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Meeting Planners Travel Report: United CEO Says Chaos Will Continue

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We’ll Always Have Paris…Until Beijing Takes Over A new study from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) shows Paris is the world’s most powerful “city destination” with almost $36 billion USD in 2022 in terms of direct GDP contribution to the city, but it also reveals that Paris will cede its place to up-and-coming Beijing by 2032.

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IBTM World smashes meeting results for 2021

Event Industry News

We’re very much looking forward to being on the show floor in Barcelona feeling the buzz of business meetings and networking taking place again.”. Themes include: the future of the meetings experience, re-starting events and evaluating their success, and peer-to-peer learning and insights.

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The Meetings Show 2020 announces switch from hybrid to virtual

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The Meetings Show has announced the UK’s leading exhibition for event, meeting and conference professionals will now be a fully virtual event this October. The Meetings Show will run virtually from 19-21 October. The show will run virtually from 19-21 October. For more information and to register to attend visit [link].

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Smart Moves in Seattle, Los Angeles and More

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Margaux Helm Margaux Helm Helm steps in as marketing manager for meetings at Visit Seattle , the city’s tourism and promotion bureau. Her over 10 years of experience managing digitally focused omnichannel campaigns equips her to bring the bright positivity of meetings and events to this creative city.

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Ace of M.I.C.E: Going Hybrid and Running an Impactful B2B Event

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MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. The event was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. Bringing the MICE and the Tourism industries together for a first hybrid event. ACE of M.I.C.E.

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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, Austin and More

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He has been a member of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) mentor program and is current chairman of IAVM’s region five chapter meeting committee. St-Yves brings 25 years of experience in tourism and hospitality to her new position. Colleen Birch. Photo: Jerry Metellus. Didem Ozgen.

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Smart Moves in Oceanside, Washington, D.C. and More

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With 23 years of hospitality and tourism sales and management experience, Higgins steps into the new leadership role at Oceanside, California’s tourism bureau. Braaten is now CEO of Interprefy , a Swiss company that provides interpretation software and support for virtual meetings. and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.