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

Event Marketer

Greg Wamsley, vp-operations and sustainability lead at Mosaic North America, shares details on the agencys work with the Canadian Olympic Committee to design and produce Canada Olympic House , which gives athletes a home away from home and offers a meeting place for them to gather with loved ones and supporters.

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Brand USA Focus on MICE and Special Events Could Expand Annual Global Travel Beyond 90 Million in the Future

Smart Meetings

That spending directly supports local jobs, sustains small businesses, and fuels the economymaking inbound travel the largest service export for the United States. International visitors tend to stay longer and spend moreon average, 17 nights and $3,400 per personmaking them a critical part of the U.S. tourism ecosystem.

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The Sustainable UK Event Industry in 2050

Gallus Events

The Sustainable UK Events Industry 2050 – A reality or just a dream? Billion in 2020, and the industry is expected to double in value by 2028 (Verified Market Research 2020). The post The Sustainable UK Event Industry in 2050 appeared first on Gallus Events. The global events industry was valued at USD 886.99

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Vegas-to-L.A. High-Speed Train Coming by 2028

MeetingsNet

Days after announcing that its high-speed electric rail service connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach with Orlando will debut in September, Brightline has made public its next intercity project: Las Vegas and Los Angeles will be connected via fast electric rail in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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Smart Travel: Flying Taxi Startup Raises Millions, Armenia Debuts Top Luxury Destination, Marriott Acquires Postcard Cabins and More

Smart Meetings

Dubai Marks Progress in Tourism, Events and Sustainability in 2024 With nearly 15 million overnight visitors as of October 2024, Dubai has hit its stride as a top international destination for tourism, meetings and events. A cool $660 million has just gone toward making that dream a reality.

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IMEX Reinforces Prospects of Event Industry Recovery

EventMB

My first appointment on Tuesday was a direct enquiry with a new client for a medical congress for 5,500 people with 15,000 sqm of exhibition space for 2028 or 2030.” The Maritz Global Events Sustainability Challenge gamified IMEX in Frankfurt sustainability initiatives using an app and a leaderboard.

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The power of events knows no boundaries: New report from ICC Wales explores the value of face-to-face meetings

Prestige Events Magazine

The report, called ‘Event Power: A Force for Good,’ looks beyond the traditional measures of event impact – economic value, job creation, increased destination profiling – and focuses on the far-reaching benefits that events bring to communities and supply chains, as well as on matters such as sustainability and future-building.

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