Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2025

Plan with Confidence Elevating Excellence: Why Meeting Planners Are Choosing the Pennsylvania Convention Center With over one million square feet of saleable space and the largest ballroom in the northeast, the Pennsylvanian Convention Center offers meeting planners an unbeatable blend of scale, service, and sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Meeting venues, airports, car manufacturers and hotels have all been making efforts to tackle the question of climate change and longevity in the hospitality industry. Some meeting venues just dabble in sustainability, while others make it their MO. Beyond Carbon-neutral Hotels: Evolution of Eco-friendly Hotels.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthy Meeting Resources Help Planners Start Meaningful Discussions Looking for an easy way to keep everyone healthy when putting together an agenda? A History of Meeting Well The current focus on healthy meeting spaces is not the first time brands have gone beyond accommodating “dates and rates” to differentiate their spaces.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Greater Miami is a top-notch destination for sustainable meetings Miami is known for its glittering beaches, dynamic culture and number of luxurious resorts. Miami-Dade County’s Climate Action Strategy aims to cut the county’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2019 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In addition, SB-1137 calls for the closure of the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, to be postponed until 2030. Measures in sustainability have been implemented across the board in tourism and hospitality industries, from more sustainable forms of travel to eco-friendly practices at hotels and meetings venues.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

But according to new research from Freeman, released October 8 at IMEX, the event industry is not evolving fast enough to meet the needs of the next generation event goer. By 2030, Gen Z will account for 35 percent of the workforce, right behind Millennials (40 percent) and overtaking Gen X (20 percent) and Boomers (5 percent).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

Vincent, launches November 5 Read More : New and Renovated: Meetings in International Cities The Top 3 Travel Startups Breaking the Charts With global travel making impressive gains since the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020, some startups in the industry are seeing a boom in funding and sales. Canyon Ranch, Four Seasons Hotels Ltd.,

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

To meet the increasing demands from event partners, venues and hospitality brands like MGM and Hilton are developing comprehensive guides and consultations for clients. The brand doubled its investment in social impact to cut its environmental footprint in half by 2030. VENUE PERSPECTIVES.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2022

Alongside flight and hotel stay information, this CO2 indicator will let travelers know how much carbon they’ve produced from each activity. Read More : Hotels Are Zero-ing Their Game. On one hand, there is the vital nature of the face-to-face meeting; on the other, the ever-increasing carbon footprint that is its by-product.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

2023 was an exceptional year for Radisson Hotel Group’s award-winning Responsible Business program. The release of Radisson Hotel Group’s 2023 Responsible Business report marks the 35 th anniversary since the Group issued its first pioneering environmental policy – the first ever in the industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking to plan a cream-of-the-crop meeting or event? The addition will be led by Barbara Labrit, head of meetings and events for France, who is based in Paris. New top-tier luxury venues in Dubai or Mexico may be just the ticket.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking to plan a cream-of-the-crop meeting or event? The addition will be led by Barbara Labrit, head of meetings and events for France, who is based in Paris. New top-tier luxury venues in Dubai or Mexico may be just the ticket.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

The Venues Collection will become the first UK hotel and venue group to install solar powered EV (electric vehicle) charging points at all its venues. The Group was also the first venue group to introduce carbon labelling on all menus (June 2022) and is committed to reach Climate Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2021

HOSPA, the Hospitality Professionals Association, is to champion sustainability as it launches a toolkit to help hotels overhaul their processes – with a view to creating a more environmentally friendly and socially conscientious offering. Source: UK Green Council and Sustainability Hospitality Alliance.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

Catherine Chaulet “Inflation continues to hit the meetings industry hard. MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 percent between 2024 and 2030, according to Grand View Research, and the European market is on a similar track. Like most things in life, timing makes a difference.

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EventMB

JUNE 23, 2022

Members commit to meeting criteria that make their carbon reduction efforts credible and aligned with the global goal of halving emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. . airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines — but only one major hotel chain — Marriott International.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 3, 2022

Greengage Solutions has linked up with some of the top UK sustainable events venues to form the Greengage Platinum Inner Circle with the aim to examine key challenges relating to sustainability in events and meetings and to share best practice ideas with others towards a greener approach. For more information visit www.greengage.solutions.

