Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Smart Meetings has collected our best CSR stories of 2022 to inspire and encourage continued efforts towards good causes. Travel took place in Orlando this past June and going green was the focus. Tourism Cares partnered with IDEAS for Us and other volunteers to a local Orlando community garden. CSR continues in Orlando!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. Post-Covid, you can’t have people in meetings, meetings, meetings, throw them into the bar and then end the event.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Chair-Elect: Amanda Armstrong, CMP, corporate travel and meetings manager, Enterprise Holdings Inc., Immediate Past Chair: Fiona Pelham, managing director, Sustainable Events Ltd and Positive Impact, Manchester, United Kingdom. Vice Chair of Finance – Gregg Hopkins, president, Gregg Hopkins and Associates, Orlando, FL.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Finding the perfect meeting space for your team and your mental health Prioritizing your mental health and the emotional health of your attendees can be tough, especially when you’re a meeting planner on the go. The newly debuted Lake Nona Wave Hotel in Orlando, Florida, features 234 guest rooms and 17,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board announced a partnership with Clear Health Pass and Co.Protect branded protective equipment to help meeting professionals create frictionless solutions for establishing and executing protocols. “We Even as in-person meetings make a return, clients have come to expect virtual venue tours.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Travel Association and The Downtown DC Business Improvement District, has seen that associations are getting 30% or more attrition and it is more difficult to have in-person, one-on-one meetings when many are working from their kitchen in the suburbs and some from second homes in the Caribbean.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Shelby Luzzi Shelby Luzzi Luzzi is the first senior manager, sustainability, of Destination DC (DDC). In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. Kingston, Jr. joins The Grove Resort and Water Park as general manager.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sustainability also played a key part in this exhibit: Inside, a sustainability wall focused on the brand’s efforts going forward, and the exhibit itself was built out of a reusable frame with stretch fabric interchanged based on the event. Smaller blooms bearing QR codes led to “niche” content and unique subreddits.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 26, 2023

A trip that will take just over two hours brings new possibilities for increasing meeting attendance in both cities—and for offering more pre- and post-event opportunities. As for the rest of the necessary funding, the company applied in April for a $3.75-billion billion loan from the U.S. Transportation Department supporting the project.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Cvent’s annual hospitality conference brings together professionals from the hospitality, meeting, and event industries that are interested in engaging with the latest in hospitality technology. Exchanges focus around meeting face-to-face with a wide array of vendors, buyers, and mountain tourism suppliers from around the world.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Orlando, FL. Orlando takes first place as the No. What Orlando lacks in the quality of its public parks it makes up for in theme parks, such as Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort. of meeting space and 600,000 sq. Cities for Recreation appeared first on Smart Meetings. The Cities.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Read More : Weaponization of Travel: Navigating Cultural Obstacle Courses Not long thereafter, they cofounded SocialOffset—the prototype launched at ASAE Annual Meeting in August 2022 and the pilot soft launch was this past January—a nonprofit that provides a socially conscious alternative to event and destination boycotts.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He brings nearly three decades of culinary expertise to his new role overseeing CE LA VI Bellevue and Fresco as well as all meeting and event catering services in the hotel’s attached Avenue Conference Center. She incorporates scientific thought as well as sustainability into her cocktails.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. Orlando brought the citrus vibe with swing slices. When you come together and acknowledge their humanity, you can learn something,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a way for properties to meet the tech and design expectations of today’s groups and other guests, hotels are constantly reinventing themselves. Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek recently unveiled the $4 million renovation of all 400 of its guest rooms. of meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Vuong previously worked as director of operation for Informa Markets, managing event logistics, transportation, security, sustainability and signage for Florida Boat Shows. Petersburg, Florida, and Orange County Convention Center and Addition Financial Arena in Orlando. Nick Dorney.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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All Seated

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: VIRTUAL TOOL TECHNOLOGY IN HOSPITALITY In an era of rapid technological advancement, the hospitality industry continues to evolve to meet changing guest expectations. Sustainability Benefits: Virtual venue tools reduce travel, lower carbon emissions, and align with growing sustainability trends in hospitality.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Rosen Plaza is a resort-style meeting venue conveniently connected to the Orange County Convention Center via the Gary Sain Memorial Skybridge. In Orlando, Rosen Plaza is heeding that call, and for Michael McMullen, Rosen Plaza’s executive chef, it’s truly a calling. . Rosen Plaza is ideally positioned to embrace this trend. “We

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Visit Orlando released a statement praising the area’s “extraordinary infrastructure of major public and private entities working together to protect the health and safety of our residents and visitors alike” and suggesting resident and visitors closely monitor storm progress and conditions can change quickly.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 20, 2017

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Lahaina, Hawaii, is offering a self-led Sustainability Tour on Earth Day. It makes sense that Hyatt Regency Maui, a LEED-certified hotel, would celebrate Earth Day with a sustainability tour. Courtyard Marriott Orlando Downtown is the official hotel for Central Florida Earth Day 2017.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Visit Orlando released a statement praising the area’s “extraordinary infrastructure of major public and private entities working together to protect the health and safety of our residents and visitors alike” and suggesting resident and visitors closely monitor storm progress and conditions can change quickly.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. It’s easy to explain Houston’s reversal of fortune with problems in the oil sector, but big group markets like Chicago, New Orleans, and Orlando have also sold fewer rooms through August. Airfares will be up 2.5 percent worldwide. EXHIBITIONS.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sustainability Is Part of the Plan. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Aside from the traditional conference format and the more immersive workshops, another event format is taking center stage: “brain dates”, one-on-one meetings that foster a new level of knowledge exchange.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2019

Dunn joined the CVB in 2004 and has since led efforts to enhance business with the national multicultural meetings market. He has spent his entire professional career in various marketing and related communications positions in Florida, and most recently served as head of marketing and sales for ICON Orlando. Dan Douglas.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. International Conference Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. Orlando, FL. That is why AMLE has created a multifaceted conference to meet the needs of every educator—no matter how they learn. Orlando, FL.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

April 22 is Earth Day, a time for those in our industry to consider the substantial environmental impact of holding meetings, conventions, and trade shows. Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • Every effort counts.

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

HSMAI Strategy Conferences | Charlotte, NC | June 25-26 The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International—a global hospitality organization that includes revenue management, marketing, and sales professionals—will meet again this year for its annual Strategy Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. of meeting space.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

Between the AMC Institute Annual several weeks ago in Orlando and our own three [recent] in-person gatherings in three different cities, the buzz and volume as folks were seeing each other after so long was strong — sometimes deafening, but in a good way. In terms of the meetings industry, I think we’ve learned a lot.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This spirit is an indelible part of the city’s identity as it influences forward-thinking approaches to hospitality, technology, and sustainability. As the fifth-largest city in the country, Phoenix is leading the way in finding sustainable solutions for all industries. Footprint Center.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As a result, some of the people who come to your meetings are “otherized.” Blalock recalled a meeting that a friend of hers held in Minneapolis in 2016, soon after Philando Castile, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot by police during a routine traffic stop outside St. Like they belong somewhere else.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Meet and network with the brightest minds from big banks, regional and community banks, commercial banks, credit unions and credit cards on 9 th and 10 th March in Miami. . All the decision-makers, app developers, system dealers, analysts and investors to attend this event from March 20 th to April 2 nd in Orlando. . Satellite 2020.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

May 10-12: SAP Sapphire & ASUG Accelerate Orlando . Programming for the Orlando and virtual events has been designed so that relevant content can be leveraged and delivered to both events while still allowing for each to offer additional unique and exclusive content and experiences. May 10-12: (Virtual) SAP Sapphire Virtual .

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