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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. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. economy’s growth was outpacing expectations. MORE THAN A DECADE OF DATA.

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2017 Association Trends that Impact Travel, Trade Shows & Hotels

SmartMeetings

As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Is 2017 a buyer’s or a seller’s market for hotel supply growth? For the meeting planning industry, smartphones provide an easy way to keep clients engaged and deliver content.

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Gender Pay Gap in the Events Industry

PCMA Convene

cents for every dollar men made in 2015. And while 62 percent said that they believe women are paid less than men in the events industry (which overlaps hospitality companies and destination-marketing organizations), many admitted that they suspect that’s the case, but they just don’t know for sure.

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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

Smart Meetings

1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. Orlando has retained its #1 spot this year, after being named the “Top Destination” in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

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New Realms, New Ideas: Virtual Reality Tech Is Transforming Events, Experiences

Smart Meetings

These exhibitions have managed to fully incorporate immersive and interactive VR into their marketing and events—and it has enhanced their goals and their means to meet them. Detroit Sessions and Library Street Collective at SPECTRE event; Photo credit: Bluewater Tech. VR in F&B. Le Petit Chef; Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Research Confirms Incentive Market on the Rise

SmartMeetings

Since the Incentive Marketplace Estimate Research Study was last compiled in 2013, the non-cash incentive market has grown by 17 percent to $90 billion in annual spending. – Organizations, regardless of their size, increased their use of non-cash incentives by 36 percent from 2013 to 2015. Each year, businesses spend $14.4

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Marriott Cuts Third-Party Commissions, Faces Criticism

Connect Your Meetings

The reality is the market will dictate whether Marriott overstepped its bounds in dropping third-party rates from 10 percent to seven percent, effective in late March. When Marriott officially merged with Starwood after an acrimonious process in 2015, it became the world’s largest hotel empire. Position of Power.

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