Event Marketer

JULY 31, 2023

Maybe you’ll see these programs and technologies trickle down to more venues near you. Photo credit: Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport ‘Circular Economy’ Practices PepsiCo, in partnership with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), is working toward the goal of making UEFA Champions League (UCL) finals zero-waste events by 2026.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In recent weeks, Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry, has been making moves throughout the industry, including several new hires and partnerships with technology companies and venues across the United States. Sustainability Is the GOAL.

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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. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners! At Marriott, innovation transcends all aspects of the global business.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Short lead times and conversions will continue to be a theme for business meetings and events in 2023. Collaborative, innovative and creative thinking will become even more essential as it is critical that venues focus on the overall experience they are able to deliver for clients. Booker expectations and prioritising inclusion.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Her previous posts include Asset Manager for L+R Hotels, whose venues include Chewton Glen, Cliveden House and Fairmont Monte Carlo, and Group Commercial Director for Ralph Trustees Ltd, whose hotels include Londons Athenaeum and The Grove in Hertfordshire.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M. 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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EventMB

AUGUST 27, 2024

The renovation started in 2023 and will continue through 2026. This city is the most competitive meetings market in the world but what’s different about our approach is that we’re thinking about the entire experience and investing $1.5 billion throughout the resort.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Using ASM’s diverse venues across the UK, the BOA will ensure a high-quality experience for all attendees, enhancing the overall impact of the events. This partnership underscores the importance of a collaborative approach, utilising the strengths of our entire portfolio to deliver outstanding experiences.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

For travel managers (and meeting professionals), the job requires agility, delicate planning, awareness, intention over expenses and duty of care. GBT’s paper outlines several ways travel can reinforce this movement to revitalize connection and culture in meetings and business, further exemplifying the dynamics of business travel.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

Meetings, on the other hand, are often far more over the top, with coordinated entertainment, specific programming, thought-out menus, you name it. It might seem strange to link the Fourth of July to corporate and business meetings and events. But right there comes the question: How do you make a meeting feel that way?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

With a host of exciting new hotels slated to open throughout the next 12 months, plus some major strategic visions in the works at major brands, the opportunities for every style meeting are boundless. The property will also offer campus-style mini-wides as part of its collaboration with its partner hotels in the University Hotel Collection.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. She will lead the design and development of OVG’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino project, slated to open in 2026.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Short lead times and conversions will continue to be a theme for business meetings and events in 2023. Collaborative, innovative and creative thinking will become even more essential as it is critical that venues focus on the overall experience they are able to deliver for clients. Booker expectations and prioritising inclusion.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The city was recently selected as a candidate host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the official host of the Summer Olympics in 2028. But Los Angeles is unique in that it already offers a full roster of incredible, state-of-the-art venues, iconic stadiums and one of the world’s premier airports.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Roadmap outlines a year-by-year timetable up to the end of 2026 for the introduction of a wide range of energy generation solutions including solar, wind and water source heat pumps, some of which already have planning permission in place. These also dramatically improve the quality of air in the meetings spaces and many public areas.

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EventSource

JANUARY 30, 2025

From breathtaking venues to innovative dcor, traditional to moody vibes, and heartfelt personal touches, these weddings offer endless ideas for your own special day. This magnificent ceiling structure was completely custom-designed and took days to put together both off-site and at the venue.”

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Python Events

AUGUST 17, 2021

The 20th century brought in a fresh approach to meetings and events. It is no surprise that the event management software industry is expected to witness a 10% CAGR growth during 2021- 2026 as per IMARC. Calendar management: Sets up meetings and automatically updates the calendars for everyone involved. Conclusion.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2023

The Bristol area is set to significantly increase its capacity for large scale conferences, exhibitions and events following the announcement of three major developments in the city, with phased competitions between 2023 and 2026.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2023

The Bristol area is set to significantly increase its capacity for large scale conferences, exhibitions and events following the announcement of three major developments in the city, with phased competitions between 2023 and 2026.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Planners should tell venues what they know about their attendance numbers and tentative plans as much as they are able. The majority of participants shared that they are still in limbo for how meetings in 2022 are going to go. One participant successfully hosted an in-person meeting in Q4 2021.

