Smart Meetings

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.

Travel

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.

Travel

Smart Meetings

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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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.

Sustainability

Smart Meetings

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.

Hotels

Smart Meetings

JULY 11, 2025

American Airlines is rolling out a new AAdvantage Business Select tier with extra perks for companies spending $250K or more. As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest updates shaping the way we move, meet and plan. Managing corporate travel for a big-spending client?

Travel

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.

Travel

Smart Meetings

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.

Tourism

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.

Travel

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Now you have been tapped to plan an offsite for the executive team, a quarterly all-staff meeting or a new product activation. We asked some of the people creating meeting magic today alongside the massive influx of new meeting designers that have come to the industry since Covid for tips on what to ask your partners and when to get started.

Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

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.

Travel

Smart Meetings

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.

Travel

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

Fear nota top travel site just released a list of the safest airlines to help you fly with confidence. Thinking about a Caribbean locale for your next meeting or event? For those seeking reassurance and guidance, AirlineRatings.com has released its latest review of the worlds safest airlines.

Airlines

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Pondering whether Dubai would be the perfect fit for an upcoming meeting or event? Yet another major airline has announced plans for new direct flights for your attendees. The destinations Expo City has just secured two major pre-certifications you need to hear about. Or maybe Australia? Perhaps Jordan is calling?

Tourism

Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Grappling with how to rectify sustainability goals with those long-distance flights to meetings? Comparing cruise lines for a potential meeting or incentive? Read More : Sustainability Tools for Easier Green Planning JetZeros progress has already caught the attention of major industry players. Backed by a U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 6, 2025

For meeting planners, this signals a major shift in how attendees may be discovering destinations, venues and experiences. Hawai‘i Enacts Nation’s First Green Fee to Fund Climate Resilience Planning a meeting in paradise may soon come with deeper purpose. ASTA Warns New U.S.

Travel

Smart Meetings

JUNE 6, 2025

For meeting planners, this signals a major shift in how attendees may be discovering destinations, venues and experiences. Hawai‘i Enacts Nation’s First Green Fee to Fund Climate Resilience Planning a meeting in paradise may soon come with deeper purpose. ASTA Warns New U.S.

Travel

Smart Meetings

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.

Airlines

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The more you know, the easier your job will be and that is definitely the case when it comes to resources that will help you find suppliers that leave a destination better and give you a short cut to reporting all your sustainable decisions. Meetings and events are important business for Marriott. process was designed to find?

Travel

Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

Smart Meetings was there and brought back this report. The “reputation tarnish” happening north of the boarder was all the buzz from destinations who have enjoyed friendly relationships with group looking for sunny meeting destinations in recent years. Destinations appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

Looking to bring more Indigenous and sustainable elements into your next Hawaii meeting? The airline has also reduced loyalty points accrual for lower-end fares and introduced dynamic redemption rates for Rapid Rewards. Still reeling from Southwest ditching its beloved two-bags-free policy?

Tourism

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. Recent enhancements make managing travel and redeeming rewards for meetings and events quicker and more streamlined. Simpler, more flexible and discounted. Saving Time.

Airlines

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

American Airlines Claims Return to Profitability. In its second-quarter 2022 financial statement, American Airlines reported a historic return to profit, based on a second-quarter net income of $476 million and second-quarter revenue of $13.4 Read More : TWT: Airlines Get ‘Berned,’ Biz Travel Stats Spike. less capacity. “We

Airlines

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

Smart Meetings

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.”.

Travel

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.

Sustainability

Smart Meetings

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.

Travel

Smart Meetings

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).

Airlines

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.

Venues

Smart Meetings

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.

Airlines

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?

Tourism

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

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.

Sustainability

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.

2022

Smart Meetings

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.

Travel

Smart Meetings

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.

Travel

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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