Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2022

The city hosted 881 meetings and conventions in 2019. We have fun, but also get business done,” explained Cleo Battle, president and CEO of Louisville Tourism. Marin Bright, Smart Meetings CEO. It brings 150,000 to town for The Run for the Roses, the Kentucky Derby. “We

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Meeting Planners Travel Report: United CEO Says Chaos Will Continue United CEO Scott Kirby says airline chaos will continue for multiple reasons. WTTC says Paris is the number one tourism city in the world…for now. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We’re coming back, and numbers are showing that travel and tourism is coming back, almost pre-pandemic level for most of the areas.” “[Covid] pushed people to innovate more, especially in our industry, which is one of the most resilient industries anyway.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 29, 2017

For instance, a corporate planner working for a major tech brand and one working for a tourism board will have entirely different backgrounds. Marketing and public relations are an inseparable part of meeting and event planning. Avoiding ambiguity demonstrates greater expertise and richer responsibilities.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Philanthropic tourism became a marketing message, with CSR opportunities to give back to the community a popular addition to group agendas. It is a difficult conversation to have, but emergency plans are now a standard part of any event plan,” he stressed. Humor Helped Overcome Negative Images.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

With an astounding 85,300 Twitter followers, Issa shares tourism, events/meetings industry, and American Express Meetings & Events updates. Jouaneh, is a meetings expert who regularly contributes to Smart Meetings news. Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a 10-percent increase in the number of meeting-and-event-planning jobs by 2024. CHME, CHSP, CMP, CHE, who in addition to teaching classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver, serves as a faculty adviser for the school’s hospitality, tourism, and events management department.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. The Meeting and Business Event Competency Standards (MBECS). A: Strategic planning. Plan well and prosper, friends! Plan well and prosper, friends!

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Founder of Endless Events , Will Curran & host of the event industry podcast, #EventIcons , Will is an expert in making event AV less complex and reducing stress in the event planning process. Kate brings 20+ years of rich experience in business travel, tourism and event marketing strategy.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism at San Diego State University, earning an M.S. in meeting and event management. I’m a big believer in continuing planner education as a vehicle to improve the value proposition of their events and their careers,” he says. “In What changed? She upped her game by attending L.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Read More: Wellness and Sustainability Top Agenda for Accor Tourism is vital to San Francisco’s economic recovery and vibrancy. Along with local and statewide destination partners, our teams are aggressively working to bring visitors and meetings to San Francisco and support the city’s economic recovery.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. Meeting planning is very exciting because of the variety it offers.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

While mentorship can oftentimes be informal and not always done within your organization, adding hospitality students to your venue operation can dramatically change your capabilities to produce events, expand your business development research time and serve as a training ground for potential new hires.

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