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2017 Association Trends that Impact Travel, Trade Shows & Hotels

SmartMeetings

As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Here are key takeaways that could impact the travel, trade show and hospitality industries. Trade shows to grow 3 percent through 2019. Meeting planners do, too.

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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

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Why is hospitality industry sentiment upbeat even as predictions call for economic downturn? Demand is particularly high in hospitality, Savelli said, quoting a February Expedia study that found consumers are prioritizing travel above everything else. Just don’t call it a trade show,” he advised.

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8 Lessons 2016 Taught Us About Meeting Planning

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Las Vegas Will Always be a Meetings Mecca and Will Always Be Reinventing. Countless trade shows, association events, corporate events, and even retreats and incentive trips happen every year in Las Vegas, and so many of those groups are returning customers, because you can never visit the same Las Vegas twice. Las Vegas No.

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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

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Other players in the hospitality industry were also working hard to shift the narrative from one of devastation to one of renewal. I am proud of my colleagues in the hospitality industry—even my otherwise competitors—who remain committed to rebuilding and sustaining the jewel that is our beloved city. Use this to your advantage.

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5 Smart Moves from VisitPITTSBURGH, Benchmark, The Jefferson Hotel and More

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The Jefferson Hotel Yuhi Kim Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services, the nation’s largest independent electrical contractor to the convention and trade show industry, is pleased to announce promotions in its Las Vegas office. Yuhi joined Edlen in 2014 with five years of hospitality experience. Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services.

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How to become an event planner: 10 steps to start your career

Socio Events

Of course, the following events never go out of style: Birthday parties Weddings Conferences Sales meetings Trade shows However, the event industry is much bigger than that, especially in 2023. Learn the tricks of the trade Is a college education required to become an event planner? Get a feel for what’s really trending.

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Time to Rebrand Third-Party Planners

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Rebranding is a natural part of the hospitality industry , so much so that we don’t even blink when properties change names or flags. Hunt took it a step further saying she doesn’t even like to be called a planner, that what she and Mack do goes well beyond planning. Hotels do it all the time.