Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Five or 10 years ago, the term “cannabis tourism” was virtually nonexistent. Few know that better than Michael Gordon, owner of Seattle-based travel company Kush Tourism. But after seeing how places like Amsterdam weren’t exactly keen on providing cannabis access to tourists, he saw a gap in the tourism industry. “I Up in Smoke.

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APRIL 8, 2022

Among other findings, the inaugural Business Travel Tracker sees 84 percent of respondents expecting to attend a meeting or exhibition within six months. A new quarterly research report from Tourism Economics and J.D. Half of their upcoming trips will be to attend an external client meeting or an industry event.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management , says top executives from major brands are calling him to personally interview college students because they are desperate for employees to clean rooms and check people in. She suggests meeting professionals reach out to their personal networks to find qualified help.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Representatives of the Let’s Meet There Coalition , the U.S. Tourism Economics highlighted the value of domestic business travel to the U.S. Tourism Economics shared a new analysis identifying the relationship between business travel and corporate performance for 14 industries over the past 26 years. jobs in 2019. to the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

This year also witnessed the debut of the ATM Draper-Aladdin Start-up Competition , which saw 15 travel, tourism, and hospitality innovators pitch for up to $500,000 of funding. The winner will also get an opportunity to compete for an additional $500,000 of investment as part of the television show — Meet the Drapers.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Rebuild Hong Kong’s image as the World’s Meeting Place.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. Laura McIver Laura McIver McIver takes on the role of general manager at Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The UK is a world leader in delivering exhibitions and trade shows not just at home but all around the world. Chris Skieth OBE, Chair, UKEVENTS shared the latest findings of the economic impact study which indicated that the exhibitions and trade shows sector was in a strong period of growth. In the UK £9.4

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Day two of IMEX22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas kicked off with a keynote address by Shane Feldman, founder of Count Me In , who stressed the importance of creating an inclusive experience at meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Others like it, designed as special events during conventions and meetings, are happening throughout Colorado , Nevada and California. And as recreational marijuana achieves greater acceptance, cannabis events could become a regular part of many mainstream meetings, conventions and incentive programs. Grassroots Appeal.

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

On Friday, May 21st, Washington, DC fully reopened for in-person meetings, conventions, trade shows, groups and special events. and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, is leading an industry-wide effort to support customers meeting in the nation’s capital. Ferguson, II, president and CEO, DDC. “DC

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Citywide meetings may be a challenge to plan, but they also represent an opportunity for meeting planners to spread their wings and take advantage of all the great resources that a destination has to offer. Local tourism officials can be helpful resources for helping drum up excitement about your event. Think local.

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Eventscase Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

Meeting Professionals International Iberian Awards March 30th is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) and, as always, MPI Iberian Chapter celebrates the GMID alongside its annual awards ceremony. They held a meeting last March 15th at the Bless Hotel in Madrid. It is organised by the Madrid City Council Tourism.

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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 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022.

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EventMB

JUNE 9, 2022

cannabis trade show, to understand the depth of the business opportunity the cannabis industry provides. “The legalization of cannabis in the State of New Jersey opened a new vertical market for meetings and conventions in Atlantic City. Cannabis hospitality and tourism is a major driver of revitalizing communities.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2020

The world’s largest annual travel trade show, ITB Berlin was one of the first exhibition casualties of the coronavirus outbreak this March. Known for being one of the central dates for the global tourism calendar, ITB Berlin is for many much more than the four-day event with business meetings taking place ahead of the show opening.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Registration forecasting for 2023 was the top challenge identified by Louisville Tourism’s Client Advisory Council members. These factors raise additional questions: Who is coming to our digital vs. in-person meetings? We also have Gen Z, the first generation to have grown up entirely in the digital era, entering the workforce.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Commenting on the session, Julius said: “We live in an era where the concept of meeting has never been more fluid. The more we interact online, the more we need to meet. This will be followed by a comprehensive round table discussion focusing on the future of event tourism.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

In September 2021, ESPA introduced the DEI Task Force, comprised of 15 member-destinations under the leadership and vision of Dominique Bonds, director of engagement with Pennsylvania Convention Center; and Adrienne Terry, event services director with Chattanooga Tourism Co. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Here’s how the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 could boost meetings-industry efforts to get back to business. Congress on February 25 would, if passed, provide help to the meetings and travel industry in the form of tax breaks. A bipartisan stimulus bill introduced to the U.S. between January 2022 and December 2024.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Over the next few years, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions will ramp up its efforts to draw meeting planners to its most recent Poconos property and a brand-new resort in Round Rock, Texas. Phase 3 at Poconos, set to be open by January 2020, will add 125,000 square feet of meeting space. When combined with the existing 25,000-sq.-.ft.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Rachel in her wide career of journalism and events has mastered Trade Shows. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+. and CBS “Sunday Morning”?.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

In terms of jobs, the meetings and events industry creates more direct jobs than large manufacturing sectors such as automotive, chemicals, and food. Adam Sacks, founder and president of Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, said in a press briefing on Feb. in benefits to the U.S. in benefits to the U.S.

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Nunify

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Canrvials also help boost tourism and local economies. Event Example: Salesforce Dreamforce , Apple WWDC , Microsoft Ignite , HubSpot User Group Meetings , Adobe MAX 5. Activities: Mixers, speed networking, panel discussions, guest speakers, casual meet-and-greets and other fun networking event ideas. Open spaces to interact.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 29, 2021

Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management , says top executives from major brands are calling him to personally interview college students because they are desperate for employees to clean rooms and check people in. “If Ross predicts that by August the number of people meeting will look as if Covid never happened.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Global meetings and events industry trade show organiser, IBTM has revealed first details of its rescheduled inaugural IBTM Asia Pacific , which will take place from 5-6 April 2022 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.

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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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Event Industry News

MARCH 4, 2020

IMEX Group’s chairman, Ray Bloom, and CEO, Carina Bauer, have stated that they are confident the Frankfurt-based trade show will still go ahead, despite multiple events (including IBTM Asia Pacific , Mobile World Congress and large Swiss events ) cancelling due to the coronavirus. Shows for 2021-2024 have already been scheduled.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Day two of IMEX22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas kicked off with a keynote address by Shane Feldman, founder of Count Me In , who stressed the importance of creating an inclusive experience at meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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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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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2020

Global meetings and events industry trade show organiser, IBTM has announced first details of its rescheduled IBTM Asia Pacific, which will take place from 13 – 14 April 2021 in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Already 50 per cent of exhibitor space has been sold.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

discussions to a “Belong-a-palooza” to a filmmaker workshop, fresh topics will complement evergreen sessions such as event contracting and meeting security, for a lively educational agenda. From generative A.I Coordinating the behemoth task is Tahira Endean, head of programming and a self-described “total event nerd.”

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022.

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MAY 12, 2022

When Jay Kinghorn was the associate managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism , he was constantly frustrated by the dearth of visitor data he knew would enhance the agency’s ability to promote itself, support its members, and enhance the experience of individual travelers as well as meeting groups.

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