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Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025

Smart Meetings

. #3 You Might Want to Rethink That Celebrity Speaker Line Item David Saef, senior vice president and chief instigator at Freeman Company , made planners gasp when he revealed that data shows only 1% of attendees want to see a celebrity keynoteinstead, they classify innovators as their top draw.

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Caesars Launches Wellness Menu Ahead of IMEX

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trillion by 2030. The brand will highlight the offerings with a two-day event on Global Wellness Day June 13-15, 2024 that will feature wellness speakers, hiking and meditation in Red Rock National Park, yoga on the High Roller and rafting on Colorado River. billion in 2022 and is projected to grow to $1.2

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Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit (POPS)

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In a press release from Tourism Cares, attendees of the first annual POPS can expect the following topics to be addressed by expert speakers and panelists: Driving Economic Development to Underrepresented Communities through Cultural Tourism Future of Tourism Town Hall: Global Brands’ Commitment to Sustaining DEI & ESG Future of Tourism Town Hall: (..)

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How to Make Virtual Events More Interactive and Engaging

Attendease

Luckily, there are some innovative tech ideas that you can incorporate into your next virtual event to ensure your audience remains attentive, interacts with the speaker, and leaves inspired. between 2023 and 2030, according to Grand View Research statistics. The global virtual events sector was valued at roughly $78.53

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World Travel Market London 2024 closes with 11 per cent increase in qualified buyers

Prestige Events Magazine

Reflecting this, the show’s exhilarating conference programme saw more than 200 world-class speakers deliver over 70 insightful sessions built around the topics of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Inclusion (DEAI), Geo-Economics, Marketing, Sustainability, Travel Trends, and Technology. billion in 2024, surpassing 2019 values.

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California: Meet Where Sustainable Innovation Lives

Smart Meetings

A robust bench of experts actively working on the biggest problems facing society today make short work of finding partners and speakers to help you deliver an event that leaves the world better than when you arrived. Meeting and event speakers can see thousands of remote attendees on the screens at once. Sustainable Meeting.

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Flight shaming in the events industry

Gallus Events

Both speakers were on stage at an event designed to bring together companies with Government Ministers, local government officials and other NGOs, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of tackling climate change. The Airline Industry was represented by Alexandre de Juniac, Director General & CEO, IATA.