L.A.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 24, 2024

InteleTravel, an integrated travel distribution group built on the longtime mega-host travel agency, announced today it has acquired MGME (McVeigh Global Meetings & Events), a leading full-service global events agency with over 30 years of expertise in event planning, strategic meeting management, incentive travel programs and creative production, (..)

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Our 16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast included five travel trends that show staying power: 1. More tools to manage travel risk will be available. More companies are embracing “bleisure” to attract and retain employees, allowing them to bring along family members on business travel or extend a trip for personal time.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

To consider attending a live event in 2021, we will need to understand how we will remain safe across the entire journey, whether a 3-hour or a 3-day event. Communication from the first touchpoint must answer the questions every experienced traveler will have. Shift: Revolution of Recognition and Rewards.

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Stova

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Hybrids will likely see widespread adoption as F2F meetings reemerge from the pandemic for a number of reasons: Some attendees may not wish to travel to the event for fear of contagion or other health and safety concerns. There will likely be reduced travel funds available for event attendance due to economic downturns.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We had the opportunity to talk recently with Tahira Endean, CITP, CMP,DES,CED , Head of Events at SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) , about the future of events. Tahira describes herself as the world’s biggest event nerd. She has worked in the meetings and events space for over 25 years.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For the first time, EIC conducted it in a hybrid format, with the chief sustainability officer for the EIC Center for Sustainability and Social Impact, Mariela Bazán, traveling to Phoenix for the event.

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EventMB

MAY 16, 2022

Here, four event professionals share their event inspiration idea generators. Ruud Janssen, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Event Design Collective GmbH. “[Event] inspiration comes from moments of liminal experiences. Nature, conversations, jam sessions, food, wine, music, art, and travel.

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Opus Agency

MAY 16, 2024

Giving Attendees What They Want: Immersion, Interaction

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Event Industry News

MAY 8, 2024

Where extraordinary comes as a standard, conference and event planners choosing to host their events can walk the corridors travelled by […]

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2024

The Drop In’s first Happier Hours event held last month in Charleston included a performance from Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and poet Mary Lambert and a 50-minute dance-based workout led by choreographer Kristin Sudeikis. Jennifer N. Dienst is senior editor at Convene.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

The preconference audience, made up of C-level executives and decision-makers from some of the biggest brands in travel and hospitality, showed up early to catch the first phase of the Phocuswright Innovation Platform. The educational workshops at the 2016 Phocuswright Conference didn’t begin until Tuesday, Nov.

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SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

the power of incentive travel is an ever-evolving innovative platform that satisfies an innate desire for immersive and transformative experiences that, if done the right way, help an organization meet or exceed its business goals. any successful incentive travel program starts by asking the right questions. travellers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

James Caspian is a world traveler. Heather Mason, CEO of Caspian Agency, and Carl Winston, founding director of Payne School of Hospitality of San Diego State University, follow the legendary meeting professional as he travels the world inventing the future of events-based science. The Adventures of James Caspian.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Travel time,” , senior director of digital innovations at Lufthansa, told Convene in a recent interview, “is often lost time.”. Wingenter is giving some of those precious hours back to travelers with Lufthansa’s FlyingLab, a conference that takes place — you guessed it — in the sky.

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EventMB

MAY 12, 2022

When Jay Kinghorn was the associate managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism , he was constantly frustrated by the dearth of visitor data he knew would enhance the agency’s ability to promote itself, support its members, and enhance the experience of individual travelers as well as meeting groups.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 11, 2024

According to a study published in Nature Communications, the global events industry accounts for more than 10% of annual global greenhouse emissions. And a recent trends report by Marriott shows that more than half of travelers are looking to reduce travel with high carbon emissions.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

So, for both private and business events, you’ll need to build value and interest that will sway your attendees to toss aside their sweatpants and decide that the benefits of attending your event outweigh any possible travel risk. While in Arizona, all restrictions on organized events have been lifted.

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