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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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If you don’t tackle the issue of air travel, you’re never going to be able to move the needle very much.” As a result, using that city for APA’s national meeting minimizes attendee air travel and, in turn, total carbon emissions. Travel and events are down the list.” tons of carbon equivalent (CO2e) to 0.91

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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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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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. The result is a true benchmark in high-end hospitality.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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. The result is a true benchmark in high-end hospitality.”

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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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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.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, established by the United Nations in 2015, aims to achieve peace and prosperity for all through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We also have a range of partnerships, which benefit our clients and their delegates including reduced travel rates on trains operated by Great Western Railway.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

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. MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 How can meeting professionals get creative to save costs while preserving impact?

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Exhibitor Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Travel Association announced today the 2026-2030 host cities for its IPW international travel trade show: Greater Fort Lauderdale, F. WASHINGTON � U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion by 2030.” Global market research company Ipsos conducted a survey that found 81% of European and 74% of American travelers would consciously avoid activities they knew to be not socially responsible; in addition, a respective 77% and 68% would choose an accommodation with a green certificate over one without.

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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 UN-backed Race to Zero is a campaign focused on supporting member organizations to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

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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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Guidebook

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Some event apps even integrate with rideshare programs, making sustainable travel a breeze. By reducing the need for travel, these events dramatically lower your event’s carbon footprint. Our university has a mission to be more green by 2030 which in turn leads to the LEED certification.

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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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Event Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030. The announcement also underlines the SEC’s support for its home city of Glasgow, which has already committed to being net zero by 2030. In recent years, the SEC has made significant moves to reduce its carbon footprint.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I have really only one innovative point here, and it’s not particularly innovative, which is that as an [industry], one of the main things that you have to realize is that you can try and do your job to cut emissions but unless the emissions are due to air travel decrease, you’ll be working around the margins.

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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. billion by 2030. However you choose to travel, the 17 additional exclusive excursions will give you plenty to choose from.

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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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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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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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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A live performer, two travelators, moving screens and sets, and intricate lighting effects transform the room to make attendees feel as if they’re physically moving through key moments in John Walker’s life. “We’re Then there’s the “Come Walk With Us” experience that shows where the brand has been and where it’s headed.

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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.”. Production and waste 3. Food and food waste 4. Freight and logistics and 5. Roadmap marks next stage in sustainability journey.

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Elsewhere, with sustainability legislation such as the Energy Performance Certificate tightening – over the next 12 months venues are likely to be planning their investment strategies to ensure their properties are compliant and carbon negative by 2030.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • Among the advisory board members is Lee Palmer Turner, corporate travel manager for MGM Studios and president-elect of the Global Business Travel Association. • Every effort counts. Register here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

proseed has had input from event energy experts, Zap Concepts, The Sustainable Restaurant Association, circular economy and behavioural change experts Sustainable Sidekicks, WRAP and Ecolibrium, a specialist charity set up to tackle travel impacts within events, as well as being road tested with 30 isla members.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As international travel opens up, agencies will find their services in demand from customers who want overseas events but need expert advice and support on navigating local legislation in the wake of the pandemic to ensure traveller and delegate safety,” highlights Juliet Price, HBAA’s consultant executive director.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

From off-the-beaten path experiences to revisiting tried-and-true favorites, California presents infinite possibilities for travelers looking to get out and explore,” said Caroline Beteta, president and CEO of Visit California in a statement. That shining landscape beguiled many over the years to devote their lives to protecting it.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. Shame is something that everyone seems to want to avoid except the DG of the Organisation representing air travel. What he said on the platform will shock every event organiser.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

No wonder our hosts believe that it feels as if we’ve time-traveled all the way to 2030 in the last 10 months as far as technology goes. From 2020 To 2030 In 10 Months. Technology-wise, we fast-forwarded to 2030: the event app design now matters more than ever. It’s the very heart of hybrid and virtual events!

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The eight dedicated workstreams are working to deliver on the priorities identified by the Roadmap – Measurement, Reporting, Carbon offsetting, Venue energy, Smart Production and Waste Management, Food and Food Waste, Logistics, Travel and Accommodation Net Zero Carbon Events is open to all organisations involved in events.

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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). It is free to use, and applicable for all event types.

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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.”. Production and waste 3. Food and food waste 4. Freight and logistics and 5. Bob Priest-Heck, Freeman. Peter Duthie, SEC.

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