Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The meetings and events facilities at the Celtic Manor Resort have been renamed the Ian Edwards Conference Centre to celebrate the memory of the venue’s long-serving Chief Executive Officer, who sadly passed away last month.

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MAY 7, 2024

Attendees no longer want to stay within the bubble of their hotel room or a conference venue. Curated in partnership with the Arizona Office of Tourism, here are seven ways to create authentic event experiences in tune with local nature, culture, and history. Arizona Office of Tourism Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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AUGUST 12, 2024

I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services. 2023), International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage : Vol. and Olsen, Daniel H. 4, Article 13.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

and China Drive Business Travel Recovery A new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts business travel spending will reach a new height of $1.5 A new report released by the WTTC revealed Indigenous tourism is projected to contribute $67 billion to the global economy by 2034. trillion by the end of 2024.

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JULY 20, 2021

You’re at a multiday conference, and during one of the midday breaks you decide to spend a bit of time at an outlet to treat yourself. The post Sustainability, Regenerative Tourism and Getting Back to Business appeared first on Smart Meetings. As you walk around, you notice a swarm of bees overhead.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2020

Business events, conferences and events centres will be given the go ahead to reopen on 1 October adhering to social distancing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday (17th July). Provided levels of infection remain at current rates, this will see the return of the sector worth approximately £32.6 billion to the UK each year.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Meet Blackpool has announced it has become a member of three key industry associations: the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), beam and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events and tourism sectors.

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JUNE 10, 2022

The first day of the hospitality conference held at NYU earlier this week discussed the growing trend of returning to travel, at times exceeding pre-pandemic rates. Tisch Center of Hospitality in the NYU School of Professional Studies is the ideal host for a conference discussing today’s trends in the travel industry. Jonathan M.

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JULY 15, 2020

Destinations International ’s 2020 Virtual Annual Conference streamed over two days vividly illustrated the challenges and upside of the state of what the organization dubbed The Great Interruption—a pandemic , civil unrest , massive unemployment , a recession and a giant cloud of sand from the Sahara. Tourism Richmond. The conclusion?

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It also narrates the journey of conference ambassadors within the creative industries, covering areas such as advertising, media, broadcast production, esports, and gaming. Equally, the destination is using the campaign to highlight the unique settings and landscapes that business event organisers can make the most of while in Wales.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In 2020, the last time we’d visited Anguilla, right before COVID decimated tourism on the island, walking down to the old Gwen’s from the main Shoal Bay East beach was a slightly perilous undertaking. At high tide, waves could dash you against the rocks. But perhaps you’ve learned more?

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JULY 15, 2021

By all measures, this week’s Destinations International Annual Conference 2021 (AC21) in Baltimore, Maryland, was a huge success. Or a completely on-site event at the scale of the 2019 conference in St. Conference of Mayors Partnership, and the 2021 DestinationsNEXT Futures Study. But he had no idea whether that might look like.

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

Attending top hospitality conferences, expos, or summits is a fantastic way to stay up-to-date on current trends. In this post, we’re reviewing the top hospitality conferences happening this year and exploring what they have to offer. Which top hospitality conferences should you attend? What’s impacting your industry most?

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APRIL 13, 2020

2019 was a tough year for organizations promoting tourism. Elected officials tried to pull funding for Visit Florida—a state that collects more than $80 billion each year in tourism spending. Mexico Tourism Board closed altogether. Lambeth advises focusing on the win-win of tourism. A Double-Edged Sword. million people.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Clearly demonstrating a focus to build the sector back from the impacts of the Covid pandemic and bringing sustainability to the forefront of tourism growth and development, Belfast achieved a score of 84.01% up 13 percentage points from last year when Belfast ranked 19th out of 73 destinations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

On Monday, University of Leeds Conferences and Events (formerly MEETinLEEDS) officially launched its new city centre venue – Cloth Hall Court. To mark the importance of this event for business tourism in the region, the first event held in the recently refurbished Cloth Hall Court was the CHS Leeds Welcome Reception.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

In any given year, the team manage well over 1000 events, from small meetings to large residential conferences, as well as hosting overnight visitors to the city, during the summer holiday months. A reduction in business tourism in Exeter will undoubtedly have serious repercussions for local suppliers.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Egurrola-Wienke, strategic accounts executive at Cvent Roel Frissen, co-Founder at Event Design Collective Krzysztof Celuch, associate professor at Vistula School of Hospitality Antonio Ducceschi, chief commercial officer at Starhotels Group.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly important as the travel and tourism industries are surging into 2023. Corporate sponsorship allows Invisible Cities to provide skill training for their employees, bring tourism to the city and create a team-building experience that will inspire understanding amongst a group.

