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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

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Training programs are upping the event planning standard. In recent weeks, two event professional organizations have launched certification programs and internet-based classes designed with the goal of making event profs better at what they do. Read More : Sustainable Hotel Certification, Explained. “As

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Does the Meetings Industry Have a Complacency Problem?

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Mass shootings, cyberattacks, contagious diseases, sickness and disease: All these occur frequently enough that they should be at the forefront of any event planner’s mind whenever an event, large or small, is held. And this goes beyond meeting planning. Make it part of the planning process. It’s a human issue.

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Focus on Sustainability at Largest IMEX America Yet

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The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. One example is “Sustainability and the Circular Economy” with Aurora Dawn Benton, chief change agent with Astrapto, and Benoit Sauvage, CEO of Hospitality Sustainability Revolution.

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Focus on Sustainability at Largest IMEX America Yet

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The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. One example is “Sustainability and the Circular Economy” with Aurora Dawn Benton, chief change agent with Astrapto, and Benoit Sauvage, CEO of Hospitality Sustainability Revolution.

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5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now

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Read More : Simple Wellness Activities Can Go a Long Way at Your Next Meeting. Beyond Sustainability : There are eco-trailblazers in luxury hospitality, from those who sought LEED certification early on to carbon-neutral and plastic-free resorts.

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Mike Dominguez: Hotel, F&B Prices Aren’t Going Down, and Other Predictions for 2023

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While most meeting space rental is tied to guest room blocks, Dominguez advised meeting professionals with a need for relatively more breakout space than guest rooms to talk to hotels in places with big citywide events happening in town to see if they have orphaned meeting space that would be reasonably priced.

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Don’t Believe Everything You See on Twitter About a San Francisco Meeting Apocalypse

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Read More: Wellness and Sustainability Top Agenda for Accor Tourism is vital to San Francisco’s economic recovery and vibrancy. Along with local and statewide destination partners, our teams are aggressively working to bring visitors and meetings to San Francisco and support the city’s economic recovery.

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