Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 15, 2025

On 30 April 2025, the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel will host beam s All Members Meeting, with a content-rich agenda tackling some of the industrys most pressing topics. This years agenda reflects the real-world conversations were having within beam and across the industry, said Louisa Watson, chair of beam.

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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 audit revealed that 73.3

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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. This room can also be partitioned.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 3, 2025

Past Smart Start guests share insights for Global Meetings Industry Day 2025. I anticipate meetings and events becoming increasingly experiential, extending beyond traditional venues like hotels and convention centers. In the next few years, I see the industry evolving with an even greater emphasis on technology and sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

2025 Trends to Watch Rachel Andrews, global head of meetings and events at Cvent, delivered a fast-paced and future-focused forecast. Tech for Accessibility: With new regulations like the European Accessibility Act coming in June 2025, tech is helping ensure events are more inclusive and accessible for all attendees.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Sustainability Is Non-Negotiable More planners are prioritizing eco-conscious venues and destinations. Today’s elite corporate clients expect more than just recycling programs.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

Event Marketers 2025 B-to-B Dream has been unveiled. She is particularly passionate about sustainability and the concept of a paperless booth, opting to keep things digital and make donations instead of handing out tchotchkes. The post B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Michelle Martin appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 24, 2025

On March 18, the beer brand, which has a long history of sustainable practices tied to the natural ingredients used in its products, unlocked the doors to its eco-protected property. Indeed, Refinery29s popular 29Rooms experience, which was halted in 2019 as the company underwent an acquisition, has resurfaced in 2025 with a nimbler strategy.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

For hotel sales managers, this trend presents both an opportunity and a challenge: to rethink traditional strategies and create innovative solutions that cater to this growing segment of smaller, frequent meetings while maintaining profitability and service excellence. Flexible Space Utilization A modern hotel venue must be versatile.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2021

The Earth’s climate keeps surprising its inhabitants with anomalies—and the hotel industry isn’t happy. 13 properties and more than 36,000 guest rooms, including Bellagio, Aria, Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand, this marks a milestone in MGM Resorts’ long-term plan of reducing the company’s emissions by 45 percent per square foot by 2025.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 17, 2025

A luxury Wiltshire hotel, spa and golf resort has appointed two highly experienced professionals to its top management team as part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing the guest experience and solidifying its reputation as a premier resort. We have some excellent people in place to deliver this.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? Comcast NBCUniversal has announced plans to build a new Universal theme park, hotel and entertainment complex just south of Bedford, about 35 minutes by train from London. Hoping to give U.K. Universal is heading across the pond.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 17, 2025

We hear from leaders from the hospitality and events industry on the impact the autumn statement, and what theyre hoping to see in the 2025 Spring Budget. The Autumn statement has placed real pressure on the hotel industry, and it comes at a time when demand has plateaued.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A luxury Wiltshire hotel is encouraging its guests to cut their carbon footprint as part of an education initiative on how to help slow the impact of climate change – as it challenges them to minimise their carbon output during their stay. And we’re committed to doing our part in protecting the planet for future generations.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new collaboration this week with Unilever to replace travel-sized toiletries with a less wasteful alternative. Rather than replacing amenities after every guest, Dove (Unilever’s biggest brand) will provide hotels with full-size products that can be refilled as needed.

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EventSource

MARCH 15, 2025

This guide on what to wear to a wedding will walk you through everything you need to know about dressing for a wedding, with tips on style, etiquette, and how to find affordable, sustainable and chic options for your perfect look – hint, it’s not the mall. Always make sure you can comfortably sit, eat, and dance in your outfit!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2025

Considering a last-minute trip to Dubai for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025? Omni Launches Business Travel Program for SMBs Omni Hotels & Resorts has rolled out Omni Select Business , a new travel program designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). and Canada.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

Jonathan Read, Head of National Accounts, Leonardo Hotels UK and Ireland says, As the government prepares for the next fiscal event, the Spring Budget, we urge policymakers to consider the significant impact of rising business rates and the increasing adoption of city occupancy taxes on the hospitality sector.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 18, 2025

The Bedfordshire hotel, conference and training centre has been nominated as Hospitality and Leisure Company of the Year in the highly reputed British HR Awards 2025. It is also a finalist in two categories Innovative Product / Service and Meeting / Events Venue of the renowned Greengage Sustainability Awards 2025.

