Planning Pod

OCTOBER 2, 2023

So, how can you turn your passion for food into a thriving business? From creating your own business plan to finding the right catering management tools, here’s a step-by-step guide to turn your vision into a reality as soon as January 2024. Will you cater to a niche market or provide wide-ranging catering services for larger events?

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Event Marketer

MARCH 17, 2024

The show welcomed more than 65,000 attendees and 3,000 exhibiting companies, showcasing the latest in natural and organic food and beverages, supplements, ingredients as well as home and beauty products. Several large brands, such as Impossible Foods and Kodiak, had a presence on the showfloor and a food truck outside.

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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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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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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

88 percent of planners expect food-and-beverage costs to rise even further than they did last year, with 27 percent of those planners expecting a rise in costs of more than 20 percent. Another 39 percent are seeking to use properties at a lower chain scale and a secondary market, while 8.5

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This aligns with Convene ’s results in its 2024 Meetings Market Survey, to be published in the November 2024 issue, which found that almost half of respondents have made sustainability a priority — and they’re increasingly baking it into their events from the start.

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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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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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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. They were reusable — meant to be kept out of the waste and composting streams altogether, said Informa Markets’ Cory Karalekas, CEM, WasteExpo’s show manager.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 1, 2024

To start, the average domestic-flight cost will come in at about $810 in 2024. The report notes that even with Boeing’s difficulties in delivering new planes to the major airlines in 2024 and 2025, there is still excess capacity due to a softening leisure-travel market. That might also be the case on the hotel side as well.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Many Canadian vendors have focused on elevated food and beverage options to stand out in an increasingly competitive global market for meetings and events. Our mission is to balance comfort food with the unique local flavors of Toronto, providing guests with a taste of the city’s culinary heritage.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Coffee is hot right now,” says Tracy Stuckrath, a food & beverage expert and founder of Thrive Meetings and Events. From the Coffee Bar Archives: Wake Up and Smell Eight Strategies for ‘Coffee Experiential’ 2024 Food & Beverage Trends to Inspire Your Event Menus How to incorporate it into your exhibit?

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Canadian Special Events

JULY 29, 2024

Summer Solstice is a new addition in 2024, kicking off the festivities on Friday, June 21st, coinciding with the longest day of the year and the enchanting strawberry full moon. Food was a top priority at the event, featuring a mouthwatering array of gourmet street food and festival eats from some of the city’s finest caterers.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Glambulances, hologram chefs and SoCal vibes at Meta Lab. This weekend, the artist and brand will continue to switch it up like Nintendo and make their way to Los Angeles to coincide with her tour. 8 in Los Angeles.

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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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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2024

percent) in 2024, compared to a strong 2023 that saw pent-up demand unleashed after the Covid pandemic. CoStar also expects acceleration of the group market in spring 2024 as well as in September through early November 2024. The result: Less negotiability for meetings. percent) and guest-room rate (3.0

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The beverage giant and “best of the city” publication announced the launch of Foodmarks, hand-picked, global “food landmarks” inspired by movies, pop culture moments, travel hotspots and other cultural phenomena that revolve around “the perfect moment, the perfect meal and an ice-cold Coca-Cola.” Refreshing.

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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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Event Marketer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Armed with limited-edition bottles of OJ featuring the “AI” dropped from its name (“Tropcn”), the brand showed up in Sin City and doled out free juice to celebrate its natural ingredients and underscore that its beverages have no artificial additives. Or as Tropicana put it: “Sure, we love STEM. Case in point: A pre-Super Bowl event on Feb.

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Event Marketer

MAY 23, 2024

“The festival has a consistent desire to drive engagement and activity and feet on the ground to all the activations, partnerships, food vendors, festival stages and all of the things that happen at Coachella. The post Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts appeared first on Event Marketer.

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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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Rising is an accomplished athletics event and facility operations professional, who will now oversee four of Idaho’s largest convention center’s central departments, including event management, food and beverage services, facility operations and technology services. Powers looks ahead to leading The St.

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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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Event Marketer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Nicholas Rowland, Senior Marketing Manager, Seedlip As an event marketer, you’ve likely been exposed to an array of non-alcoholic (NA) spirits, wine and beer products over the last 12 months—the industry’s explosive growth has been hard to miss. “We’re It’s good as a brand to be able to kind of control that.”

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MPI

OCTOBER 14, 2024

That was the sentiment at the Beyond the Bar discussion that took place at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club during IMEX America 2024, hosted by Caesars Entertainment and OTHR Agency in partnership with CEMA (the Corporate Event Marketing Association). Some 38 percent of U.S.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. 1689 on the 2024 list, Inc.’s Image Credit: iStock/kbeis The post Trade Show Industry Updates: News, Data, Trends appeared first on Event Marketer. The agency ranks No.

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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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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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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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Time at Qua Spa at Caesars Palace, light bites at Guy Savoy Restaurant and dinner at Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Paris Las Vegas highlighted the brand’s focus on tasty, well-prepared food and relaxing, healthy experiences. The brand described the properties as being curated to serve a growing segment of “modern achievers.” trillion by 2030.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

She suggested that attendance at conferences in general be allocated to Human Resources budgets rather than marketing because they are powerful tools for employee development, retention and mental health. She is eager to get back in the market and put the skills to work in the field. You can’t learn to drive in a parked car,” she said.

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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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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 14, 2023

As organizations build their budgets for next year’s meetings, they shouldn’t expect any relief from the increasing cost of airfares, hotels, and other services, according to the recently released 2024 Global Business Travel Forecast from CWT and the Global Business Travel Association. percent increase in 2024 to $174.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Italian Exhibition Group, key international expo and conference player, with its Rimini and Vicenza expo venues in Italy and offices in Milan, New York, Las Vegas and Dubai and listed on the Screen-based Share Market (MTA) organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A,

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SmartMeetings

JULY 9, 2024

A Scenario in 3 Acts Scenario: A female independent planner has a client for an incentive program to a destination where the need for negotiation is paramount due to the higher cost of travel, food, beverage, transportation, liability insurance, security and day trips. This article appears in the July 2024 issue.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2023

Based on several hundred planner responses, MPI’s latest industry outlook finds that rising prices have strained meeting budgets, and will likely continue to do so into 2024. Heading up the list is food and beverage, where 55 percent of planners have dealt with costs that are at least 10 percent higher than they were one year prior.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

There is a fine balance with independent consortiums, to support the membership with a range of tangible ROI’s, whilst marketing the venues to conference and event planners to choose something unique, diverse and different to traditional corporate venues to host their events.

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