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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

Cities across the country are grappling with socio-economic crises exacerbated by the pandemic, but if going by headlines alone, San Francisco is certainly getting the most heat. And the hotels are beautiful in San Francisco. We still lead the country in sustainability.

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Don’t Believe Everything You See on Twitter About a San Francisco Meeting Apocalypse

Smart Meetings

If there’s one trait that best defines San Francisco, it’s diversity. San Francisco’s iconic landmarks and scenic beauty always captivate, while new experiences showcase the city’s always-evolving nature. Getting here is easy, with the top-ranked San Francisco International Airport (SFO) just 13 miles from the city.

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Food Halls are the New Trend in Group Dining

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Connecting the urban city environment and local ingredients is the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Operating since 1993 by the nonprofit organization Foodwise, the Farmers Market provides visitors with a taste of a sustainability-focused culinary scene San Francisco has become famous for.

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Sustainability Briefs: 8 Developments in the Greening of Travel and Events

MeetingsNet

Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • On Friday, April 21, the Sustainable Events Forum holds its fourth annual Earth Day for Event People , a free, 90-minute online event from 11:00-12:30 ET. Every effort counts. Green” began in Portland, Ore.,

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Top 25 Meeting Markets Seeing Uneven Recovery

MeetingsNet

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. meeting markets is the strength of transient business travel. One factor that affects demand and prices in the top U.S.

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RSAC 2024 Roundup: Mirrors, Robot Cocktails and Sumo Wrestlers

Event Marketer

RSA Conference brought together more than 41,000 attendees and 600 exhibitors to Moscone Center in San Francisco, May 8-10. Source: David Grady , senior marketing manager, Verizon Business Group) Have a story idea? The post RSAC 2024 Roundup: Mirrors, Robot Cocktails and Sumo Wrestlers appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. Tip: AI may help event marketers better predict their own attendees’ budgetary needs and help plan or adjust event program schedules accordingly.

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