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Sustainability, Air Travel, and Meetings: No Intersection on the Horizon

MeetingsNet

Virgin Atlantic Airlines announced in late November that it will be the first carrier to operate a trans-Atlantic jumbo-jet flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel—a mix of used cooking oil, animal fat, and agricultural waste. No firm date has been set, but it is expected to happen in the next several weeks.

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IMEX Frankfurt Asks Attendees to Take Pledge on Sustainability

EventMB

As the business events community gathers in Germany for the 20 th anniversary of IMEX Frankfurt, not only is there a focus on reconnecting after being away for two years but on sustainability as well. It uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a guide with the help of its sustainability consultants MeetGreen. “We

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Refocusing on a Critical Issue: Sustainability

MeetingsNet

With so many meeting professionals focused on the face-to-face business gatherings that are likely to take place later in 2021, this year’s Earth Day on April 22 might not receive as much attention across the meeting and incentive industry as in years past.

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Is sustainability lost in translation?

Prestige Events Magazine

Is it time to reframe what we mean by sustainability? This blog is provided on behalf of Oddmund Braaten, CEO at multilingual meeting technology and services provider, Interprefy As awareness of climate change increases, the public and private sectors face growing pressure to take action.

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New and Renovated: Redesigns Around the World

Smart Meetings

Germany, Berlin and Canada all welcome new and renovated hotels For your next international meetings and excursions, look no further than these new and renovated properties. It marks the first full-service DoubleTree by Hilton brand hotel in the city and the third in Germany. of meeting space, made up of 11 facilities.

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How IMEX Frankfurt Answered Critical Questions for a Sustainable Event

Smart Meetings

Read IMEX CEO Carina Bauer’s goals for the return to European meeting. IMEX initiatives and efforts in this domain may provide inspiration and a roadmap of ideas for those teams seeking to apply practices in their own conferences, meetings and events. MeetGreen Director of Sustainability Eric Wallinger here and in photo at top.

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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

Germany: Visit California Global Managing Director in Germany Martin Walter agreed that sports tourism from NFL games is huge. Authentic encounters, sustainability and premium travel are growing trends. appeared first on Smart Meetings. What Germans really want is to be where no one else is. Conferences?