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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

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Economists rarely agree on anything, but reports from Moody’s Analytics, Jeffries and The World Bank are in alignment that a recession is coming, probably by the end of 2023. Why is hospitality industry sentiment upbeat even as predictions call for economic downturn?

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Louisville Experience Checked All the Boxes

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Some destinations rise to the top of meeting bucket lists because of their history. Louisville, Kentucky—birthplace of Muhammad Ali—on the banks of the Ohio River, checked all those boxes. Others for their natural beauty, and still others for their dynamic business credentials.

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Best of 2022: Technology

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That doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. Smart Meetings’ event tech correspondent Brandt Krueger offers up a “technology checklist” for events. Though planners have been slightly overwhelmed by the choice of platforms to host these spaces on, what is clear is that technology is not one size fits all. Here are some Smart Tips.

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Louisville Experience Checked All the Boxes

Smart Meetings

Some destinations rise to the top of meeting bucket lists because of their history. Louisville, Kentucky—birthplace of Muhammad Ali—on the banks of the Ohio River checked all those boxes. Others for their natural beauty, and still others for their dynamic business credentials.

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IHG Diversifies Workforce and Provides Opportunities for HBCU Students

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Business students, they may go into banking. Douglas Cooper, director of career development and engagement at Morehouse College, explained that the goal of the partnership with IHG is not to place students in service jobs. Those students that are in computer science may be going to Google or some of the tech companies.

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Top Challenges Facing the Meeting Planning Industry Right Now

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Also, when selecting a meeting venue, ask if they have green initiatives in place like recycling, energy-efficient rooms and a plan for food waste such as composting or donating unopened items to food banks. With a few tools in your toolkit, seamless event planning is possible—and worth it. Travel Disruption.

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4 Emergency Preparedness Lessons from ADMEI 2019

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We basically became a cash economy with no internet connection or banks open, so people had trouble buying what was available,” he said. 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.

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