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Guidebook

JANUARY 3, 2025

The events industry is evolving rapidly and as we enter 2025, event registration technology continues to play a vital role in creating smooth, attendee-focused, in-person experiences. In-person events are unique, and in 2025 and beyond they are going to plan an even more important role in the word.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

The regional awards saw over 1200 delegates from businesses across Birmingham and presented 12 awards covering an array of categories such as Wellbeing, Sustainability, Contribution to the Community, People and Development, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, Technology and Innovation, Third Sector and Training and Education.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Radisson Hotel Group has successfully completed a programme that sees 21 UK properties awarded with ECOsmart sustainability recognition. The ECOsmart programme, run by Greengage Travel & Events Solutions, recognises Radisson Hotel Group’s sustainability practices at its UK hotels.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2025

As the days grow longer and the weather invites gatherings in the open air, outdoor meeting and event spaces present a golden opportunity for hotels to boost revenue. Here are five proven strategies to help you market your outdoor spaces, attract bookings, and elevate your revenue potential for the 2025 season.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

VisitScotland Business Events will play host to the second meeting of 2024 for The Strategic Alliance of the National Bureaux of Europe , a network of 29 national destination marketing organisations, on 5 – 6 September 2024 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? Comcast NBCUniversal has announced plans to build a new Universal theme park, hotel and entertainment complex just south of Bedford, about 35 minutes by train from London. Hoping to give U.K. Universal is heading across the pond.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Dream Yacht Worldwide Shares Trends, 2025 Predictions Dream Yacht Worldwide (DYW) says its research reveals that early bookings, short-haul vacations and destinations beyond the Caribbean are among the top travel and sailing trends of 2024. increase compared to the same period in 2023 and surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2025

Giving Bag is one our favorite new sustainability solutions. The nonprofit startup was one of the winners of Travel + Leisure ‘s 2025 Global Vision Awards. One of the many events within the umbrella SXSW event is its Pitch Competition, which took place March 8-9 at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Want to recommend a book as a Smart Read of 2025? We read books by a key player in the luxury hotel business, a Hall of Fame coach, a legendary restaurateur and a relationship coach to bring you advice from the best of the best. Email us at editor@smartmeetings.com.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Convene 4 Climate attendees participate in a challenge workshop designed to come up with actionable tactics to accelerate the business events industry’s shift to sustainability. The program for the inaugural PCMA Convene 4 Climate, held Oct. In other words, the message was: Lets get down to business.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Hyatt Hotels Corporation will soon unveil its new lifestyle brand, Caption by Hyatt. The Beale Street hotel, said to have an “contemporary-meets-urban industrial aesthetic,” will be in the main building of William C Ellis & Sons Ironworks and Machine Shop, one of the longest-running businesses in the city.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We are driven to make a positive and sustainable impact wherever we do business, and this rigorous climate commitment to reach net-zero emissions is a needed step for us to do our part to help the communities and environments where we live, work and visit remain resilient and vibrant,” said Anthony Capuano, Marriott’s CEO.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For hotel options and availability for meeting planners, especially right now, you get to choose from large conference hotels to smaller boutique hotels. And the hotels are beautiful in San Francisco. Finally, this is something which we’re very proud of, and we seem to have forgotten this lately—sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Edouard Grosmangin Edouard Grosmangin, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Grosmangin is appointed to the role of regional vice president for Mexico and South America at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. Three Waikiki hotels will fall under his leadership: Hotel Renew , Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head Hotel and Waikiki Malia.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Wondering what your business travel expenses might look like in 2025? The next few years will require a strategic approach that balances cost management with sustainability, innovation and responsiveness to market changes.” Read what the CEO of Global Business Travel Forecast has to say.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

She brings extensive experience in live event production, finance, operations and sustainability. Angela Blackstock Angela Blackstock, Limelight Boulder Limelight Hotels ’ forthcoming property, Limelight Boulder, has appointed Blackstock as director of sales and marketing. Casino & Hotel Louisiana , the first Live!

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Launching a new hotel genre: Sensitive Luxury Montcalm Marble Arch is re-opening its doors in Spring 2025, having closed in March 2023 for a full renovation. Montcalm Collection announces a landmark refurbishment and industry first: introducing ‘sensitive luxury’ to London’s hotel landscape.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

City center hotels reveal exciting updates and new openings Who doesn’t want a meeting in the heart of the city? Whether you’re meeting in Nashville, Long Beach or Salt Lake City, these three new and renovated hotels stand in each city’s bustling epicenter. The over 21,000 sq.

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