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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

In fact, most saw continued stability and growth for their events — and many also blamed the strong economy — which in turn creates a seller’s market — for making their job more challenging. continued to lose market share, with overseas travel to the U.S. The economic verdict in Davos, according to Bloomberg ? 30 — is that the U.S.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. and those that travel to international markets. Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7

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Essential! Support the $1 Trillion Meetings Industry, Restart America

SmartMeetings

When the lights went dark on the more than $1 trillion meetings and events industry in March, the call to shelter in place dimmed prospects not only for 26 million people whose jobs are directly or indirectly connected to bringing people together, but also for the 1.5 billion globally who attend meetings and $2.5 Out of the Shadows.

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Making a Marketing Shift for Digital Events

PCMA Convene

Long before he became national events manager for media website Thrillist in 2008, he helped organize his high-school prom and threw events for fraternities in college. “I In 2012, Hindman left the planning world behind to launch Splash, an event- marketing platform enabling organizers to launch, promote, and collect data about their events.

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Event Tech Hit by the Perfect Storm

EventMB

Talk to any planner or attendee, and they will tell you how happy and relieved they are to be meeting in person again. Event tech leaders have publicly shared their frustration at the current market conditions. “ However, it’s hard to find credible data on actual real market size for event and virtual event tech specifically.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Meetings are growing and evolving rapidly, and each is an experiment in applying new methods to find a perfect formula. Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. Demand continues to outpace supply of meetings-eligible hotels.

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Will Airline Pilot Shortage Cripple Second-Tier Markets?

Smart Meetings

11, 2001, and during the 2008 financial crisis, the aviation industry suffered and airlines merged. The post Will Airline Pilot Shortage Cripple Second-Tier Markets? appeared first on Smart Meetings. As a result, nearly 800,000 pilots will be needed—twice the number in the current workforce. Why aren’t there more young pilots?