Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new collaboration this week with Unilever to replace travel-sized toiletries with a less wasteful alternative. When it comes to managing waste, IHG has three goals to meet by 2030: Eliminate single-use items entirely, or substitute them for reusable or recyclable alternatives.

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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). “Let’s

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The need for change in travel and tourism The hospitality industry is continuing its efforts towards improving sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with cross-sector discussions and in-person activities. The Travel Foundation and the U.S. The Travel Foundation and the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2021

MGM’s target is to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030, and source 100 percent renewable energy in the United States and 80 percent globally by 2030. The post MGM Resorts International Hits Sustainability Milestone appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking to plan a cream-of-the-crop meeting or event? And while you’re here, catch up on the latest news in travel advisor tech, the launch of a new Reed & Mackay division and brand-new research on the customized travel market. New top-tier luxury venues in Dubai or Mexico may be just the ticket.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2022

B2B travel management platform CWT recently launched a point-of-sale carbon footprint indicator for its myCWT mobile and web app, as part of the company’s $100 million investment in its myCWT platform. “We Together with our partners at CWT, we have made a giant leap towards delivering this for business travelers around the world,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking to plan a cream-of-the-crop meeting or event? And while you’re here, catch up on the latest news in travel advisor tech, the launch of a new Reed & Mackay division and brand-new research on the customized travel market. New top-tier luxury venues in Dubai or Mexico may be just the ticket.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

One major factor in the industry’s renewed focus on climate change and sustainability came, ironically, out of the lack of in-person events and reduced business travel, which studies found positively impacted climate emissions. Globally, Hilton hospitality brand is helping travelers plan more sustainable trips. VENUE PERSPECTIVES.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

By Selina Donald, founder and CEO, The Bulb, Anna Abdelnoor, CEO and founder, isla, and Chantal Kerr-Sheppard, founder, Event Cycle There are just six years left until the deadline for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and Earth Day is a stark reminder of this important deadline, and an annual snapshot of how much work remains to be done.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The number of pre-qualified buyers attending this year’s World Travel Market London increased by 11 per cent compared to last year, with organisers of the world’s most influential travel and tourism event thrilled to confirm 5,049 world class buyers came through its doors, over three-days. billion in 2024, surpassing 2019 values.

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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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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

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. This reduces travel, housing and F&B costs.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But as promising as this sounds, the hurdles facing SAF as a solution to the air-travel industry producing 2.5 billion gallons by 2030, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. A new means of offsetting carbon from air travel is converting carbon to non-degradable blocks for long-term storage, a process known as carbon casting.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As 2024 fast approaches, we spoke to some of the business meetings and events industry’s leading figures to find out what they think the next 12 months will have in store for the sector. If we want to attract world-class business meetings and events, it’s essential that we market the UK as an accredited destination.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Today’s business traveler is looking to get the most out of every trip. Company excursions, teambuilding activities and luxurious incentives have all built on the growing trend of bleisure travel. Meeting Group Broker Amy Robb of Meetings Made Easy recommends cruises as incentive trips for high achievers. billion by 2030.

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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. . The post New Carbon Guidelines Can Transform Events appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

However, we can’t deny the challenges of a new business reality – labor shortages, travel disruptions, supply chain issues. 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.”

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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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EventMB

JUNE 1, 2022

IMEX asked all in attendance to take its People and Planet Pledge , consisting of four simple actions including choosing sustainable food options, recycling, and carbon offsetting travel. The SEC, which hosted the globally recognized COP26 conference last year, has also announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The discussion was facilitated by James Latham, founder of Intellectual Capitals and The Iceberg (presented by the Joint Meetings Industry Council). But if you don’t help to tackle the issue of air travel, you’re never going to be able to move the needle very much.” It is going to be very difficult, we realize that.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

The Group made significant progress on its Net Zero by 2050 transition, achieved important milestones in employee engagement and diversity, and continued to look beyond its borders to convene the hospitality industry in meeting the growing demand of consumers for green travel. González, Executive Vice Chairman, Radisson Hotel Group.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Meeting that deadline is even more impressive when you consider the team also had to work around historical restrictions, as the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Couples used to meet up for first dates underneath its historic clock before smartphones entered the scene.).

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

By installing these charging canopies, we are encouraging more people to choose electric vehicles and helping to reduce the carbon emissions associated with travel to events. Solar-powered EV charging points produce zero carbon emissions, making them an eco-friendly alternative to traditional charging methods that rely on fossil fuels. .”

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

We’re also implementing efficiency measures including the use of LED lighting across our venues and taking further actions around water efficiency, green travel, supply chain engagement and waste management.”. The aim is to drive collective action from across the sector to meet key sustainability milestones. Production and waste 3.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2024

Eco-friendly Travel: The team encourage the use of environmentally friendly transportation methods for travel to and from venues. The Group was also the first to introduce carbon labelling on all menus (June 2022) and has a commitment to reach Climate Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.

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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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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. Register here.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 2, 2020

The Meetings Show has pledged a commitment to work with WRAP, the Mayor of London, London & Partners and Olympia London to help tackle the issue of food waste in the events industry as part of a wider sustainability pledge. The announcement has been welcomed by The Meetings Show host venue Olympia London.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, is one of several key industry leaders supporting and helping fund the beta version of the sustainability web app: SAM , which was recently launched by In-House Corporate Events (ICE).

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2022

The Meetings Show has pledged to reach Net Zero by 2050, cutting carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, in signing the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge. Jack Marczewski, event director of The Meetings Show, said: “It is vital that the events industry works together to achieve the net zero goal. Progress will be reported.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We’re also implementing efficiency measures including the use of LED lighting across our venues and taking further actions around water efficiency, green travel, supply chain engagement and waste management.”. The aim is to drive collective action from across the sector to meet key sustainability milestones. Production and waste 3.

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EventMB

JANUARY 9, 2025

Skift Take: As Saudi Arabia rapidly expands its meetings industry, Western companies are learning that success requires more than just signing contracts it demands a thoughtful and culturally aware approach to business relationships. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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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. It can change the suppliers it works with and how attendees travel to it.

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The MICE

JULY 8, 2024

Arrival The biggest travel hack for Switzerland is the Swiss Travel Pass. For our trip, most of the delegates were from Germany and Austria, and we used the Swiss Travel Pass extensively for our travels within Lucerne and for our journey to Zurich. In our case, we had a small exhibition and a buffet lunch.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Lopez attributed high attendance during an ongoing pandemic to the fact that participants were eager to meet again in person — even if they were physically distanced — and the critical importance of the climate treaty negotiations. So, how do we go forward?’”. We couldn’t hear [participants]. Addressing the ‘Elephant in the Ballroom’.

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The MICE

MARCH 1, 2022

Wasser-Agenda 21 provides a platform for the stakeholders to meet and exchange about current and future water management challenges, aiming to provide solutions. In 2011, the Swiss Water Act was updated and under the new revision, all hydropower operators are obligated to refurbish their installations until 2030. Event objectives.

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