Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2025

Hiltons 2025 Trends Report features a special section to spotlight the future of meetings and events. At the heart of the matter is building events that are welcoming and therefore inspire this maximization. Hiltons 2025 Trends Report identifies the key takeaways for planners to meet the needs of their evolving audience.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2025

Event networking experiences often revolve around the bar. It wasnt until Laura Nelson was invited to speak at a womens entrepreneurial conference on a wellness panel, that she realized she wasnt alone in her perception of alcohols role in events. So, we sat down with Nelson to dig into the why, and the how, for event planners.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

presents event held to mark Liverpools achievement of becoming the worlds first UN Accelerator City for climate action. and the ACC Liverpool Group, who operate the M&S Bank Arena and Exhibition Centre Liverpool, collaborated to showcase a model for sustainable event management for the the event.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Data The meetings and events industry is projected to flourish in 2025, with meeting professionals expressing confidence in its future and noting planned increases in meetings budgets, as revealed in the 14th Annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast by Amex GBT Meetings & Events. The agency ranks No.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

Avoid pitfalls and protect your event Contracts are the lifeblood and backbone of the meetings industry. Warner also suggests adding a frustration of purpose clause if the reason the event was planned is no longer viable. If your event is an afternoon lunch, consider not including dessert; it will help reduce the overall cost.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

16, National Almond Day, at a public pop-up event hosted at Blue Diamonds Sacramento, CA-based headquarters. The pop-up will serve as the official kickoff of the Bring Your Flavor nationwide tour, which will hit major markets throughout 2025 with a goal of distributing 1 million almond samples. The best part? May the best cola win.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

20-24 during the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the event included multiple panel discussions featuring a range of voices who shared their neurodivergent perspectives on some of this years core WEF themes. You (OK, we) might call the event the balm diggity. Hosted by NODI and held Jan. And on Feb.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Illustration by Julie Murphy Annual Events Industry Forecast Our usual approach to Convene ‘s Annual Industry Forecast is to cast a wide net, gathering a variety of data related to the business events industry, including travel, lodging, technology, and the workplace. This approach also can be taken in tandem with a larger event.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2025

Intimate seating vignettes encourage social connection for every visitor, whether gathering for an event across the 12,000 sq. Planners can transform visuals to suit their event theme, adding logos, videos, branded content and dynamic imagery to immerse guests in a space like no other.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2025

The event included an update on the economic status of Las Vegas, a discussion about WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium and a talk about what makes Sphere such an appealing attraction to visitors. It’ll be a week-long event. How does Las Vegas keep pushing the envelope? The third Preview Las Vegas, held Jan. I doubt it.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Over 150 delegates attended, making it a valuable and well-received event that set the tone for a year of collaboration, growth, and shared knowledge. With over 50 member venues, the Venues of Excellence consortium takes pride in representing the very best in independent conference and event venues.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One turn of the key, and a curated beverage bar magically appears. During Barry Can’t Swim’s dj set at the ADE opening event, Heineken implemented tech that delivered a message via infrared lighting, which was invisible to the naked eye, but appeared when fans held their phones up to record the performance. Ahead of the film’s Nov.

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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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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Local food, music, architecture and traditions shined through the events and experiences presented around the city ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. The booths main event was a purple pedal bar topped with a canopy in the shape of a football. What else would we expect from the home of Mardi Gras? Morial Convention Center, Feb.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the early months of 2025, meeting professionals and their groups can expect an all-new Universal Orlando Resort Signature Collection property, Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel. 1, 2025, and Universal Terra Luna Resort March 25, 2025. of meeting space. Royal Pacific features 85,000 sq.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

The food and beverage offering will be like no other, whether dining in our restaurant, sipping cocktails in our bar or dancing the night away to live music, Gotham will have it all and provide experiences that Newcastle hasn’t seen yet! Guests can also enjoy the restaurant and bar, complete with a DJ booth.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

And that makes it critical for conference organizers to ensure that their first-time attendees are set up for successparticularly as a tidal wave of newcomers continues to flood the b-to-b event landscape. So we ask them, but then we also do our own analysis, and we get a good list of these folks that haven’t done this [event] before.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

