Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2025

Want to know what travelers say they prioritize versus what they actually book when it comes to sustainability? As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest updates shaping the way we move, meet and plan. Sustainability is no longer a “nice-to-have”—it’s expected. Trip.com’s latest report breaks that down.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

As reported last week in our coverage on JetBlue’s consolidation with Spirit, airline consumers (including travel and meeting planners) are mad as hell and don’t want to take it anymore. The Department has the authority to tackle this problem by issuing a rule…that imposes fines on airlines for the delays they cause.”.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Aiming for a meeting or incentive thats truly once-in-a-lifetime? Comparing APAC airlines for upcoming travel plans? The post Smart Travel: Omni Cruises to Spotlight Upcoming Eclipse, Dubai Gears Up for Major Travel Convention, Air New Zealand Wows with Boeing Retrofit and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

United Airlines is offering loyalty perks to those longing for an alternative. Many meeting profs are looking to Fiji, which is experiencing record-breaking visitor numbers. We’re proud to share the warmth and magic of Fiji with more visitors than ever before, as we continue to grow sustainably and authentically.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

In a public report on second quarter financials, American Express (AmEx) Global Travel has cited a strong and sustained recovery in business travel in both hotels and airline sectors as a driver in the company’s gains. airlines” shows that in the second quarter of 2022, “the demand for business travel is very strong.”.

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APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? For planners, the new hub opens up new opportunities for international meetings, incentive programs and events in Cambodia, a country with both rich heritage and modern infrastructure on the rise. Hoping to give U.K.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Have an upcoming meeting in Ottawa? Chase Travel Group and Travelport Sign Multi-Year Agreement for Travel Bookings In a move that will enhance travel booking capabilities for corporate travelers and meeting profs, Travelport has announced an expanded long-term partnership with Chase Travel Group, the travel business unit of JPMorganChase.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

Stressed about San Franciscos hotel strike and how it will impact an upcoming meeting? Japan Airlines, however, wont be sharing the sentiment after this weeks cyberattack. For meeting profs pondering an out-of-the-box incentive, perhaps its worth considering a magically chilly trip to this stunningly beautiful venue.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Around 1,500 cultural heritage experts from around the world are set to meet in Sydney for the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS GA2023) in September 2023, marking the first time the event is held in Australia or the Pacific region. Offsetting Travel with Airline Partner.

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JULY 26, 2022

Travel Association has launched the Sustainable Travel Coalition, designed to bring its members together to develop and focus on strategies that will ensure a more sustainable future. With nearly 60 members, the Sustainable Travel Coalition will act as a forum to inform U.S. The post U.S.

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JULY 13, 2023

JFK’s Terminal 8 to Get Upgraded Food and Shopping Hall The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in partnership with American Airlines and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports have announced a $125-million commercial redevelopment program for Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (rendering above).

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The revenue per available hotel room (RevPAR) across the conference and meetings market is predicted to grow by 3.5 percent by the end of the year, thanks in large part to a sustained rise in occupancy numbers and daily room rates, according to a new report. Unfortunately, this means higher prices for attendees.

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JUNE 27, 2025

As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest updates shaping the way we move, meet and plan. This could mean more flexibility in sourcing private travel for executives or VIP guests, especially as Vaunt continues to build out integrated offerings like hotel and airline bookings.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Hotel sales directors face increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable returns on their marketing investments, particularly in the meetings and events sector. This article explores proven strategies for hotel sales directors to enhance their meeting and event marketing ROI. We appreciate your support.

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APRIL 19, 2023

These initiatives are focused on sustainability with the goal of supporting the most eco-friendly practices possible including sustainable gardens located on hotel properties, partnerships to curb food waste, programs to help procure locally sourced produce and programs to boost the local community such as youth development.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Convene 4 Climate attendees participate in a challenge workshop designed to come up with actionable tactics to accelerate the business events industry’s shift to sustainability. The program for the inaugural PCMA Convene 4 Climate, held Oct. In other words, the message was: Lets get down to business.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2022

Canadian Association of Tour Operators (CATO) recently publicized a partnership with Tourism Cares , a non-profit organization focused on sustainability in travel and tourism. Partnerships like this will help meeting professionals, as the entire industry gravitates towards more sustainable travel. . What is Sustainable Tourism?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2022

As reported last week in our coverage on JetBlue’s consolidation with Spirit, airline consumers (including travel and meeting planners) are mad as hell and don’t want to take it anymore. The Department has the authority to tackle this problem by issuing a rule…that imposes fines on airlines for the delays they cause.”.

Airlines 130

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? For planners, the new hub opens up new opportunities for international meetings, incentive programs and events in Cambodia, a country with both rich heritage and modern infrastructure on the rise. Hoping to give U.K.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sustainable tourism is vital. That’s the principle that guided Tourisme Montréal’s proactive sustainability strategy, one that helped it maintain its first place in North America on the 2023 Global Destination Sustainability Index. Look for venues with stringent commitments to sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

United Airlines is offering loyalty perks to those longing for an alternative. Many meeting profs are looking to Fiji, which is experiencing record-breaking visitor numbers. We’re proud to share the warmth and magic of Fiji with more visitors than ever before, as we continue to grow sustainably and authentically.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Favorable market conditions coupled with a balanced growth trajectory have supported this downward trend, though meeting profs aren’t in the clear. The next few years will require a strategic approach that balances cost management with sustainability, innovation and responsiveness to market changes.” billion in 2021.

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EventMB

MAY 19, 2022

An era where meetings, events, technology and travel all play leading roles in defining and instilling organizational – and indeed industry – culture. With this in mind, our rebrand means we will strive for even greater journalistic excellence while providing pivotal insights for all meeting professionals. What Stays the Same.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Airlines are ramping up their carbon-reducing measures—but ever so slightly—while more attendees face internal carbon budgets and taxes to come to events. According to an article from CNN , the flight is the latest in a series of tests involving the extensive use of sustainable jet fuel. What can planners do?

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MeetingsNet

JULY 12, 2024

A major survey of planners finds that as meeting costs keep rising, sustainability slides down the list of priorities. With rising prices squeezing business-event budgets in many areas, planners are increasingly basing their venue and service-vendor choices on “value for money” while focusing less on sustainability factors.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with PR Manager for Unclaimed Baggage Store and Museum Sonni Hood to talk about the process, the purpose, and the exciting world of Unclaimed Baggage. A: The airline industry standard is a bag has to be lost for a minimum of 90 days before it’s deemed unclaimed. We don’t sell anything fake.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

Leo Friedman, CEO of iPromo, says his company saw many clients shift gifting to higher-end products to make up for missed company parties, sales meetings and office perks. Halo sent out virtual national sales meeting pre-event boxes which included a jacket, a polo and branded pajama bottoms to over 600 account executives. The Comeback.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Worried about whether Florida is prepared to host a meeting post-hurricane season? Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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