Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In addition to this observation here at Smart Meetings, there were a host of other observations—as well as celebrations—we made on the second day of IMEX America 2024. Swingers Las Vegas Will Bring a Whole New Adventure for Groups Swingers Las Vegas is slated to open this November 2024, in Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Major brands are set to debut highly-anticipated hotels in the coming year 2024 brings a wave of highly anticipated hotel openings in some of hospitality’s biggest brands. Discover the most anticipated openings throughout 2024 at Marriott , Hilton and IHG Hotels & Resorts. The property offers one 1,000 sq. of indoor meeting space.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

26 to catch the action at the 2024 US Open tennis tournament in Queens, NY. 8, we’ve rounded up some of 2024’s top sponsor experiences. During their visit, cardmembers could also create their own dream vacation inspired by Amex Travel’s 2024 Trending Destinations report, and design their own personalized, premium travel pouch.

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The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center represents the first dual-brand concept for Marriott International. Additionally, Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center stand out as large conference venues in Europe.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Lopez will serve as director of food & beverage, bringing with him 21 years of experience in food and wine in the hospitality industry. He will manage all food and beverage processes and events and will establish and uphold exceptional culinary experiences for guests.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, the MTCC has hosted over 21,000 events, ranging from international conferences and trade shows to gala dinners and corporate meetings. As well, the MTCC’s Food and Beverage Program has donated more than 500,000 meals.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As the hospitality industry broadens its scope beyond food and beverage, embracing sustainability and global impact, I am deeply honoured to lead this charge. RCP London Events recently scooped gold in the ‘Best Venue (up to 500 attendees theatre style)’ category of the Conference & Events Awards 2024.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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EventMB

AUGUST 15, 2024

The 2024 categories were once again split across three distinct criteria groups: Hotels Other suppliers Tech Providers Following a scoring review by our independent judging panel , the winners of the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards have now been confirmed. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners!

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

It recognises the best individual courses and services in both junior and senior categories, as well as the coveted Champion Chef, Food Service Champion, and Chairman’s Best Team Awards. I want to extend my sincere thanks to all the competitors for their hard work and commitment to delivering outstanding food and service.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They offers experiences in over 110 countries with 5,500 properties, 10,000 food and beverage venues, wellness facilities and workspaces. Over one-third of respondents report increases of over 25%, and 80% of respondents expect further spending increases in 2024. billion by 2030.”

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Ahead of Earth Day 2024, James Bogle, Head of Marketing and Communications, The QEII Centre details the top five sustainability practices the venue uses to help them run the centre, and its events, in the most environmentally friendly way possible. This is supported with the use of climate labels to highlight environmental impact.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We’ve also seen trends emerging that we expect to play significant roles, to a greater or lesser extent, in 2024. Informal festival style catering challenging formal dinner format Modern and interesting Food and Beverage (F&B) concepts came to the fore. Here’s what we’ve concluded.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Dominguez noted that even though mega-conferences were absent last year, borders are now largely open and travel is back with a vengeance. However, Dominguez believes there will be inflation normalization by 2024. While Dominguez sees gas prices dropping, he also sees a slow down in growth around food and beverage prices. “We

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

The annual commemorative date was established following a 1992 proposal by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But at the end of the day, it benefits our environment.”

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

IACC , the association which represents the top one per cent of global meeting and conference venues, has released the findings from its eagerly awaited 2024 Meeting Room of the Future Report. Food and beverage preferences continue to evolve, with just under half of venues noting a decrease in alcohol consumption.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 percent between 2024 and 2030, according to Grand View Research, and the European market is on a similar track. Challenging event inflationary times call for fresh ideas.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2022

The property also has a private conference room and an eight-seat table available for hourly or daily rental. In 2024, Nobu Hotel New Orleans and restaurant will open within Caesars New Orleans, which is currently under construction. Caesars Palace itself offers 300,000 sq. of meeting space nearby. Tri-State Transformation.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Its Summer Reception Package, priced at £125+VAT per person for a minimum of 150 guests, includes a summer cocktail upon arrival, canapes served on the terrace, three hours of beverages including wine, beer and soft drinks, and a sustainably-sourced BBQ-themed menu of buffet or bowl foods prepared by its expert catering partner, Searcys.

