Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2025

As a hotel sales manager, your goal is to fill rooms, book meeting spaces, and bring in new clients. But with so many options in todays market, how can you stand out and attract more business? Use Technology to Your Advantage Technology plays a huge role in how people book hotels today. We appreciate your support.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Regis Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with Ginori 1735 to offer your attendees a meal for the ages. You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. Regis Hotels & Resorts Partners with Ginori 1735 for Worldwide Luxury Hospitality St. of leisure and meeting spaces.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Vine Tree Connections is delighted to announce its newest hotel partnership with Luxe Lisboa Park in Lisbon, Portugal. The hotel’s sophisticated meeting spaces, coupled with its outstanding service standards and competitive pricing, provide exactly what our clients are seeking.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The conference – which has recently taken place in Dresden, Germany; Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; and Montreal, Canada; and will be hosted by Sapporo, Japan in 2026 – will allow attendees to share ideas and visions for ceramics and glass materials.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

To truly capture their interest and secure their business, you need a precise, well-crafted digital marketing strategy tailored to their unique needs. Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas, is set to undergo a comprehensive $30 million renovation aimed at elevating both the guest and conference experience.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Parkgate Hotel , located in the heart of Cardiff, has been awarded Hotel of the Year for Wales at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards, solidifying the property’s position as a leading venue for both leisure and business travel, just three years after opening. www.celtic-collection.com

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

“Since the turn of the year, we’ve been excited to see our group bookings pace pick up dramatically across the five properties,” said Ty Brassie, vice president of sales and marketing. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

New and Renovated Hotels Reflect Top Trends 2025 is a year to get excited for. With a host of exciting new hotels slated to open throughout the next 12 months, plus some major strategic visions in the works at major brands, the opportunities for every style meeting are boundless.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll showcase the unique opportunities Stuttgart offers for your event, from hotels and venues to experiences, all with sustainability woven into the event planning process. V8 Hotel Motorworld Region Stuttgart and MOTORWORLD Region Stuttgart. V8 Hotel Motorworld Region Stuttgart and MOTORWORLD Region Stuttgart.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Wyboston Lakes Resort directors share their trends and wishes for 2025 Technology will remain pivotal, not just for operations but for creating immersive experiences, says Louisa Watson, Marketing Director & Sustainability Lead. Marketing efforts will need to emphasise genuine sustainability practices.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

A major expansion and renovation project, in excess of £80 million, has begun at the multi-award-winning Belfry Hotel & Resort in the West Midlands. We are experiencing increased demand for large events in the luxury venue market from both new and existing customers. It will also be the perfect luxury venue for large weddings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Copper Box Arena, one of London’s high profile multi-use event venues, has announced a new strategic partnership with The Stratford Hotel, a luxury accommodation and hospitality destination. Our hotel is perfectly suited for group stays, making us an ideal choice for teams and event attendees.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham’s newest conference centre, has been chosen to host the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians’ (BIALL) annual conference in 2025. The annual conference is the highlight of the BIALL year and an opportunity for members to come together for three days of professional development and networking.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Boutique hotels are opening their doors to these groups looking for creative spaces to enhance their interactions. Peace Space, Hotel Zeppelin. Viceroy Hotel Group , San Francisco: This collection of four urban chic properties offers unique spaces for energized brainstorming, team building, fun activations and meaningful networking.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Exhibitors have shared that they enjoyed a lot of meaningful conversations, with qualified visitors attending with live event briefs and their calendar of events, solidifying the Show as a must-attend event in their marketing calendars.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

hotel industry is projected to report a 51-percent decline in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2020, according to a special forecast revision from STR and Tourism Economics on March 31. Look for hotels to run booking promotions and bring commissions back up to 10 percent. Help your customers now for your long-term survival.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Belfry Hotel & Resort has expanded its sales team with two new hires as demand for its award-winning meetings and events offering grows. With a focus on relationship building, Sarah’s role will see her work closely with Visit England, West Midlands Growth Company and ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference Organisers).

