Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is the first edition of Meetings Uncovered—Smart Meetings’ newest column focused on keeping you up to speed with the latest news in the hospitality industry. . Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Asks Airlines for Hotels, Meal Vouchers. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. We just want people to know who we are.

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Travel 2024 Tourism Hotels 246

Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Meeting Design Site Selections 429

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. Let’s learn more. Is the carpet too thick for rolling a wheelchair?

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Transportation 2024 Contracts Speakers 246

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many event professionals are hoping and waiting for a meeting industry new normal. We want to believe that, at some point, in-person meetings like the ones we’ve held for decades will return. Such areas are already holding local in-person events, but safe inter-regional meetings are not possible.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Bonus points if you include a few tailored recommendations based on their event details. Flexible Packages and Customization Options Every event is unique, so offering customizable packages or perks tailored to the planners needs can set you apart. Transparent Pricing Without Surprises Nothing derails trust faster than unexpected fees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Getting everyone gracefully from point A to meeting B is one of the challenges event professionals wrestle with every day, even if those points are simply from airport to venue and back again. Cities across the country are unveiling public transit upgrades that may take the pain out of pursuing post-event pleasure.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Takeaway Tip: Suppliers who embrace these trends and market them effectively in their RFPs, proposals, and promotional materials will stand out as trusted partners for meeting planners.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2024

While there are many destinations where you can host your next business meeting or event, Irvine, California, should be at the top of your list. With nearly 190,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, beautiful weather and endless things to do , Irvine is a hub of innovation and productivity.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 27, 2025

A few other interesting notes: Several exhibitors noted that they added meeting space for this CES, sometimes at the expense of the demo areas. But transportive experiences and venues continue to transform the show floor at CES. The post Recap: The Biggest Exhibit Design Trends from CES 2025 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Events take a village. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 211

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. SM Your guide addresses a wide variety of topics in meetings like DEI.

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Sustainability Hotels Events Travel 237

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.

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Meetings Sustainability Contracts Tech 130

Smart Meetings

APRIL 3, 2025

Past Smart Start guests share insights for Global Meetings Industry Day 2025. Its Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), once again! Well, what is now Smart Start Radio used to be called Meeting of the Minds. What makes the meetings and events industry special? And what a special day it is.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

The nature of business meetings has undergone a significant transformation. Sign up for the monthly Behind the Bookings newsletter here Understanding the Shift in Meeting Dynamics Corporate leaders are placing greater emphasis on regular in-person interactions to bridge the gaps created by remote and hybrid work models.

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Hotels Meetings Advertising Hospitality 130

Event Marketer

MARCH 17, 2025

Meeting Space A crucial booth element at this appointment-rich show, meeting and conversation spaces were not just modular spaces tucked in the back. Think transportive, color-rich setting and comfort-first design that created an elevated, on-brand experience. Some promotional items had entire storylines. Have a story idea?

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Healthcare Tech 2025 Transportation 259

Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The award-winning venue partnered with Smart Works for its client event, where guests were invited to contribute an item of womenswear, shoes, or accessories to the charity as part of their participation. We’re always looking for charities that we can support by using the meetings and events that we host as ways to make a difference.”

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Hospitality Hotels Sustainability Transportation 264

Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 18, 2025

by Simon Hainsworth, Managing Director of Corporate & Sporting Events [CSE] Whether the focus is badminton or business, each new year sees a plethora of sporting events and conferences take place across the globe.

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2025 Sports Transportation Sustainability 130

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hosts Global Forum convened in Athens to celebrate ferocious creativity Destination Management Companies (DMCs) embody a wealth of resources for planners, helping with access for everything from transportation and entertainment to decor and gifting. The post Case Study: A Masterclass in Goosebump Moments appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 26, 2025

But this year, the Veterinary Meeting & Expo embraced a buzzy art theme that gave exhibitors a creative license to experiment. Here, we round up some of the best ideas from the show floor to inspire creative and, perhaps, cuddly moments at your next b-to-b event. Moments of Zen Wed designate Zen as a secondary theme at the event.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

7-10, might give meeting professionals a few ideas about how to create engaging activations that have lasting effects. Read More : Event Case Study: Walmart Experience at CES 2024 Perso AI Live Chat Attendees could have a real-time conversation with an AI assistant at Perso AIs booth. The AI chatbot features a response time of 1.5

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Fortunately, Village Africa – a UK-registered charity funding work in Tanzania – has filled that need with the provision of The Yamba Mountain Ambulance that provides emergency transportation for around 100 people every year to and from hospital for communities living in remote villages in northern Tanzania. Thank you so much.”

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 8, 2024

They’re often built around specific locations or causes, with a narrower focus than you might get at an annual meeting. But ultimately, chapters offer a focused peer collaboration opportunity—with events at the center. But in other areas where the transportation and the geographical distance is vast,” she asks, “then how do we do that?”

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Meetings Education Sponsorships Tech 310

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. Secrets for Seamless Transportation There’s no secret sauce for this. Explore Widely That U.S. News list included Rome (No. 9 for its iconic canals, opulent St.

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Meetings Contracts Transportation Hotels 264

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2024

Read More : How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management The storm is expected to make its way north into Canada with wind gusts of up to 95 mph. What Planners Can Do to Be Prepared When it comes to severe storms, the best things any event professional can do is prepare as much as they can.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2025

Northwest Event Show highlighted the benefits in a panel discussion that set the stage for the two-day meeting ideafest. Ripple Effects of Events Events change behavior long-term, said moderator Devon Mongomery Pasha , setting off a series of stories about exactly how that is happening in the Pacific Northwest.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2024

Sustainability by definition is meeting the needs of the present without compromising those of the future. It provides us with the opportunity to not only protect the environment, but to ensure that we are contributing and promoting the well-being of people long beyond our event. Read More : Can Event Tech Save the World?

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Technology Transportation Sustainability 2010 289

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. SM Your guide addresses a wide variety of topics in meetings like DEI.

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Sustainability Hotels Events Meetings 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Events take a village. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 130

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Events take a village. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While there’s evidence supporting that strategy, there’s little appetite for abandoning national meetings, says one sustainability expert. There is, however, a simpler way to cut emissions for national meetings. In both cases, it’s surely not a good look for the event host. tons of carbon equivalent (CO2e) to 0.91

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Meetings Sustainability Travel 2030 98

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. SM Your guide addresses a wide variety of topics in meetings like DEI.

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Sustainability Hotels Events Travel 130

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Business events have long been designed with this one-off/single-use mentality. A lot of times when we are deciding which building were going to go to, we have these conversations upfront about whats going to be expected, if they can fulfill it, said Katie Gilham, event director, Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.

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Sustainability Meetings Travel Transportation 95

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Events take a village. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. We just want people to know who we are.

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2024 Travel Meetings Events 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. SM Your guide addresses a wide variety of topics in meetings like DEI.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Hotels Events Meetings 130