Eventinterface

MAY 24, 2016

Our curated and complimentary directory of services, venues and vendors supporting the event and meeting planning industry is now open for business. Eventinterface MARKET launched, featuring a diverse list of resources for Meeting and Event Planners. ” Eventinterface MARKET is a complimentary resource, available at [link].

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

An important, often overlooked, aspect of meeting planning is accommodating those who have accessibility needs that are not detectable at first glance. Recently, the city of Visalia, California, announced it is a certified autism-friendly destination, a welcome addition that will help planners meet those hidden needs.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 12, 2017

IMEX Group predicts the coming year will see meetings focus more on participant needs. The IMEX Group is predicting that meetings in 2018 will be all about bringing humanity back. According to IMEX, “There has been an outcry from people who feel that too much tourism is damaging their communities and their lives.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Editor’s Note : Created in 2019, San Diego State University’s Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program was created in partnership between Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and San Diego State University’s L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Deanna Roberts. Relationships are Everything.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico, one of the worst of many destructive turns of nature during the past year, many directly affecting hubs of the meetings and hospitality industries. Whether you’re in the tourism industry or not, it will have a downstream effect everywhere.”.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals rely heavily on the event servicing teams behind the scenes to execute on the best-laid plans for effective meetings. Richmond Region Tourism Vice President of Visitor Experience Matt Robinette, CMP, believes the industry certification is about growing the industry. “In What ESPC Proves.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Members of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) are among them. We had to work on it all simultaneously in four days.”.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2022

Some destinations rise to the top of meeting bucket lists because of their history. Smart Meetings brought top meeting professionals to The Galt House the same week Berkshire Hathaway hosted 5,000 real estate professionals at 300,000-square-foot Kentucky International Convention Center. Marin Bright, Smart Meetings CEO.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s no surprise that meeting planners named Vancouver the top convention city in Canada and ranked it second in all of North America in the Watkins Research Group’s biennial Meeting and Convention Planners Survey. Just last year, PCMA held its Convening Leaders annual meeting at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2022

Some destinations rise to the top of meeting bucket lists because of their history. Smart Meetings brought top meeting professionals to The Galt House the same week Berkshire Hathaway hosted 5,000 real estate professionals at 300,000-square-foot Kentucky International Convention Center. Marin Bright, Smart Meetings CEO.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. Many visitors and meeting planners impressed with GH and Texas will return to build future tourism,” the study states.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Wellness tourism currently accounts for roughly 17% of the travel industry’s total spend and is growing faster than any other travel sector. Read More : 5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now. Look to breakout sessions or a wellness lounge between meetings where the spa provides mini sessions,” she says.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

There are many reasons to consider Tempe, Arizona for your next meeting. But, there’s even more appeal for meeting and event planners. Tempe’s hotels and meeting venues are perfectly suited for groups ranging from 10-500 attendees. Your attendees will enjoy lots of activities before and after the meeting.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The agency specializes in travel, tourism and hospitality and has thorough knowledge of the United States. Previously, he worked as an account executive for Creative Group, a full-service corporate group meeting and incentive business, and as president of Adjoin Meetings, a meeting planning company.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with Dr. Richie Karaburun , Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of HI Hub Incubator of NYU School of Professional Studies, to explore the entrepreneurship hub designed to support up-and-coming hospitality business ideas. Tisch Center of Hospitality (HI HUB) aim to support business savvy entrepreneurs.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

This is an e ngineered recession, a recession by design,” said Christian Savelli, director of tourism economics with Oxford Economics, speaking at IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange this week in Durham, North Carolina. Business travel demand is also strong, due in part to the need for r emote workers to fly to meet with coworkers and clients.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from. Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. As a meeting planner, if you plan a beach cleanup CSR activity, don’t serve plastic water bottles at the luncheon. If you’re planning a wellness retreat, don’t serve sodas and cake. Shawna Suckow.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Welcome Empathy Tourism. Hotels, destination management companies, tourism-dependent restaurants and New Orleans & Company issued press releases, contributed articles and leveraged every conceivable marketing channels to tell the story of a reborn city. We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

According to analysis from the World Travel & Tourism Council in partnership with Oxford Economics, while the forecast for 2022 compared to 2021 is better, they’re still predicting that one in every 13 jobs in the travel industry won’t be filled this year. This article appears in the December 2022 issue.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 8, 2017

