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Smart Travel: Omni Cruises to Spotlight Upcoming Eclipse, Dubai Gears Up for Major Travel Convention, Air New Zealand Wows with Boeing Retrofit and More

Smart Meetings

The transformation is part of a plan to retrofit all 14 Dreamliners by the end of 2026, with the second aircraft already in Singapore for updates. The new three-day Rockies to the Red Rocks Extension will start April 21, 2026, with weekly westbound departures from Denver and eastbound departures from Salt Lake City.

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Three Corporate Business Travel Trends That Could Impact Events in 2025

Event Marketer

Planet-focused travel practices continue to gain steam, with 33 percent of corporate travelers reporting increased investment in sustainable travel practices , according to the Global Business Travel Association. percent growth in 2026. Travel forecasts 8.8 percent growth for inbound international visits in 2025 and 8.9

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Smart Travel: Chase and Travelport Team Up, Ottawa Airport and Light Rail Transit Connect, New Security Screening Wows in Frankfurt and More

Smart Meetings

For meeting profs organizing conferences and corporate gatherings at the Shaw Centre and other downtown venues, this new transit option simplifies logistics for international delegates. Beyond convenience, the LRT extension underscores Ottawas commitment to sustainability, offering a greener way to explore the city.

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Pre-Spring Budget: beam urges government to support growth in the UK’s business events, accommodation and meetings industry

Prestige Events Magazine

Reducing VAT would ease the burden, improve affordability and help position the UK as a stronger global destination for conferences and meetings. Together, we can work towards solutions that support our industry’s sustainability and growth.” Our sector doesnt just respond to growth we help drive it.

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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

As that eases, it could not only help increase the ability to bring attendees to conferences from China, but other countries as well as Chinese visitors have been rerouting through neighboring destinations to get to their California events. Authentic encounters, sustainability and premium travel are growing trends. Conferences?

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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

The city’s challenges related to homelessness, crime and drugs are part of a combination of factors that are impacting the city’s event business, with a number of big tech conferences announcing historic moves out of the city and to Las Vegas. We still lead the country in sustainability. We have a FIFA World Cup coming in 2026.

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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day One

Smart Meetings

Sustainability Takes Center Stage Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) is the umbrella organization that hosts the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative (NZCE). Our raison d’être is to drive, in our sector, the value of sustainability in the business events industry,” said James Rees, president of JMIC. Measure and share impact.

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