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MPI

APRIL 11, 2025

“Whether it’s through our wellness menus, our Sober Curious Crew for mocktails or zero-proof beverages or thoughtful gifting, we can extend those wellness options to you.” ” David T. trillion worldwide, with some 82% of U.S. consumers now considering wellness a priority in their everyday lives.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

Raccoon Media Group has announced the latest addition to its rapidly expanding portfolio with the launch of its first B2B conference – the Allergy & Free From Business Event , scheduled to debut alongside the highly anticipated Allergy & Free From Show at Olympia, London, in June 2024.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He earlier served as vice president of global accounts with Conference Direct. He is a Certified Food and Beverage Executive and a member of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and SKÅL- International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals. He is a member of MPI, PCMA, SITE and IRF.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Local venues prioritise: Local sourcing: Many venues source food and beverages locally. Examples of sustainable events in stuttgart Stuttgart has hosted several events with a strong sustainability focus, including Urban Future 2023, the Louis Braille Festival 2024, and UEFA EURO 2024. Copyright: Maritim Hotelgesellschaft.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2024

Throughout his years in the industry, he has worked across many departments including front desk, housekeeping, food & beverage, accounting and more, and has established a reputation for collaborative work budget creation, improving service scores and building strong cultures.

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

It will debut in the spring of 2024 with two identical ships and eventually plans to grow its fleet size to 12. Meeting space, audiovisual equipment, and WiFi are all in place, as well as upscale food and beverage offerings, spas, and fitness centers. River cruises have plenty of things going for them.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

Venues of Excellence (VOE), the UK’s leading consortium for independent venues, specialising in conference and events, has announced outstanding success in its key business objectives over the past year. The past 12 months has seen a significant growth in the venue find, for face-to-face events, which is great news for the hospitality sector.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2024

Whether you’re organizing a corporate conference, wedding or special celebration, Hilton’s venues offer versatile settings equipped with cutting-edge technology and dedicated event staff to ensure a seamless gathering. Reason No. Moreover, the culinary offerings are second to none. link] Reason No.2:

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Smart Meetings

MAY 1, 2024

Whether you’re organizing a corporate conference, wedding or special celebration, Hilton’s venues offer versatile settings equipped with cutting-edge technology and dedicated event staff to ensure a seamless gathering. Moreover, the culinary offerings are second to none.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2024

The latest look at how operators of residential and non-residential conference venues are adapting to groups’ changing needs. Specifically, creating comfortable conversational environments in prefunction spaces and creating themed food-and-beverage events are among the biggest experience enhancers that venues are providing.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

De Jesus comes from Imperium Food & Wine in Celebration, Florida, as food and beverage director, where he worked for the last three years. Before moving to Texas, Lewis worked in Seattle, at Fairmont Olympic Hotel as conference service manager and Pan Pacific Hotel as senior catering sales manager.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 20, 2024

Read the digital facsimile version of the July-August 2024 issue. Let’s take, for example, an almost universal practice among research conferences: the peer-review process, the evaluation and appraisal of submitted research papers or presentation proposals by specialists in a particular field. Networking = boozy receptions.” “The

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Attendease

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS company HubSpot is known for its inbound marketing expertise, so they aptly chose “Inbound” as the theme for their annual conference. Food Truck Alley Bring a fun, lighthearted vibe to your next event with food trucks. Give employees food truck coupons or tickets to sample different offerings.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The decision to experiment with r.World’s reuseable cups was made only about a month before WasteExpo 2024 was scheduled to begin. She and her team decided to test reuseable coffee cups at the education conference held alongside the WasteExpo trade show. Timing was tight, she said, “but we didn’t want to delay a whole more year.”

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Unique Venues

MARCH 12, 2025

Whether you’re organizing a corporate retreat, a conference, or a special event, the I-95 corridor offers incredible venues designed to cater to your needs and are easy to access for your attendees. The NHC combines a sleek, modern aesthetic with multiple large spaces, making it ideal for trade shows, conferences, and social events.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 20, 2024

In Search of Something Better in the Events Industry Structure and Programming Food and Beverage Earn and Learn a CMP Credit Earn one clock hour of certification by visiting Convene’s CMP Series page to answer questions about all the articles above. Is there value there, for not only the attendees, but for the exhibitors themselves?

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s no secret that costs for just about every element of meetings and events shot up in 2023—and even the slowing inflation rate probably won’t be enough to head off further event-cost hikes in 2024. which effectively precluded the group from going to an outside restaurant for even one meal.

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