MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Virgin Atlantic Airlines announced in late November that it will be the first carrier to operate a trans-Atlantic jumbo-jet flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel—a mix of used cooking oil, animal fat, and agricultural waste. No firm date has been set, but it is expected to happen in the next several weeks.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2021

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. The post MGM Resorts International Hits Sustainability Milestone appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 14, 2024

Favorable hotel deals are appearing for event groups willing to gather in hurricane-prone areas in late 2024 and 2025. or along the wider Gulf Coast for hurricane-season meetings—it is critical that groups conduct risk assessment and contingency planning for these events, including group-communication plans and evacuation plans.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Wyboston Lakes Resort directors share their trends and wishes for 2025 Technology will remain pivotal, not just for operations but for creating immersive experiences, says Louisa Watson, Marketing Director & Sustainability Lead. Marketing efforts will need to emphasise genuine sustainability practices.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

ICC Wales will welcome more than 1,900 delegates, 320 exhibitors and 90 speakers when the venue hosts the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference and Exhibition in October 2025.

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SevenEvents

JANUARY 20, 2025

As we venture into 2025, the event management landscape in the UK is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Driven by technological advancements, shifting attendee expectations, and an increased focus on sustainability, the way events are planned, executed, and experienced is undergoing a major transformation.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Industry-leading guests confirmed to share insights, innovations and decades of event sustainability experience with delegates at The Festival Vision: 2025 conference at The Showman’s Show, Wednesday 16 th October, 12-5.30pm, hosted by not-for-profit Powerful Thinking. . Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. At over 100,000 sq. In 2022, the center was the first U.K.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. meetsmart pic.twitter.com/xY7qsyppLz.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 11, 2019

The Festival Vision: 2025 crowdfunding campaign, launched by not-for-profit group Powerful Thinking, gives the whole live events industry the opportunity to work together and provide leadership around climate breakdown through the Vision 2025’s pioneering strategy. This is more than resources – it’s a movement.

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EventMB

MAY 25, 2022

Covid pushed society a decade ahead in terms of digitization, and many technologies are here to stay in the events and trade show industries, said Corbin Ball, a meetings technology expert, and owner of Corbin Ball & Co. based consultancy, by 2025, a staggering $3 trillion – up 25 percent from $2.4

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Meetings Show , the UKs leading event that brings together the worlds meetings and events community, has given innovators and industry experts an extra week to submit their game-changing ideas and insights for the 2025 show. To submit your speaker idea visit here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One of central Londons leading sustainable events venues, 15Hatfields , has recorded its best trading quarter to date. year-on-year increase in revenue for September, October and November 2024, thanks to its live business meetings and events bookings being up by 11.68%. 2025 is already shaping up to be our best year yet.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2025

business and professional events industry, has issued its hot buttons for 2025 in the form of its annual Public Policy Agenda to answer that question. Read More: The Best of Sustainability from 2024 It also supports future growth through a competitive operating environment. What do event professionals need?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2022

Is that an opportunity for meetings? By March, meetings business in most of the top 25 meeting markets in the country beat forecasts, while April is also on pace to notably exceed the forecasts made as recently as early February. Team meetings that have been postponed multiple times will finally take place.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) is calling on the sector to include sustainability as a key requirement in requests for proposals (RFP), to help eliminate single-use plastics by 2025. . They will want your business and if they are not acting in a sustainable manner already, it may help put pressure on them to do so. “A

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Why free time, authenticity and immersion are redefining program inclusions What are the latest trends emerging for incentive travel 2025 and beyond? Only 8% of North American corporate and agency buyers report decreased activity over 2024 and 2025, and only 6% have reported decreases for 2026.

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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. of meeting space features new wall coverings, lighting and carpet.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Meetings are growing and evolving rapidly, and each is an experiment in applying new methods to find a perfect formula. Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. Demand continues to outpace supply of meetings-eligible hotels.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Events Industry Council (EIC) invites meeting and event professionals to participate in a survey that will help inform the next stage of the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) standards and exam. CMP accreditation has played a huge part in the lives of meeting professionals, with more than 12,000 CMPs to date.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The Vision:2025 annual conference looks to increase the momentum of festival industry communities working together to create more sustainable events at the Showman’s Show , October 17 th 2018. Festivals that have not signed the Vision:2025 pledge but would like to attend can become a member at [link]. .

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The UK & Ireland Chapter of ICCA, the global association for the international meetings industry, has opened registration for its 2025 Annual Conference, set to take place in Leeds from 26th to 28th February 2025. This will include another BIG Debate amongst the attendees.

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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.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

IMEX America 2024 ended today with a final count of 15,500 attendees (5,500 buyers and 86,000 pre-scheduled meetings) walking through the doors at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The program aims to inspire the next generation of professionals by educating students on career opportunities within the meetings and events industry.

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Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

From the best event tech, to the coolest venues, to the most exciting host cities, to sustainability partners, measurement partners and even best places to work—the event industry is vast and changing quickly. Fave Event Tech: The most essential, game-changing technologies of 2024 and 2025.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As 2025 rapidly approaches, we have spoken to leading figures in the business meetings and events sector to gather their insights on what the next 12 months could bring for the industry. Organisers will therefore have to think harder about how to stand out in 2025.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Read More : Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel Business travel has been a key economic driver, thanks in no small part to the power of in-person meetings and events. While virtual meetings kept people connected during the pandemic, in-person engagements are proving more critical than ever.” million people).

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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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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 15, 2024

We rolled back the tape and came up with a list of things we loved this year and hope to see more of in 2025. Sustainability, Big and Small From reused to recycled to sustainably sourced, brands this year wove sustainability into the narrative. Meeting Space with a Vibe No more four white walls with a door.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The manufacturers of eco-friendly glitter brand have thrown their support behind a project to promote sustainability at music festivals. The Show Must Go On 2020 report will essentially be the information resource for music festivals looking to drive greater sustainability at their events. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

The venue hosts hundreds of events each year for a range of clients and is keen to ensure its suppliers and their services are equally inclusive and sustainable in practice. As part of the tender process, supplier’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and sustainability will be a crucial consideration.

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Event Industry News

MAY 12, 2021

Silverstone’s commitment to sustainability is underlined by today’s announcement that Stephane Bazire has joined in the role of head of business sustainability. The venue will be developing its sustainability strategy and led by Stephane, bringing this to fruition with an ambitious programme.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2019

GL events UK has confirmed its support for The Festival Vision: 2025 initiative, as part of its own commitment to a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly industry. Its involvement follows several initiatives from the business over the last 18 months, all of which have sought to raise sustainability upon the industry agenda.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

We’ll continue to find innovative solutions for operating more sustainably to deliver our purpose of True Hospitality for Good.”. Many Roads Lead to Sustainability. Efforts to reduce single-use plastic are only a small part of the sustainability goals set by IHG. Read More: Healthy World: Is Net-zero Enough?

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Looking ahead, 2025 is already set to surpass even these figures, with £1.9 The team’s understanding of the market, its state-of-the-art technology, accessible rooms, great location, flexible meeting spaces and commitment to sustainability have made it a go-to destination for major association conferences.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The 5 th annual Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by Powerful Thinking, the not-for-profit think-tank for event sustainability. Four years on, almost 80 UK festivals have taken the Festival Vision: 2025 pledge to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2025. TAKE THE INDUSTRY GREEN SURVEY 2019 HERE. Areas of interest.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

April 22 is Earth Day, a time for those in our industry to consider the substantial environmental impact of holding meetings, conventions, and trade shows. Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • is launching two new sustainability programs May 1.

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