Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. As a group, participants walked more than 4.2

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JULY 19, 2023

Meeting Room of the Future Trends Report Offers Roadmap for More Climate-Friendly Practices We’ve heard it before: Climate sustainability is a pressing issue. Despite this, some sustainable venues are making huge strides in implementing more climate-friendly business practices—and it’s simpler than we think.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

IDEAS for Us works with volunteers to make Orlando’s greenery even more sustainable. As an organization supporting sustainable and beneficial travel, Tourism Cares maintains three funds that support efforts investing in tourism infrastructure, reestablishing tourism after a natural disaster or promoting diversity within travel.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Among brands embracing the micro-event trend of 2022 is Subaru, which has reimagined its WinterFest platform as a music and mountain lifestyle adventure tour featuring small, curated and high-touch experiences under the umbrella of its large presence at eight resorts across the country. Agency: Powdr.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Of particular interest to many planners and attendees in 2022 is what can be done to account for and manage their carbon footprint. MeetGreen Director of Sustainability Eric Wallinger here and in photo at top. — IMEX (@IMEX_Group) May 5, 2022. A Place to Start. Learn more here: [link] #IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/hHF3FX2bck.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. It’s easy to assume that meeting remotely is the more sustainable counterpart to in-person meetings, but what about the energy required to power the massive server farms that enable the technology?

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2023

Louisa Watson, Director of Marketing at Wyboston Lakes Resort and Sustainability Director of beam has been recognised as Sustainability Industry Champion at the prestigious Greengage Sustainability Awards. It’s also great credit to our whole team that the venue has again been recognised for its sustainability initiatives.”

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2022

In fact, Netflix is extending its ticketed ($59 per vehicle) “Stranger Things” drive-through experience into a third year in 2022, with iterations planned to take place this spring in New York and San Francisco. The post Scavenger Hunts, Mobile, Metaverse: Event Trends for 2022 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

The free course in partnership with Tourism Cares discusses how to offset carbon emissions, find sustainable suppliers and offer equal opportunities for women. The best way to combat climate change is through large-scale action, which is where WeTravel Academy ’s new sustainable tourism course comes in. More Travel-focused Resources.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The 2022 Annual Meeting & Exposition agenda covered the current disruptions of sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, and workforce challenges with an eye toward finding new solutions using new association business models. The post ASAE Embraced Disruption at 2022 Annual Meeting appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Built in 1986, leading London events venue, The QEII Centre, was not originally constructed with sustainability in mind, but in recent years the team has been working diligently to rectify this. And while not perfect, the venue has successfully implemented wide-ranging initiatives to progress its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2040.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Clearly, virtual events are a key tool that’s helping the event industry at shaping and take charge of moving towards more sustainable formats of organising events. What is the best virtual event platform in 2022? Organisers, exhibitors and attendees can simply plug in their devices to be able to join the virtual event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2022

In a public report on second quarter financials, American Express (AmEx) Global Travel has cited a strong and sustained recovery in business travel in both hotels and airline sectors as a driver in the company’s gains. airlines” shows that in the second quarter of 2022, “the demand for business travel is very strong.”. billion to $1.85

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Guidebook

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Sustainability is a critical and essential factor for events today. Thats where sustainable event practices come in. And when it comes to sustainable event management, Guidebook is at the forefront, helping organizers significantly reduce waste without compromising the attendee experience. Time to step up and make a difference.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Wyboston Lakes Resort is delighted to be shortlisted in the Greengage 2022 Sustainability Awards for Sustainability Initiative of the Year – accommodation and meetings venues. This is the third nomination for sustainability by which the Resort has recently been recognised.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Attendees volunteered in the Sustainability Hub at Greenbuild in Philadelphia, PA. Reducing Travel’s Carbon Cost In addition to ensuring the venue meets WCEFs sustainability standards, an important consideration is its accessibility can you get there via public transport?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

