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Podcast: Looking Back on the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, with GMR’s Jeff Handler and Dennis Jenders

Event Marketer

We tapped four pros to offer some insight on Paris during this exciting time, share what it was like to see the athletes in action, and offer their predictions for the 2026 Winter Olympics and 2028 Summer Olympics. plus the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Listen here: Have an idea for an episode of Event Peeps? Let us know.

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Smart Travel: United Airlines Boosts SFO Routes, Two New Resorts Coming to the Dominican Republic, Mandarin’s New Historic Paris Location and More

Smart Meetings

These two openings follow recent additions to the Dominican Republic like Zemi Miches and Marriott Miches Beach, and with a Four Seasons slated to arrive in 2026, Playa Esmeralda is quickly becoming a destination to watch.

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Podcast: Inside Canada Olympic House and Air Canada’s Paris 2024 Campaign, with Mosaic and Wasserman

Event Marketer

Work is already underway on the next Winter and Summer Olympics, and both Walker and Wamsley predict whats to come in Milano-Cortina 2026 (how will high fashion come into play?) and Los Angeles 2028 (a showcase of tech and sustainability?).

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World-class conference centre plans move ahead

Prestige Events Magazine

Set to open in late spring 2026, the world-class conference centre will include an 850 seated capacity auditorium; eight breakout rooms; a boardroom; business lounge; and a private hire bar and restaurant. The latest details of the new, landmark conference centre being built as part of Olympia’s £1.3 billion redevelopment have been revealed.

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Three Corporate Business Travel Trends That Could Impact Events in 2025

Event Marketer

From major travel booking platforms offering built-in travel assistants, to travel tools that churn out individual and group itineraries that update in real-time, to chatbot agents, this high-tech efficiency trend that emerged in 2024 is here to stay. percent growth in 2026. Evolving Travel Attitudes Move aside bleisure travel.

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From the Metaverse to NFTs: How Event Marketers Can Tap into the Power of Emerging Tech

Event Marketer

A staggering statistic to consider: By 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education and social or entertainment experiences, according to a 2022 Gartner report. This surge in mind-boggling tech seems to have happened overnight. IDENTIFY YOUR ‘WHY’. BE PURPOSEFUL.

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Key Takeaways from MPI and SITE’s Global Meetings Industry Day Livestream

Smart Meetings

Heres whats coming into view for next year and beyond: Personalization at Scale: Thanks to smarter event tech and AI, planners can deliver tailored experiences to large audiences without sacrificing the personal touch. These experiences werent just refreshingthey were reminders that a healthy mindset leads to better meetings.

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