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Mandy Jennings, CEO and Owner of Venues of Excellence reflects on 2024 and the power of the sales and marketing consortium for independent venues. 2024 kicked off with our Annual Conference, The Power of Discovery , where we provided an insightful programme to support our members business strategies for the year ahead.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

1 2028 is Poised to Spur a Significant Market Shift With the demand for meeting space continuing to soar, event planners are increasingly feeling the pressure to lock in venues ASAP. . #1 Dominguez pointed to data showing that, on average, hotels currently have 14.5 Here, Smart Meetings brings you the key takeaways. #1

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Since her mother was traveling in the 1990s, laws have changed to require hotels to contract for ADA rooms, guaranteeing they will be available when the person arrives, rather than making it upon request. ADA law requires that hotels offer equal accessible transportation for any other transportation available.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

Reducing VAT would ease the burden, improve affordability and help position the UK as a stronger global destination for conferences and meetings. We also need continued government backing for business tourism, particularly through destination marketing and international event attraction.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

Event Marketers 2025 B-to-B Dream has been unveiled. Michelle Martin, Senior Director-Marketing, 4DMedical Michelle Martin has been working in the medical device industry for almost 20 years, and it all started by taking a chance on a job ad in a newspaper. Dont ask marketing to make something look pretty.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Nine ways the internal event got a festival-inspired upgrade It was out with the old and in with the new at Quest Software’s 2024 internal sales conference in Anaheim, CA, as the brand overhauled the annual event with a festival-inspired theme designed to support its forward-looking company vision.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The conference and events arm of the cinema chain has recently made a series of hires and promotion ahead of a promising start to 2023. Rachel Macaulay has been promoted to head of corporate sales and new hire Simona Negretto takes on the position of national conference and events manager.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

One of our early — and still applicable — recommendations was for conference organizers to communicate and publish the date when they expect to make the decision for their in-person conference. Are You an Expo with a Conference, or a Conference with an Expo? It’s not going to happen overnight.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2022

In actuality, it was a forward-thinking dinner, gallery and performance experience activated by Hygienic Dress League (HDL) during Vox Media’s inaugural Pivot MIA conference, an event based on its “Pivot” podcast that addressed the intersection of technology with nearly all aspects of life.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

1 thing it’s used for is to ‘get the ungettables,’ says Krista Cameron, vice president of industry relations for Encore Global’s Canadian market. “If Some of our hotel partners have started to use it in their lobby so that someone can pre-load information,” Cameron says. Holograms as Speaker Catcher “The No. How do they learn?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2025

As the days grow longer and the weather invites gatherings in the open air, outdoor meeting and event spaces present a golden opportunity for hotels to boost revenue. Here are five proven strategies to help you market your outdoor spaces, attract bookings, and elevate your revenue potential for the 2025 season.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. Create a zero-waste meeting.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

From epic brand activations to next-level festivals, product launches to immersive exhibitions and conferences, NPK brings a full-throttle approach as they conceptualise and fabricate everything in-house alongside their team of event producers, experiential designers and fabricators. Thats what great experiential marketing is all about.

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Event Farm

JULY 8, 2022

To ensure that your attendees return to your conference year after year delivering a memorable event experience is key. This is why “Reimagining the Conference” was the perfect topic for Part 4 of our virtual workshop series on Crafting the Event Experience. During this session, ??POP

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A number of our consulting clients have made social responsibility a cornerstone of their conference strategy — with the desire “to leave the host city better because we were there.” When you adopt a strategic objective like that for your conference, it leaves room for creativity in achieving that desired outcome. Choose Your Charity.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Meeting planners are responsible for the success of corporate events, conferences, and incentive programs. Hotels, CVBs, and destinations looking to attract more group business, need to understand the top pain points of meeting planners. Reliable internet, A/V capabilities, and streaming options are non-negotiable.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

In-market managing directors for countries all over the world reported on trends in consumer sentiment, government policies and all-important airlift limitations. They are renting cars and going off the beaten path, past the gateway cities and they have money to spend so they are looking for four- and five-star hotels. Conferences?

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With so many moving parts to juggle, planning a conference can seem like a daunting task. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to plan a conference from A to Z. We’ll cover everything from budgeting and marketing to finding sponsors and speakers to reporting and analytics.

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