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

Smart Meetings

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 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.

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

According to PCMA Convene’s 25 th annual Meeting Market Survey, organizers invest 7 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses into speakers and entertainment. Be sure to either communicate this when inquiring or request the speaker to give you their recommendations for adding value. Invest in Professional Speakers.

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Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups

Smart Meetings

Think Game of Thrones when you head to Vermont Renaissance Faire , a hit since it opened in 2016. Read more in Kristine White’s story, “Shredding New Heights for Meetings: Wide Variety of Rad Mountain Resorts are Available Year-Round,” in the January issue of Smart Meetings. Vermont Renaissance Faire. Coming soon online.

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Job Hunting During COVID: What Meeting Professionals Need to Know

SmartMeetings

The travel, hospitality and meetings industry has been one of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 slowdown. Independent planners are facing gaping holes in their calendars as meetings continue to drop off. Many organizations, including Smart Meetings , have turned their events virtual. According to a 2016 report from 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. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent compared to +4.9

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Retailers: Hoteliers of the Future

Smart Meetings

IKEA, which opened its first hotel in 2016, is arguably one of the pioneers of the hotel-to-hospitality trend. The post Retailers: Hoteliers of the Future appeared first on Smart Meetings. The hotel will be located on a portion of the sixth floor and the top four floors.

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Best Event Planning Resources of 2016

SmartMeetings

That’s on top of staying abreast of the latest industry trends and current events that can affect the outcome of your next meeting or event. Smart Meetings has rounded up the best event planning resources of this year, in order to help planners face challenges in 2017. 7 Books Every Meeting Planner Should Read.

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