In fact, Cleveland could be called the “comeback city” for tourism , conventions and professional meetings. Let’s look at how these world-champion cities stack up as meeting destinations. of meeting rooms and a 32,000-square-foot ballroom. of meeting space. appeared first on Smart Meetings. of event space.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

After four years of tiptoeing around ongoing event business to expand and update the circa 1981 Moscone Center in the heart of the financial and arts districts, San Francisco Tourism Improvement District Management Corporation will tear down the temporary walls on January 3 to welcome 157,000 sq. of new “front of house” space.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Title : Group Vice President of Diversity Sales and Inclusion, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau and Chairman of National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP). When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) named Alexis Dinyovszky as a new member of the board of directors. The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) announced that Richard Gray is a new member of the board of directors. Alexis Dinyovszky . Richard Gray. million LGBT travelers to South Florida.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2020

Travel launched a new weekly webinar series that looks toward the recovery of our industry and the broader economy, focusing on the guidance, data and traveler sentiment necessary to safely restoring travel and tourism in the U.S. Meeting Executive Re-Think Tank on Lessons Learned & Continued Impact ”. Risk Management Planning.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2018

Please call the Tourism Santa Fe Sales Team to start exploring this great destination and allow us to assist you in a smooth and artistic meeting planning process. Meet Different in ‘The City Different’ appeared first on Blog. Truly, there is something for everyone in The City Different!

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In an effort to provide a better experience for meeting planners and attendees, the state government of Baja California Sur in Mexico has opened an international bid for management and operations of the Los Cabos and La Paz convention centers.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 26, 2017

And, who knows, after seeing these beauties you might start planning your next meeting or event in a completely new and foreign city! Photo credit: Korea Tourism Organization Darmstadtium Location: Darmstadt, Germany Size: 60,000 sq. The post 9 of the World’s Coolest Convention Centers appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Meeting for a Good Cause Mattered. Tanal’s team had prepared by stockpiling water and fuel, setting up meeting spots in advance and relying on apps to coordinate rescue work, but the hit to the hospitality sector was painful. The meeting industry was down 80 percent for 16 months,” he said. Humor Helped Overcome Negative Images.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

VR has been on the “trends to watch” list for some time now in the meetings space , but the amount of destinations who are actively using it to showcase their venues and cities has seemingly blossomed overnight. At a media breakfast hosted by Meet L.A., At a media breakfast hosted by Meet L.A., Virtual Discovery L.A.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

More universities than ever are including conference hotels on their grounds to accommodate meetings of the mind in academic settings. Check out some of these properties and the opportunities they represent for creating smarter meetings. of meeting space, including J. It offers 1,836 sq. It includes 18,000 sq.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Can’t fly your meeting all the way to Australia? Many zoos nationwide have similar offerings, so inquire with the zoo most local to your meeting venue. Meetings appeared first on Smart Meetings. No worries! Oz can come to you in the States. Here are three ways to bring Down Under up above. The Animals.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Airbnb’s recent purchase of Luxury Retreats for $300 million raises an important question: Can planners now look to Airbnb for group meetings? Among meeting planners, Airbnb ranks low—or not at all—as a way to find beds for meeting attendees. Airbnb for Group Meetings. Four Potential Meeting Spots.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

Bloom founded IMEX Group, which organizes international trade shows for meetings, events and incentive industry. Bloom built European and Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM) and Incentive World before selling both to Reed Exhibitions in 1997 and 2000, respectively. million visitors in 2010, the first U.S.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Smart Meetings Founder and CEO Marin Bright voiced similar conviction in March when she announced the winners of the 2017 Smart Women awards. “In In the female-dominated meetings industry, there are far too few women in leadership and other influential positions.” Our top goal is to help change this.”

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Aronson brings 28 years of hospitality experience to the role, and will be tasked with planning and implementing sales, marketing and product development programs for the property’s meetings and convention business. Carmel Mission Inn Sandi Harvey Meet AC in Atlantic City, New Jersey, named Sandi Harvey vice president of sales.

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MARCH 12, 2018

Davis is a certified meeting planner and a certified tourism ambassador. The post 6 Smart Moves for The Ritz-Carlton, Hilton and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Zack Davis Zack Davis was named vice president of destination services at Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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