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Brand USA Focus on MICE and Special Events Could Expand Annual Global Travel Beyond 90 Million in the Future

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Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. Thats up 40% from 2022, but still about 15% below 2019 levels. He pointed to the wave of unprecedented global events happening in the next decade, including WorldPride, FIFA World Cup, America 250, 100th Anniversary of Route 66 and the 2028 Olympic Games and 2034 Paralympic Games.

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Olympic Venues: Abandonment, Decay and Renewed Life

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Many stadiums have been left to sit and decay, such as the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro , which hosted in 2016; Beijing, in 2008; and Athens, in 2004; others, such as that in Lake Placid , in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, and Munich Stadium, are being used to host more sporting events and meetings.

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Los Angeles Sports Venues Deliver Immersive Experiences

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. Offering everything from team-building exercises to meet-and-greet with legendary athletes, sports venues provide exciting, unique settings for meetings, special events and tours. Why are your venues a great place for groups to meet at or to tour? More : Los Angeles is the New Sports Capital of the World.

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Preview Las Vegas 2025: A Capital of Multitudes

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Las Vegas Is on the Up and Up Since Previews beginnings in 2022, Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Applied Analysis, has been there to provide an overview of Nevadas economic state. Im getting so much less food, even though Im meeting the food and beverage minimum, because the prices of meals are so high, so that is really a struggle.

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Flagship Convention Spaces Bet On Retail

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It is located in the Beijing Olympic Green Area and served as the media center for the recently concluded Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Exhibition World Bahrain is scheduled to open in late 2022 when it will become the largest in the Middle East. The post Flagship Convention Spaces Bet On Retail appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Los Angeles is the New Sports Capital of the World

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The Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission has been working diligently to build up Los Angeles’ reputation as a sports mecca; they’ve recently won bids for the MLB All-Star Game in 2020, the Super Bowl LVI in 2022, and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in 2023.

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ICC Wales Attracts Major Events Back to Venue

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The disruptions of the pandemic meant ICC Wales only saw its first full year of trading in 2022, having launched in September 2019. Another repeat client is the University of South Wales (USW), who have contracted five days of Graduation Ceremonies each year from 2023 until 2028 which ICC Wales secured as part of a detailed tender process.

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