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Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025

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Thanks to early negotiations and booking further out, hotels are able to adjust for inflation more effectively, and as business and conference travel continues to rebound post-pandemic, they can also raise prices more aggressively. 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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percent between 2024 and 2030, according to Grand View Research, and the European market is on a similar track. Negotiate with vendors and hotels for terms such as reduced management fees and service hours, things attendees can’t see and you might be able to handle internally. Like most things in life, timing makes a difference.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

PCMA Convene

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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Flight shaming in the events industry

Gallus Events

In a short speech, full of spin and hyperbole, the IATA DG & CEO suggested that the industry is happy that it will reduce its overall pollution level by 2030, while transporting more than four times the number of current flyers. . degree Celsius increase,” he said. It was easy to be frustrated.

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The European Energy Crisis: Can Sustainable Energy and Improved Efficiency Save Us? 

Management Events

There are ongoing negotiations that will give us more mandatory objectives in terms of energy efficiency. The plan is to double the photovoltaic capacity within the EU to 600 gigawatts by 2030. That is exactly what’s happening with the negotiations on European energy efficiency regulations. Energy efficiency is not easy.

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Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Global Economy: What We Know So Far  

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Gas prices in the EU and UK surged at the beginning of the war due to supply shortage worries but seem to have stabilized for now as Russia and Ukraine hold more peace negotiations. Nonetheless, this has not trickled down to consumers as they are still dealing with high energy bills and petrol prices.

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Canadian Tariffs Triggering Reputation Tarnish for U.S. Destinations

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India’s outbound market is expected to double by 2030 and keep doubling every five years. Australia and New Zealand Because Australia and New Zealand are a long way from pretty much everywhere, that distance has shaped the Aussie psyche making travel a non-negotiable priority even during a time of sharply rising cost of living.

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