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Leadership Shake-Up at U.S. Travel

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Travel Association is restructuring and, in its wake, has created a new position to increase group travel to the United States. Ishma Haider, director of convention marketing at Visit Orlando, will assume this new role. Skift Take: U.S. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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8 Tips for Your Hybrid or Virtual Event Marketing Strategy

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This led to a quick shift in how to approach one’s virtual event marketing strategy. Without the need for travel and lodging costs, digital events open up valuable networking, learning, and partnership opportunities. If used correctly, social media can be a convenient asset to your event marketing strategy.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

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Your attendee travelers are eager to hit the road, but thanks in part to economic challenges like inflation, companies are cutting back on T&E. Those able to travel freely are combining remote work with longer leisure trips. Corporate travel policies may start including air emissions tracking.

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Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel

Smart Meetings

Many travelers swear by communication apps like WhatsApp and Skype, which let you phone home as if you were still in the U.S. passport holders can travel to 189 countries and territories without a visa, or by obtaining a visa on arrival, typically by standing in line at the airport. There may be other considerations as well.

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U.S. Travel Urges Government to Improve the Air Travel Experience

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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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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

Smart Meetings

According to the global survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets: Nearly all global business travelers (94%) are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, including 67% who are very willing. business travelers (72%) feel they haven’t had equal opportunity. Even more U.S. Even more U.S.

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TWT: United May Pull Out of JFK, U.S. on Top of Travel and Tourism Markets

Smart Meetings

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. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. For the next 10 years it predicts business travel could grow an average of 5.5%

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