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MAY 17, 2022

Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. During MICE Week, Argentina’s Tourism Minister Matías Lammens said his office is working on a new fund to subsidize MICE recruiting and promotion activities nationwide.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The need for change in travel and tourism The hospitality industry is continuing its efforts towards improving sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with cross-sector discussions and in-person activities. and Blacks in Travel & Tourism.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

International conferences are on the rise again at ACC Liverpool after a number of recent confirmations. More than 19 global conferences are set to take place in the coming years. The programme supported Professor Ray Clarke, president elect of ESPO, who started the bid process to bring the conference to the city in 2014.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If executive buy-in is any indicator, the new Tourism Diversity Matters organization has a huge chance of making a difference in the travel and events industry. Tourism Diversity Matters, a new organization focused on fostering diversity and inclusion in the travel, tourism, and events industry, launched February 1.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Global suppliers and destinations attending include Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, Melia Hotels & Resorts, Conference Compass, Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority, Munich Convention Bureau, Latvia Tourism and Flanders Meeting and Convention Centre.

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MARCH 29, 2021

He was kind enough to tell me I possessed this quality when I spoke to a class he was teaching at the Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The four meeting professionals you meet in heaven appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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JULY 9, 2021

In April, the Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first DMO to join Tourism Declares Climate Emergency. One industry that both contributes to global warming and suffers from its negative effects is tourism. For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

Travel Association’s National Travel and Tourism Week—which happened this past week—where they discussed the region’s forecast and data from 2021. Research by MMGY Travel Intelligence, HIS Markit, Travel Market Insights, National Travel & Tourism and U.S. While there was plenty of great news about D.C.’s million visitors, 1.8

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Since their move to the UAE in 2023, the company has established a strong reputation in the region, delivering high-profile events such as COP28, the Dubai Business Forum for Dubai Chambers, the AVPN Global Conference and the Capital Market Summit for Dubai Financial Market. In 2023, the Emirate recorded 1.22

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. The post Smart Travel: Saudi Arabia MICE Industry Booms, American Airlines Shuts Down Group-Jumpers, $65 Billion Needed to Address Coastal and Marine Tourism Climate Issues appeared first on Smart Meetings. The sector generated $1.5

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JULY 1, 2021

Relying on the most current travel-sector data from The Ohio State University and Tourism Economics, U.S. Covid restrictions and disjointed reopenings across the United States and abroad will slow full recovery of the travel industry until at least 2024, according to Tourism Economics. What the Studies Say. What the Studies Say.

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APRIL 5, 2022

After a quiet two years on the events, hospitality and tourism fronts, an experience-driven, diversity, equity and inclusion-devoted (DEI) next generation of talent is pouring through open doors, looking for opportunities to break into the industry. Read More : What Meeting Profs Get Wrong About DEI—and How to Start Fixing It.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Tourism bureau Experience Columbia SC hired both Shaffer and Lilly as sales managers. Shaffer has spent over two decades in tourism and hospitality sales. Lilly has been in hospitality, tourism, event management and sales for 15 years. Visit Greater Palm Springs welcomed Foster as director of Palm Springs tourism.

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MAY 13, 2022

At the local level, it is exciting to see new meeting and conference sectors emerge that engage a new market and heighten our ability to reach new visitors.”. – Mallory Snyder , vice president of communications and strategic development, Visit York County. . – Amy Shen , sales coordinator, Destination Toronto. “I

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Nigel Huddleston MP, parliamentary under secretary of state for sport, tourism and heritage at the department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), acknowledged the proposed scheme during an interview within the recent UKickstart Event 2020, initiated by etc.venues.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The travel and tourism industry lost an estimated 62 million jobs globally during the pandemic according to Statista.com. Travel Association CEO Roger Dow to create a Future Work Solutions (FWS) app that will connect pre-qualified workers with hotels and conference centers looking for temporary help that gig workers could provide.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 5, 2022

Shaun Hinds, who took the helm at the 10,000 capacity venue in 2017, said, “Business events, tourism and culture are major drivers of cities, towns and villages right across the UK, and as a country we now need to come together to promote what we have to offer.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

As more planners and partners in hospitality and tourism incorporate sustainability into their business models, it becomes a need-to-have, rather than a nice-to-have. The world of sustainable events is bigger than ever.

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