Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

European Travel Is Rebounding Says New Study The European Travel Commission (ETC) has released a new study that says European destinations are “on their way to recovering pre-pandemic tourist arrivals.” Experts anticipate a gradual return of Chinese travelers to Europe from the second quarter of 2023, as significant barriers remain.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Are your meetings attendees deterred by the hassles of air travel? Travel Association released new research this week that finds that people are avoiding travel because of airport irritations and flight delays. “On On average, air travelers are avoiding two trips in the next year due to air travel hassles specifically.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Knowland’s report on year-over-year events growth says Nashville’s meetings scene jumped more than 30 percent in September. Its meeting-volume report for September was released October 5, and it shows growth for the events industry is strong. Some markets saw even larger year-over-year percentage gains for early fall.

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

Once popular for meetings, company retreats, and incentives; the pandemic brought the river cruise industry to a screeching halt. Now that most Covid testing requirements for international travel have been lifted, cruise experts predict the floodgates will soon open. Meeting groups like the fact that river cruises are all-inclusive.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ride for most travelers. Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. United Threatens to Pull Out of JFK.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ride for most travelers. Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. United Threatens to Pull Out of JFK.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Make your summer meetings meaningful and memorable with these tips and trends Summer is approaching fast and meeting professionals want to stay up to date on every seasonal trend. With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community.

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The San Francisco Travel Association now looks to Scott Beck to reverse that negative perception. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: The recovery of San Francisco’s tourism and hospitality industry continues to be underscored by a narrative of lawlessness and economic demise.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2022

Travel Association has launched the Sustainable Travel Coalition, designed to bring its members together to develop and focus on strategies that will ensure a more sustainable future. With nearly 60 members, the Sustainable Travel Coalition will act as a forum to inform U.S. The post U.S.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2022

But several big cities are still way down on overall business travel. Is that an opportunity for meetings? By March, meetings business in most of the top 25 meeting markets in the country beat forecasts, while April is also on pace to notably exceed the forecasts made as recently as early February.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) that concluded in Dubai on May 12 is testament to the fact that live events are irreplaceable and no virtual extravaganza can replace the human element of in-person events. Arabian Travel Market 2021 was one of the very first travel trade shows to take place in Dubai last year.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Walking tours provide distinct experiential learning that you can’t get any other way As incentive travel continues to be a critical tool for retaining and motivating talent, planners are looking for ways to make excursions more meaningful and memorable. Lisa Chen, ToursByLocals CEO, says that the company’s goal is to humanize travel.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Travel recovery post-Covid has been a case of two steps forward one step back. Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage. Fasten Your Seat Belts. Fasten Your Seat Belts.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Rising prices for business travelers are predicted to continue in 2022 and through 2023, according to a report, “ 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast ,” by travel management platform CWT and Global Business Travel Association. Increase in Meeting Spend. Air Travel To See Sharp Increase. decrease in 2020.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

markets have seen especially strong occupancy rates driven by group demand, while forward bookings through the end of 2023 are well above last year’s pace. For planners who are booking meetings between now and the end of the year, the task is notably more challenging than what was anticipated less than two months ago. The top 25 U.S.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. This means an upgraded experience for a lot less money, giving the country a push in the luxury travel sector as well.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2022

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. Graham Pope.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

Ferguson came together at Union Market for its annual Travel Rally, held during U.S. Travel Association’s National Travel and Tourism Week—which happened this past week—where they discussed the region’s forecast and data from 2021. Travel, overseas visitation will likely not reach 2019 levels until 2025.

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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At Muir, Autograph Collection , an oceanfront property in Halifax, Canada, planners who are seeking a unique and memorable setting for their event can book meeting spaces with 360-degree water views, or even rent the hotel’s 36-foot private yacht. W Philadelphia , which offers more than 45,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow will be inducted into U.S. Travel’s Hall of Leaders. Dow will be the 104th travel inductee to be named in the Hall of Leaders since its establishment in 1969. Travel for the last 17 years. Before he entered the travel industry, Dow served in the U.S. Travel on Nov.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 11, 2023

Meaningful rewards are more important than ever for Gen Z and remote workers In the age of Apple, AI, bytes, bits and working from home, incentive travel today is more important than ever. is going through one of the most challenging labor markets in history. This kind of incentive travel may change their lives and perspective.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 3, 2017

They are the conference planning road less traveled that harvests success! Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 1. Championing Target Market Obsession Not Others Obsession. Instead, we’ve got to become target market obsessed. Most meeting professional are preoccupied with trends and innovation.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection , the North American-based travel insurance company, released its annual “ Safest Places to Travel 2022 ” list just before the start of this year, detailed in a report by market researcher Kit Kiefer. Tourism waned in 2021, but with travel restrictions lifted as of Feb.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Speculations circled overhead at the pandemic’s genesis that the business travel industry ought to fear an irreparable nosedive. ” The white paper, released in mid-May, highlighted the pivotal role business travel is poised to play in building business back. Read More : 7 Business Travel Trends Set to Shape 2022.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We hopped on a call with Nicole Rogers, executive vp and chief sales officer for San Francisco Travel, the City and County of San Francisco’s official destination marketing organization, for a lengthy conversation about the realities the city is facing, the event business, and how the city is working to keep events and event attendees safe.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2023

Suffice it to say, the general public in both North America and Canada are eager to travel while also welcoming tourism and events back to their respective communities much in the vein of the storied “before times.” The post Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S. and Canada appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Editor’s note: This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. food service workers in five major meetings markets, has announced the possibility of strike votes over wages and working conditions. Food Service Workers Announce Strike Votes at U.S.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2022

The skies seem a little bit wider as countries around the world continue to drop Covid restrictions for international travelers. The Jet Lag App is Timeshifter’s premier app for business travelers with tips for when to indulge and avoid caffeine and the best, or worst, time for a nap to quickly acclimate you to the new clock.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. This means an upgraded experience for a lot less money, giving the country a push in the luxury travel sector as well.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional event planners and marketers know that there is no one-size-fits all strategy for successful event marketing. Marketers are tasked with reaching members of their target audience, enticing them to register for an event, and continuing communications all the way up to the event to encourage attendance.

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EventMB

MAY 19, 2022

An era where meetings, events, technology and travel all play leading roles in defining and instilling organizational – and indeed industry – culture. With this in mind, our rebrand means we will strive for even greater journalistic excellence while providing pivotal insights for all meeting professionals. What Stays the Same.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2023

Smart Women in Meetings: Industry Leader winner and CEO of SITE Annette Gregg sat down with Smart Meetings on the brink of SITE’s 50th anniversary. Gregg gained experience during her more than 3 years at Meeting Professionals International (MPI), moving from senior vice president of the experience team to chief revenue officer.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2024

Last year, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida after Gov. These organizations are entering the fray in part because of a collective realization that travel boycotts, historically, have done little move to the needle politically. To infuse hope where it feels like there is none.”

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Skift Take: Through its acquisition of MGME, InteleTravel is looking to leverage its leisure travel experience to grow in the meetings and incentives market. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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