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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

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 post IMEX Reinforces Prospects of Event Industry Recovery appeared first on Skift Meetings. Christine Spitzenberg, senior sales Manager at Messe Frankfurt.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2024

For example, at Milton Hill Hotel there are areas left to wild flowers, with mowed paths for delegates to walk through and enjoy, whilst at Sedgebrook Hall and Eastwood Hall there are areas by the hotels left for wild flowers. Biodiversity Initiatives: All venues are equipped with bat boxes, bird boxes, and insect hotels.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

– Association quadruples footprint in Sweden – IACC , the global association representing the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues, has announced a partnership with Sweden’s leading meetings expert, Svenska Möten.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Continuing to deliver measurable value for attendees, confirmed business meetings also rose by a phenomenal 17 per cent in 2024, with 34,082 pre- scheduled meetings facilitated, in contrast to the 29,075 that took place last year. It revealed that international tourism arrivals are expected to hit a record 1.5

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The Rotterdam Experiment meets that challenge head-on. It will take place both online and in the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC on Thursday 3 December. Rotterdam is internationally renowned for its innovative drive and willingness to experiment.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 12, 2018

While the majority of PCMA Education Conference participants were at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland on June 11, a collection of medical meeting professionals made a quick trip to explore the future of patient care at the Cleveland Clinic. Check out “This Is What Medical Meetings Will Look Like in the Future.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

2022 will be a year of rebuilding and recovery for the business events, accommodation, and meetings industry, according to the HBAA, soon to be known as beam. Meeting trends. The trend for short lead times will continue into 2022, says Des Mclaughlin, HBAA board director and Managing Director of meet events.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. increase in hotel RevPAR for the coming year. According to CWT Meetings & Events, you can expect a spike in booking prices of about 3.7%. Live translation might change where you meet.

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The MICE

MARCH 1, 2022

Wasser-Agenda 21 , a forum and network organisation for Swiss water stakeholders, organised the first International Symposium on Bedload Management which took place at the Lindner Grand Hotel Beau-Rivage in Interlaken from 8 to 10 November 2021. Why were Interlaken and the Lindner Grand Hotel Beau-Rivage chosen for the event.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

IACC, the global association representing the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues, has announced a partnership with Sweden’s leading meetings expert, Svenska Möten. Michael Schüller, CEO of Svenska Möten, commented: “Svenska Möten is the leading player in the market for meetings in Sweden.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

For meetings and events, this has far-reaching implications. For example, the first completely silent spa, with stunning church-inspired architecture, opened in Therme Laa–Hotel & Silent Spa in Laa an der Thaya, Austria. Here are eight health and wellness predictions that will have an impact on the future of travel and lifestyle.

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The MICE

JULY 8, 2024

Where to stay in Lucerne For one night in Lucerne, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Luzern – Kriens, an IHG Hotel. Its location is excellent, with the nearest station, S-Bahn at Kriens Mattenhof, just a 3-minute walk from the hotel. It’s one stop to Messe Luzern and two stops to the city center of Lucerne.

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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. • Every effort counts. Jay Inslee. Register here.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2019

In the UAE, Dubai is continuing to benefit from its long-established brand in the business events world and now is home to over 96,000 bedrooms across 501 hotels, as well as over 7million sq ft of convention space. It’s sunny coastal capital city, Nicosia, boasts a host of business-friendly hotels and resorts. year-over-year.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

After the government called for building more than 100,000 new accommodations by 2030, Melia Hotels International announced that it would be adding eight hotels in partnership with Cuban hotel groups for a total of almost 1,000 new rooms in three cities. million people in 2016 and boasts more than 62,000 hotel rooms.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Ke wrote: “It has now become clear that meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift.”. For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations. Laura Kate Bender. degrees of warming,” Smith said. An Eco-Friendly Events Ecosystem.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 29, 2017

India is expected to become the fifth-largest consumer market by 2030, according to KPMG India. 10 Reasons to Meet in India. Travel and tourism are up—as are hotel, restaurant, shopping and sightseeing businesses, and transportation for tourists and business travelers who use taxis, buses, trains and airlines.

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