Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The Hospitality Show Las Vegas will place eco-friendliness front and center The first-ever Hospitality Show is coming to Las Vegas and its producers are making strong sustainability efforts from the get-go. The post The Hospitality Show’s Inaugural Event Is Placing Sustainability at the Forefront appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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JUNE 10, 2022

and namesake for the hospitality school in the NYU School of Professional Studies, was realistic about the effects of Covid on the travel industry but remained optimistic about the upward trends of 2022. Read More: How Hospitality Programs Are Innovating: East and West Coast Perspectives. Changes to Hospitality After the Pandemic.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These initiatives allow venues to gain valuable insights into future trends while also creating a platform to share challenges and solutions within the ever-evolving hospitality sector. Over 150 delegates attended, making it a valuable and well-received event that set the tone for a year of collaboration, growth, and shared knowledge.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Maybe it was that one conference you attended, where a speaker spoke to a part of you that you never even knew existed. I eventually found my way into the hospitality industry, which felt like home because of my undeniable love for people. Inspiration typically comes from well-placed catalysts in our lives. I earned a B.B.A.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

With fewer daycare services available, many of the remaining providers are priced beyond affordability for hospitality employees. When considering speakers for your next meeting, remember that thinking outside the box can majorly pay off. #4

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Within the programme will be two keynote sessions, as well as panel discussions from senior influencers within and outside of the business events, travel, and hospitality industry. