Guidebook

JUNE 20, 2018

Your meetings are looking more like conferences — more complex schedules, social events and entertainment. But while corporate meetings are becoming increasingly multifaceted, reducing the waste that accompanies them is a major focus. You’ve been using meeting apps for awhile now. Try a virtual goodie bag.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Dr. Jonathan Spero, ceo of InHouse Physicians, which offers health security services for corporate meetings and events, says that his team is now handling up to 50 domestic or international gatherings per month. Travel, especially internationally, poses a risk of infection. Jonathan Spero, ceo, InHouse Physicians.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

How the industry is celebrating and what you can do to support March 30 th marks Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2023 and there is more excitement than ever. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is giving a live broadcast from 6 a.m. The future of meetings is also the focus of events PCMA chapters are producing for GMID.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2018

It was Global Meetings Industry Day a while back so we peeked into the corporate meeting trends and statistics that have shaped the past year. Another highlight is that the number of event-related careers is growing due to the sheer popularity and effectiveness of meetings as both marketing tools and revenue opportunities.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mario Farfan Mario Farfan Meet Chicago Northwest welcomes Mario Farfan as group sales leader, account executive of group sales. She is an active member of Silicon Valley Business Travel Association (SVBTA) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). She has a proven track record with high customer satisfaction rates.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

.”’ Read More : Countdown to Super Bowl LVIII: Q&A with Las Vegas Super Bowl Committee Turner says the lesson for her and her team from watching Las Vegas handle the Super Bowl is the need to continually evolve and understand the needs of your customer, whether it’s the NFL, a large association or a corporate meeting.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

What we did: In addition to the stunning chapter and sponsor content all making us long for travel again, we reached into our network and addressed topics that matter to them right now. This included brand new data from our Corporate inSITEs research with U.S. corporate meeting planners surveyed 2 weeks prior to this event.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

By Yaron Lipshitz, CEO of Prismm (previously Allseated) This time last year, the Meetings Industry PULSE Survey (Jan 2024) showed a surge in event tech investment with 46% of planners intending to increase their tech spending, despite a cost-conscious environment. Its important to go beyond simply supporting these practices.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal place to hold your next meeting, conference, convention, or special event. Visit Fairfax is not only committed to helping you find the perfect meeting venue but also has the expertise within our team to make that happen. Reason #3: We’ve got meeting space galore.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

As in, incentive travel to somewhere far from the office (and even the home office!). Group incentive travel is one of the few benefits with almost universal appeal. In the 2022 Incentive Research Foundation Report (IRF), “the percentage that found group incentive travel to be ‘extremely’ or ‘very motivating’ increased to 91%.”

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Meet in Wales has further reinforced its position as a preferred destination for sustainable business events, with the announcement of a series of initiatives that will not only attract ‘green’ leaning businesses and events, but which also incentivise more sustainable events while in Wales. billion in revenue.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Based on survey results from corporate managers, a newly released report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services makes the case for more in-person meetings among coworkers to strengthen an organization’s top line and bottom line.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2024

1 meetings destination in the U.S., continues to embrace new and returning meeting and convention groups in 2024 with new or expanded accommodations and venues. of flexible indoor-outdoor meeting space. of flexible indoor-outdoor meeting space. Orlando, Cvent’s No. event center.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Meanwhile, Madrid (9/6) is off the 2019 list, too.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

Home of the University of Arkansas’ men’s and women’s basketball teams, Bud Walton Arena hosted the Sam’s Club Associates Meeting, Walmart U.S. Associates Meeting, and the legendary Associates Celebration to wrap up the week. Sam’s Club Associates Meeting. corporate meeting into an experience reminiscent of an 8:00 p.m.

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SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

if you’re looking for a picturesque and enchanting destination to host your next corporate event, look no further than salcombe. additionally, you’ll find state-of-the-art conference facilities and meeting spaces equipped with modern technology to ensure a seamless and productive event. or call us +44 (0) 207 659 4430.

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Master the Event

APRIL 4, 2022

A corporate meeting planner is one busy person. If you’ve read a few of the blogs here then there’s one thing that I’m sure you’ve seen often and that is that a corporate meeting planner wears many different hats. A Corporate Meeting Planner Needs to Be Extremely Organized.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 30, 2025

If you’re looking for an engaging and memorable venue to host your next business meeting or team-building event, it’s time to think beyond the usual. Heres why hosting your business meetings or team-building activities at Topgolf is a game-changer. Bring fresh energy to your meetings. Build better bonds.

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GEVME

JUNE 20, 2018

This rule works not only for your daily routine, when all you need is a warm pizza box on your lap but also at corporate meetings and conferences. Locally sourced food is the only choice you should make if you’re planning an incentive trip or an international meeting. Good food makes for a good mood.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 19, 2021

Editor’s Note : The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Background: CHG Healthcare had to cancel the past two President’s Club incentive trips due to international travel restrictions to Grand Cayman in 2020 and Vancouver Canada in 2021.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

The long-anticipated return of in-person business meetings, conventions, and trade shows is being blunted by the difficult conditions for air travel, according to planners who responded to a MeetingsNet survey conducted between June 20 and 23. percent of respondents rated it a 4 or 5, while another 27 percent rated it a 3.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 25, 2021

When the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) surveyed organizers about how they plan to manage their corporate meetings in the year ahead, perhaps the most interesting finding was just how many are planning hybrid events. A Look at Microsoft’s Reimagined Meeting Rooms of the Future. Jennifer N.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 23, 2025

Washington, DC is one of the most dynamic and influential destinations for hosting conferences, corporate events, government meetings, and professional gatherings of all sizes. In this guide, well show you why Washington, DC event venues are a smart choice for your next meeting or conference. and around the world.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 8, 2017

In fact, Cleveland could be called the “comeback city” for tourism , conventions and professional meetings. Let’s look at how these world-champion cities stack up as meeting destinations. of meeting rooms and a 32,000-square-foot ballroom. of meeting space. appeared first on Smart Meetings. of event space. .

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. and those that travel to international markets. travel ban). Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7

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MPI

JANUARY 28, 2025

The response to the Los Angeles wildfires has demonstrated the resilience of the meeting and event industry, according to Sepideh Eivazi, the LA-based director of global accounts for Elevated Meeting Solutions. How have the LA fires impacted you and, from your perspective, those in the meeting industry in LA?

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

A healthy number of meetings-industry companies made the list, and the rise of unique experience providers shows what your attendees are excited about. There are a healthy number of meeting and event planning companies on the list, check out the slideshow for a sampling of privately held companies with impressive growth rates.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 24, 2020

Delegates meeting there for live events can get first-hand exposure to developments in many industries, something not possible during a virtual event. Global Voices is a series of occasional editorials offering perspectives from international professionals in the business events, destination, and travel industries.

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Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2024

Unique conference venues are not your traditional meeting spaces; they stand out. Event services Whether providing exceptional onsite dining services, high-tech meeting rooms, or event staffing, unique conference centers offer services that outshine competitors. How do you incorporate remote meeting tools?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 22, 2023

Why meeting profs need this tech Have you ever wished you had a personal assistant that you could fold up into your suitcase as you travel for business? The new must-have technology for anyone traveling for business is ChatGPT, which stands for “Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer.” It is now a reality.

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The Castle Group

JANUARY 13, 2022

The summer brought optimism for in-person events cautiously returning, with travel picking up and clients dipping their toes back into incentive planning and long-range conference projects. There has been a fundamental shift in the meetings and events industry. What’s Next for the Events Industry?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With accessible and flexible spaces at your fingertips, plenty of fun activities and top talent just across the quad, a university setting could be the ideal environment to host next year’s corporate meetings and conferences. One of the most important benefits is the abundance and diversity of meeting spaces across the campus.

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Nunify

AUGUST 16, 2021

From connecting physically and travelling for corporate meetings, we shifted to virtual networking. The key lies in engaging with the employees digitally via virtual meeting platforms. Zoom, Google Meets, Nunify, Microsoft Teams are good options to consider from. This paradigm shift caused brands to go digital.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

When it comes to organizing large-scale events like expos, galas, and corporate meetings, one of the most crucial decisions you’ll make is selecting the right venue. Hudson Mercantile stands out for its impressive portfolio of spaces, each designed to meet the diverse needs of event planners.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 29, 2017

Travel to New Orleans is bustling once again. Stephen Perry, president and CEO of New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau, said the increased dollars spent while visiting the city is the result of a planned media and public relations campaign that carefully targeted convention business and leisure travelers. That represents a 6.9

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 13, 2017

Luxury travel network Virtuoso has released its 2017 Best of the Best directory. The elite portfolio is published annually and features the most exclusive hotels and unique travel experiences around the world—amounting to more than 1,150 hotels in 100 countries. Luxury Travel in Emerging Destinations. Enhancing Wellness.

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