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Holograms Beam into Events

Smart Meetings

The M makes the digital experience ‘real’ and redefines the way we work with efficient and engaging solutions, allowing the guest experience team to show and see emotion behind every interaction,” says Reed Kandalaft, Beverly Wilshire regional vice president and general manager. You can make it AI to search the web…. Guest line up for it.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. percent increase in hotel rates.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

Read More: IMEX22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees By moving the event to Mandalay Bay Convention Center, IMEX was able to tap into MGM’s renewable solar energy initiative , which produced 191,258 kWh of renewable energy to keep the lights on at the trade show floor. As a group, participants walked more than 4.2

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UBQ Is Turning Garbage into Events

Smart Meetings

UBQ Materials, developer of the world’s first bio-based thermoplastic, is helping create the first global event built from landfill waste. 21, 2022, will be the first time a trade show reduces its own construction’s carbon footprint. Read More : Beyond Carbon-Neutral Hotels: Evolution of Eco-Friendly Hotels.

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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings founder Marin Bright built her career in hospitality, first in luxury hotels at Mandarin Oriental and then in the meetings and events B2B publishing industry. The seeds of that powerful community were planted nine years ago in a ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver. She loved everything about the business.

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Horror Stories From Labor Shortages Affecting Events

EventMB

For Courtney McGee, president and CEO of Event Logistics, challenges began just before 3,000 attendees were set to arrive in Nashville for a convention. To her dismay, she learned that none of the bus drivers handling transfers to the hotels would be touching any of the luggage on the buses. The hotel was very grateful.”.

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IMEX Reinforces Prospects of Event Industry Recovery

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Organizers reported 9,000 attendees, including close to 3,000 buyers, and 2,300 exhibiting companies taking part, making it the largest event industry trade show to take place since the start of the Covid pandemic. Unlike previous editions, this year’s show did not feature an open education program on Monday.

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