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Trends Report 2025: Event Attendees as Consumers First

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And, as always, the Forecast includes our Annual Meetings Market Survey , which gives us a strong sense of where we stand at this moment in time the ups, the downs, the challenges, and our overall mood. One of the five biggest business trends a Forbes story predicts for 2025 is a focus on customer experience.

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The Mocktail Movement Goes Mainstream

Event Marketer

Offering mocktails (non-alcoholic cocktails) to event-goers isnt a new concept, but a growing interest in enjoying drinks without drinking has given rise to a booming artisanal mocktail industry that is expected to grow to $30 billion in 2025, according to Global Market Insights. mocktails can be key differentiators at your events.

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2025 Meeting Costs: Hotels and Air a Bit More Fair

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With many organizations in the midst of setting their travel and event budgets for 2025, the recently released Global Business Travel Forecast from business-travel and meetings agency CWT and the Global Business Travel Association provides data that planners can use to justify next year’s funding requests. hotel prices. percent to $162.

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Contract Clauses You Need in 2025

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Tyra Warner She knows the unexpected always happens in an extreme sellers market and has suggestions for strategically managing the liability that comes with live events. Negotiating Chicken and Eggs Because prices continue to go up, Warner is not expecting a lot of flexibility in negotiating food and beverage prices.

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Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts

Event Marketer

“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 Tech Industry Forecasters: Q&A with Interactive Entertainment Group

Event Marketer

Gregg Dukofsky, Interactive Entertainment Group TOP TECH TRENDS YOU’RE BETTING ON FOR 2025 Looking ahead to 2025, three main trends are reshaping the event landscape: mixed reality, gamification, and robotics. Mixed reality is emerging as a game-changer for engaging tech-savvy attendees. WHAT MAKES YOUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIQUE?

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Incentive Travel 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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Why free time, authenticity and immersion are redefining program inclusions What are the latest trends emerging for incentive travel 2025 and beyond? governing body, geopolitical conflict worldwide, and an erratic stock market. The post Incentive Travel 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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