Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He has worked with The Salamander Collection since 2022, formerly overseeing Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club. Christopher Walling Christopher Walling Walling joins The Salamander Collection as vice president of operations and managing director of Innisbrook in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Whittlebury Park luxury hotel, conference centre and golf course in Northamptonshire, experienced a robust growth in enquiries and bookings for corporate meetings and events in August and September this year, 95 per cent more than in May and June. The venue also confirmed 182 bookings for events which will take place up to 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

of meeting space. We are booking small corporate meetings and associations for 2022. Many of these are executive/leadership meetings—in-person with a hybrid component. Many are eager to get back to in-person meetings, but want to start small We are also getting requests for a help with hybrid components.

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Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

So it’s not surprising that in our most recent 2022 Event Industry Annual Survey , 57% of respondents indicated that their primary concern when planning in-person events amid the COVID-19 pandemic is attendee safety. You’ll likely have a very different lens that you’re looking through in regards to wellness safety and employee engagement.

Airlines 264

Airlines Transportation Corporate Meetings Events 264

Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

This is on top of a predicted full year 2022 increase in air fares of 48.5%, hotel rates of 18.5%, and car rental charges of 7.3%. Year-on-year changes in travel pricing (actual) 2020 (actual) 2021 (estimated) 2022 (estimated) 2023 Air fares (12%) (26%) 48.5% The current base case scenario for 2022 is for 3% growth, followed by 2.8%

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Mexico: Hyatt Zilara and Ziva Cancun , Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos and Ziva Puerto Vallarta , Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya (coming December 2022, booking now), Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun . Mexico’s Riviera Maya region is home to two brand-new all-inclusive resorts, designed with meetings and incentives in mind and the Caribbean Sea as the backdrop.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

In 2022, they will keep moving out of impersonal hotel ballrooms to more unique venues. One of the biggest event trends in 2022 is sourcing venues with character. It can turn itself into an art gallery, collaborative workspace, corporate meeting space, or wedding venue. Source: The Clayton House. The Croft Downtown.

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Corporate Events Venues 2015 Automotive 125

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Those managers saw this firsthand during the Covid pandemic: Fifty-three percent say their firms had collaboration challenges because of the lack of in-person internal meetings between 2020 and 2022, while 52 percent experienced decreased employee engagement and 49 percent faced communication challenges.

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The Castle Group

JANUARY 13, 2022

As we begin 2022, we reflect on the challenges, and more importantly the successes of the past year – both within our industry and for our Castle events division. Events included large sales conferences, virtual ribbon-cutting ceremonies, awards presentations, fundraising galas, educational forums, corporate meetings and more.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Events were starting to come back in 2021, but TED didn’t come back until 2022 virtually. What are the top things that corporate meeting and event planners can learn from how TED conferences are planned and executed? Sometimes with corporate meeting planners, you’re on a hamster wheel of delivery.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

In the 2022 Incentive Research Foundation Report (IRF), “the percentage that found group incentive travel to be ‘extremely’ or ‘very motivating’ increased to 91%.” Bert Guy, Bishop-McCann senior program manager, has more than 30 years of experience in corporate meetings, events and incentive programs.

Travel 98

Travel Negotiating Corporate Meetings 2023 98

Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

So it’s not surprising that in our most recent 2022 Event Industry Annual Survey , 57% of respondents indicated that their primary concern when planning in-person events amid the COVID-19 pandemic is attendee safety. You’ll likely have a very different lens that you’re looking through in regards to wellness safety and employee engagement.

Airlines 100

Airlines Transportation Corporate Meetings Events 100

Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Sayward explains: “In-person large-scale business events will return, but not to full scale until the end of 2021, and even 2022. Smaller meetings and smaller/hybrid events will replace the large-scale offerings for 2021.”. The HBAA team expect recovery will begin in Q2/Q3/Q4 next year.

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2021 2020 Travel Sustainability 84

SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. How Walmart and Sam’s Club ‘Connected Together’ at 2022 Associates Week. Walmart and Sam’s Club associates met in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the 2022 Associates Week, June 1-3. How Walmart and Sam’s Club ‘Connected Together’ at 2022 Associates Week.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

At the August 2022 SoCraTes event, 10 breakout rooms were available during the two full days when the Open Space format was used, allowing for more than 150 sessions that could range in size from two to 50 people. Once all the sessions are outlined for the audience, there’s a 15-minute window to assign sessions to breakout rooms.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. We are really looking forward to getting clients back in the buildings.”

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Venues 2015 Contracts Corporate Meetings 69

Event Industry News

MAY 5, 2021

This includes (association) congresses, association meetings, as well as corporate meetings: company events and conferences. Pure corporate evening events as well as exhibitions, trade fairs and cultural or sporting events are excluded.

Meetings 59

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

At the August 2022 SoCraTes event, 10 breakout rooms were available during the two full days when the Open Space format was used, allowing for more than 150 sessions that could range in size from two to 50 people. Once all the sessions are outlined for the audience, there’s a 15-minute window to assign sessions to breakout rooms.

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Conference Events Corporate Meetings Consulting 52

Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart and Sam’s Club associates met in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the 2022 Associates Week, June 1-3. With associates on their feet throughout the meeting, cheers rattled the rafters, turning an 8:00 a.m.

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2022 Retail Association Meetings Social Media 246

Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2022

Wordly, the leading SaaS provider of AI-powered simultaneous interpretation, today announced the 2022 State of Multilingual Collaboration , a comprehensive global study by Dimensional Research. 42% have limited to no experience with interpretation services.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2022

When time is short and the to-do list is long, the solution is often to bring in an expert contractor to help with everything from sourcing of space and technology solutions to meeting design and management. Time is valuable when planning an event—corporate meeting professional time and consultant time.

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