She is a practicing attorney, has her CMP designation and has worked as an event planner, a catering manager, a convention and visitors bureau sales managerand is one of only two people in the entire world with a Ph.D. You don’t want inferior food product, but you need to manage prices, so it is difficult, she says.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Contract tips to keep in mind A quarter century into the second millennium, there are several things that remain constant: humans need food, water and shelter to survive; the law of gravity is still in play; and event contracts are still a necessity between meeting professionals and hospitality venues.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London. It is a Planet Mark-certified business and a signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge —which means it has committed to accomplishing a 50% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

She brings extensive experience in live event production, finance, operations and sustainability. He brings over 30 years of experience leading large-scale events all over the world. She will lead a team of 83 meeting and event sales professionals in 37 locations across nine cities around the world.

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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

JUNE 27, 2023

Payne, CMP, CMM, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , to get her take on the current marketplace and its impact on meeting planners, and some helpful tips and tricks planners should be looking at when drafting up a contract with a hotel or venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The ECOsmart programme, run by Greengage Travel & Events Solutions, recognises Radisson Hotel Group’s sustainability practices at its UK hotels. As part of this, the group is committed to reducing its carbon and water footprint by 30% by 2025, focusing on using renewable energy and phasing out single-use plastics.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A recent global business-travel forecast details the factors affecting airfares as well as guest-room rates and costs for event elements at business hotels. The good news is that the average airfare in 2025 is expected to be $814, an increase of just 0.5 For 2025, though, the rate is expected to come in at $187, a rise of just 1.6

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2024

General Motors is headquartered in another tower—though the auto giant recently announced it will be moving in 2025 to a brand-new downtown development on the site of the former J.L. Summer Markets at Cadillac Square brings artisans, entrepreneurs, and food and beverage vendors to tempt you. Hudson Department Store.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

One planner we talked to had nine events for federal employees cancel in one month while a new administration was confirmed. This puts the spotlight on the force majeure clause to protect an event host from this distinct possibility. Read More : Event Contracts: What to Watch in 2025 One example she is sharing today is that the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2022

Within The O2 arena, together with the venue’s catering partner Levy UK + Ireland, the venue has committed to going 100% vegan on all available food items for the six Billie Eilish shows, with The O2 being the only venue on Eilish’s UK tour to make this commitment.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2022

Meet with Momentum Boston, the second installment of a new event series by Marriott that began this June, continued the brand’s mission to educate meeting and event planners in its redevelopment projects—from convention resorts to spaces to food and beverage—and to empower planners amid a booming return to meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Minneapolis is home to the largest event space in the Upper Midwest, the 1.6 Another is Create Dining Studio , which adds to the dining experience by allowing diners to interact with chefs and watch their food be cooked and prepared. In 2025, Indianapolis will have added $1.7 Mega Airports. Medium Airports.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2021

IEG President Lorenzo Cagnoni says, “Fundamental strategic choices made to keep the engines running, now ready to take off again along with the companies with an overall replanning of the calendar and formats of the events foreseen in the first part of 2021.”

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EventMB

AUGUST 15, 2024

Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards celebrate the industry’s most respected suppliers, setting the standard for excellence in business events. Snapsight’s seamless integration ensures accessibility for all, empowering attendees to continue learning beyond the event. More Information HOTELS Category: Best Hotel Chain (U.S.)

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Insider tips for questions to ask event partners for beginning planners We see you, accidental planners. Consider this your global positioning system for navigating the exciting world of producing events. How to Organize Top-Tier Group Catering Experiences What happens in the kitchen can make an event memorable or disastrous.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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MPI

JULY 22, 2024

The Hilton Convention Center hotel is slated for its refresh in 2025. Guests can experience world-class live entertainment as well as experience a centuries old barn, a variety of food and beverage options, VIP suites and corporate meeting spaces. Can you tell us about a trend that’s having a big impact on events?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

One planner we talked to had nine events for federal employees cancel in one month while a new administration was confirmed. This puts the spotlight on the force majeure clause to protect an event host from this distinct possibility. Read More : Event Contracts: What to Watch in 2025 One example she is sharing today is that the U.S.

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