London Hotel Group, The Wesley, has two sustainable hotels based in Camden and Euston, that serve as the perfect location for delegates looking for a corporate event, training, conference or meeting space in Central London. Vegetarian and vegan options are available as standard, ensuring inclusivity and promoting eco-conscious dining.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2022 ABPCO Excellence Awards, which took place on Friday 9 December saw association and not for profit event professionals gather at the ICC Birmingham to celebrate a year of achievement across a range of categories. The winners were: Best Event by an In-house PCO – NASUWT for the Teachers’ Union Annual Conference 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Wyboston Lakes Resort has won the Sustainability Award in the highly prestigious Meetings Industry Association’s miaList 2022. We will continue to strive for new opportunities to be more sustainable and achieve our ambitious goals.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

Jamie Anton, Group Director of Golf and Leisure at De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has shared his tips to help you start your 2022 work life healthy and happy. Boost mental wellbeing. Looking after our mental health has never been more important.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Your monthly event sustainability update T he Advertising Specialty Institute found in its 2019 Global Ad Impressions Study that consumers hold on to a typical promotional item for, on average, one year and 23 percent of products are thrown away. When it comes to our organization, sustainability is really important.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Thats up 40% from 2022, but still about 15% below 2019 levels. That spending directly supports local jobs, sustains small businesses, and fuels the economymaking inbound travel the largest service export for the United States. Its a big goal, and were getting there, said Elliott L. In Washington, D.C., international visitation hit 1.95

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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 31, 2022

80% of event organizers plan to produce their next in-person meeting in the first half of 2022. The eagerness to return to in-person events after almost two years apart is palpable.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

From leveraging data analytics to embracing personalization, sustainability, and optimized campaign techniques, these approaches will help you capture more business while demonstrating clear value to stakeholders. Sustainability as a Value Proposition Meeting planners view sustainability as a primary factor when planning events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The announcement that The Wesley secured one of the most prestigious people management accreditations internationally, follows the recent news that it also won The Green Tourism Gold Award, an achievement that recognises businesses for their exceptional efforts in promoting sustainable practices and reducing their environmental impact.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

Ascot Racecourse has become ECOsmart accredited, making it the first racecourse globally to be awarded this accolade for its sustainability success. ECOsmart, an industry-specific accreditation awarded by Greengage, recognises organisations demonstrating a comprehensive approach to environmental sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

A new tool could help measure and prioritize sustainability efforts at meetings. The sustainability tool builds on Gate4, an ISO-certified carbon reporting method developed last year by Advito , a subsidiary of BCD Travel. Read More: New Collaborative Course Offers Tips for Easy Sustainable Travel .

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Beyond convenience, the LRT extension underscores Ottawas commitment to sustainability, offering a greener way to explore the city. I first discovered Aethos as a guest at their Milan hotel in 2022, she shared. This is just the beginning, and we cant wait to welcome existing and new members to this new chapter.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the report, consisting of 580 global event professionals from five continents and 23 countries, it was found that all aspects of the meeting sector are increasing, including interest in sustainability, attendance, meeting spend and diversity, equity and inclusion. Read More : WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1. Cvent CONNECT.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. A number of organizations, event properties and venues are using sustainability campaigns and air emissions tools to help track and offset activities.

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Event Marketer

MAY 9, 2022

Winners Unveiled: The 2022 Ex Awards. Sustainability goals. The brand’s that are most successful in making strides in sustainability are those that are setting specific goals. Cisco’s sustainability strategy includes extensive goal-setting and deal-breakers, like designing to reduce waste by a specific percentage.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Live events and experiential experts TRO have partnered with sustainability consultancy, The Bulb, to help create a comprehensive sustainability strategy across the agency. TRO kick-started its sustainability journey back in 2013, when it first began measuring its carbon footprint for all events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

2022 welcomed the launch of New Intent, an organization focused on promoting diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and environmental advocacy with destinations and event planners. The post Best of 2022: Diversity appeared first on Smart Meetings. New DEI and Environmental Action Advocacy Group Launches.

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