Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

I came away from that meeting more energized, engaged, and optimistic than I had been in a long time. The observation here for me is that it’s important to realize how much we shape attendee sentiment through our pre-event planning and our requirements. But can you imagine hosting a corporate all hands meeting?

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Airlines Corporate Meetings Transportation Events 264

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Meeting for a Good Cause Mattered. Tanal’s team had prepared by stockpiling water and fuel, setting up meeting spots in advance and relying on apps to coordinate rescue work, but the hit to the hospitality sector was painful. The meeting industry was down 80 percent for 16 months,” he said.

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2019 Hospitality 2017 Tourism 206

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Even though the Ocean Center is the state’s fifth-largest convention center, the talented staff and creative Executive Chef are adept at customizing details for every event to meet a group’s needs. The Ocean Center has everything a meeting planner needs including recently upgraded 1GB of internet bandwidth. Outstanding catering.

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Airlines Financial Entertainment Hotels 127

SmartMeetings

JULY 10, 2020

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series reporting on FICP Chats about the future of meetings. In early May, 82 percent of meetings professionals and hospitality partners within Financial & Insurance Professionals (FICP) had one or more in-person event scheduled for the remainder of 2020. Lead by Example. Stay in Touch.

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Meetings Insurance Travel Hospitality 109

Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They’re the best part of the event planning game, where new and experienced planners socialize, share horror stories , network, and discover emerging technologies. Deciding which events you’ll attend in 2024 ahead of time will make scheduling your year a lot easier. It’s the event planning conference to attend in North America.

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2024 Event Planning Conference Education 78

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Even though the Ocean Center is the state’s fifth-largest convention center, the talented staff and creative Executive Chef are adept at customizing details for every event to meet a group’s needs. The Ocean Center has everything a meeting planner needs including recently upgraded 1GB of internet bandwidth. Outstanding catering.

Airlines 100

Airlines Financial Entertainment Hotels 100

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive Hong Kong has announced the lifting of all mandatory PCR test requirements for inbound travelers; however, travelers coming to the U.S. Airline itself responds by saying it will do better. Airline itself responds by saying it will do better.

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Travel Airlines Meetings Tourism 52

SmartMeetings

APRIL 26, 2019

According to a report released by CareerCast, event planners made it to the top five on the list of “ The Most Stressful Jobs of 2018 ,” right after firefighters, police officers, enlisted military personnel and airline pilots. The survey was based on 11 factors, including travel, physical demands, meeting the public and deadlines.

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Airlines 2018 Meetings Speakers 108

Eventmobi

AUGUST 16, 2018

Events involve so many tasks, it’s critical to ensure no details related to speakers slip off your event planning checklist. Get it wrong and speakers will be unwilling to promote your event. Follow these six guidelines to ensure your event speakers will be ready and willing to accept your call year after year!

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Speakers B2B Airlines Event Apps 152

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

First there were the additional fees charged by airlines for; boarding early, watching tv, having a meal on board, and checking luggage. Now event planning companies are learning that airlines are looking at adding extra fees for their preferred seats. Add in weather and have a whole other can of worms. Flying days.

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Transportation Event Planning Airlines Food and Beverage 40

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Sharp has a long history in marketing and management positions, working in the past as account executive for Emery Worldwide Airlines and UPS and later as senior director of strategy and planning and senior director of worldwide applications at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Kelli Donahoe, CMP.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hospitality Advertising 2011 130

Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2018

On top of standing out, you also need to mind your own business goals by closing deals and meeting people across the floor. Thankfully, Bizzabo has compiled a list of items every event professional should do before anything else. Spearhead Your Event Planning Meeting. This Checklist Could Save Your Trade Show.

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Trade Shows Social Media Airlines Travel 75

Event Farm

APRIL 1, 2021

When you combine these two points of view, you get the best science-backed practices for event planning. Here is the panel’s recap on the six event safety factors to consider: airflow/ventilation, masks, social distancing, duration of proximity, health screening, and sanitization. #1: 1: Airflow/ventilation. 5: Health screening.

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Food and Beverage Airlines Venues Travel 130

Master the Event

APRIL 6, 2022

Although Coca-Cola is the king of Atlanta, it’s also home to headquarters for BellSouth, Delta Airlines, Home Depot, UPS, and Georgia-Pacific. Event Planning Atlanta – The City in a Forest. Event Planning Atlanta – A City of Neighborhoods. Event Planning Atlanta – Venues, Venues, Venues!

Event Planning 40

Event Planning Airlines Tourism Sports 40

Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

Finding, pitching, and keeping event sponsors is not a gamble – it’s a process that event planners need to carefully prepare for. Sponsors need to feel like they can trust planners to deliver on their promises and meet sponsorship objectives. Event sponsors are not just a source of financial aid.

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Sponsorships Financial Airlines Social Media 118

SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

DMCs are an untapped resource for meeting profs A Destination Management Company (DMC) could be the secret ingredient for meeting professionals cooking up their next event. What DMCs Can Do for Meeting Profs A DMC is truly a one-stop-shop. We are there to stay one step ahead of everything.”

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Management Contracts Hotels Airlines 97

Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A great meeting or event planner is someone who’s able to stand up and take responsibilities for his or her actions. An Event Planner Needs to Learn from Their Mistakes Here’s a client situation that happened early on in my event planning career. It’s not that I was uncomfortable meeting and talking with people.

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Airlines Event Planning Hotels Meetings 75

Event Industry News

MAY 14, 2019

While event planners don’t have to face quite the same risks as airline pilots or first responders, they nonetheless face a range of formidable challenges. They compete for the dollars and attention of attendees, not just against other events, but against pretty much any other use of that time and those resources.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market. Take a hard look at the event’s overall carbon footprint and see where obvious and cost-effective adjustments can be made.