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The MICE

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, it has a small event space with 3 meeting rooms accommodating up to 30 delegates. This unique venue was the top choice for the official event opening. That same year, the association ‘Verein Netzwerk Neubad’ was established, and the venue reopened on 1 September 2013.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 10, 2017

Philadelphia’s prestige as a meeting destination dates to 1774, when the Continental Congress assembled in Carpenter’s Hall. In total, the meetings, conventions and events booked in 2016 are estimated to generate $1.3 Meetings at regional hotels and other venues account for the remaining 30 percent. percent and 5.8

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Renovations on Duke Energy Center start this summer — from July 1 to a projected completion date of January 2026, the facility will be shut down. But there is also the need to continue to attract small events in the city that existing hotels and special event venues can host. We’ve always been hesitant to call it a renovation.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

the events industry contributes more to GDP than even movie production (source: A survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International). Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is expected that the events industry will generate employment at the rate of 11% from 2016 to 2026. whereas the lengths of meetings will increase by 0.1

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? When people meet your business directly, theyre more likely to remember it. They can be dinners, private meetings, or social gatherings. If that sounds familiar, youre not alone.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

The head of Mastercard’s events “gave us their high-profile internal staff meeting to test this because their leadership wants Mastercard to be the most sustainable company in the world,” Riggs said. “We That’s the first time we’ve done it for an actual exhibitor,” Hansen said, “not the organizer, nor the venue.”

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

67% of event professionals believe in-person meetings will return to their pre-pandemic numbers within one to two years ( AMEX , 2021) 41.1% Event technology statistics Since InGo’s platform is the #1 tool for scalable professional referral marketing, we had to start with some tech stats.

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

27% of all virtual/hybrid meetings will make use of a mobile app ( AMEX , 2020). billion by 2026 ( Mordor Intelligence ). 25% of event professionals cite the ability of the event venue to host hybrid meetings as a key factor in choosing a meeting location ( AMEX ). Global Meetings & Events Forecast ).

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2022

On some days, the map for the meetings and events industry recovery may look more like a Sorry game board winding back on itself with danger at every turn than a superhighway smoothly delivering delegates and ideas to their desired outcome, but meeting professionals are not alone on the journey back from pandemic times.

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EventPlanning

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Billion by 2026. Here are a few of the partnerships you are likely to encounter: Venues. Not only do you make venues beautiful and unique, with your own style and taste. They want to know how to let their guests know about any changes to the venue or event. The event industry globally produces $1.1 Photographers.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cvent is a cloud-based software company that provides event management and venue-sourcing services to customers around the world. Cvent offers various services, including event registration, event marketing, event planning, and venue sourcing. Can you customize the platform to meet your specific needs? Bottom line.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2022

We have profiles all over the web, we use ecommerce to make online payments, we have relationships with people online – people meet and maybe never meet face-to-face – but are still able to form real relationships.”. He added: “By 2026, 30% of the organisations in the world will have products and services ready for metaverse.”.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Have an upcoming meeting in Ottawa? Chase Travel Group and Travelport Sign Multi-Year Agreement for Travel Bookings In a move that will enhance travel booking capabilities for corporate travelers and meeting profs, Travelport has announced an expanded long-term partnership with Chase Travel Group, the travel business unit of JPMorganChase.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2025

Orlando ushers in a year of meetings innovation and excitement with new experiences and venues for planners to include in their agendas in 2025 and beyond. The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is adding 120,000 square feet of event space to its current meeting and convention floorplan along with a new, modern look.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Homelessness and property damage made headlines on national news, casting the Pacific Northwest in an unfavorable light as a tourist and meetings destination. of meeting space spanning up to 65 meeting rooms, an expansive lobby area, a garden terrace, mixing zone, with 570,290 sq. of total meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Getting everyone gracefully from point A to meeting B is one of the challenges event professionals wrestle with every day, even if those points are simply from airport to venue and back again. Read More : Meeting Profs Travel Report: Brightline Adds Orlando The 11.5-mile

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Canadian Special Events

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As Chapter Chair, Purdy will represent the region on both the UFI Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the term from 2023 to 2026. Laura is a strong believer in giving back and making a positive impact on the exhibitions, meetings, and conventions industry.

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