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Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025

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Here, Smart Meetings brings you the key takeaways. #1 1 2028 is Poised to Spur a Significant Market Shift With the demand for meeting space continuing to soar, event planners are increasingly feeling the pressure to lock in venues ASAP. The post Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Budget, Innovation and Engagement Ideas Were Centerstage at Global DMC Partners Annual

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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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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

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COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. It also was the site for negotiations. People said, ‘If we have to do this, we will — but we cannot negotiate.

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Canadian Tariffs Triggering Reputation Tarnish for U.S. Destinations

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Smart Meetings was there and brought back this report. The “reputation tarnish” happening north of the boarder was all the buzz from destinations who have enjoyed friendly relationships with group looking for sunny meeting destinations in recent years. Destinations appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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