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Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 1, 2017

Working in the meeting and event planning industry demands a lot of travel. Often, they are provided by younger airlines, such as Virgin America. However some airlines, such as American Airlines, are also rolling out new aircraft models. transportation-related emissions. Select a Newer Plane.

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Airlines Transportation Travel Banking 53

Master the Event

MARCH 10, 2024

For a meeting and event planner, travel safety is the number one priority in event planning. And in the world of event planning, it’s always one of the first components of the program that gets addressed. Safety 1st should be at the top of a meeting planner’s checklist.

Travel 52

Travel Airlines Government Education 52

Eventsforce

MARCH 22, 2021

They simply bring in the technical crew to stream the content to the virtual delegates from the physical location that is being used for the in-person event. Hubs are additional physical locations where in-person delegates meet. It does of course result in additional complexity for the planner in producing the event.

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Airlines Travel Social Media Events 122

Quickmobile

MARCH 14, 2018

One of the most nerve wracking things that I did during my stint as event tech support was moderate the Q&A submissions for the interview with the CEO of a well known airline. The event app allows audience members to submit questions to a particular session while the session was on-going.

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Event Tech Tech Event Apps Consulting 104

Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

I came away from that meeting more energized, engaged, and optimistic than I had been in a long time. The observation here for me is that it’s important to realize how much we shape attendee sentiment through our pre-event planning and our requirements. But can you imagine hosting a corporate all hands meeting?

Airlines 100

Airlines Corporate Meetings Transportation Events 100

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Brexit Will Not Stop Innovative Meetings in London. Brexit will, eventually, have a substantial impact on European travel, but that’s not to say it will halt meetings there. In fact, London is more equipped than ever to handle high-tech meetings, marketing itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe.

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2016 Meeting Planning Meetings Airlines 40

Regpack

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Lisa Laws, Founder and Event Coordinator for Reggae Runnerz and Owner of The Black Onyx Group , has been using Regpack for 2 years. The Black Onyx Group is a group travel concierge event planning company. She does everything from corporate meetings to group leisure trips. I use reports for EVERYTHING.

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Travel Event Planning Airlines Events 37

MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

For the hiring wave of 2023, it’s taking longer to find the right meeting planning candidate—it’s not always a clear fit in today’s workplace environment. Meeting and convention departments powered through these macro workplace trends. Event planning can be a high-stress job at times. workplaces.

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Meetings 2022 2023 Travel 52

Eventsforce

MARCH 11, 2020

Whilst not all live events, such as awards dinners will be able to be reconfigured, there are alternative formats such as live streaming (web-casting) events that you could consider. For years now and due to the ongoing advances in technology, virtual meetings and webcasting events have been successfully delivered across the globe.

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Insurance Hotels Events 2020 126

The MICE

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, it has a small event space with 3 meeting rooms accommodating up to 30 delegates. Our wagon was reserved for our group, ‘Go Sustainable,’ adding a small personal touch to our event. Event planners juggle numerous tasks, but you don’t have to do it alone.

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Sustainability Event Ideas Transportation 2013 103

Plan Your Meetings

MAY 9, 2018

Over the last few months, there has been a lot of controversy about commissions in the meeting and event industry. Many travel agencies that were dependent on commissions eventually went out of business when airlines eliminated or significantly reduced commissions. The writing is on the wall. Slow and steady wins the race.

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Airlines Hotels Travel Event Planning 43

International Institute of Event Management

MARCH 2, 2016

Once a small fishing village and trading port, Dubai has transformed into one of the top choices for companies, enterprises and individuals for hosting a variety of events - from meetings, conferences, tradeshows to glamorous weddings and social events. The Burj Al Arab offers exquisite venues for every type of events.

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Wireless Hotels Airlines Trade Shows 52

Eventsforce

AUGUST 18, 2021

The demand for in-person events is on the rise. Whether it is as a stand-alone event or part of a hybrid model, the desire to meet in-person is very much there. These are components of the event ecosystem. Yet it is a very challenging time for planners as COVID is still very with us. It hasn’t gone away.

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Risk Management Government Tech Airlines 105

Expo Pass

JULY 2, 2024

Get your passports and pencils ready, planners, because today, we’re diving into the globe-trotting world of destination event planning! Our recent webinar, Smart Planning for Destination Events , was hosted by our spectacular team and featured two experts in destination events.

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Travel Transportation Contracts Hotels 78

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Smart Meetings talked to the leader of the world’s largest resource for official destination organizations, convention and visitors bureaus, and asked how he and his members help event professionals deliver better meetings. Partnerships Expanded. Destinations International annual conference in St.

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Hospitality 2016 Hotels Tourism 49

All Seated

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the world of events, technology has helped everyone to become more organized while keeping vendors and clients on the same page. AllSeated’s digital planning tools allow you to collaborate with clients and vendors on floorplans, guest list, seating, and timelines. Overcoming a Language Barrier .

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Airlines Food and Beverage Negotiating Transportation 34

Cvent: Event Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Have you heard the saying “no two people pay the same price for an airline ticket”? You could also say something similar about meeting and event planners: “no two planners are paid the same salary,” even though their job descriptions and duties might be exactly the same.

Airlines 38

Airlines Negotiating Education Contracts 38

Master the Event

JANUARY 12, 2024

Event AV, audio visual , is a technical component of a meeting or event, but one that often has an event planner dreading. Related: Selecting Audio Visual Production Services for your Events The most requested AV equipment for corporate meetings are screens, projectors and wireless microphones.

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Wireless Airlines Corporate Meetings Consulting 40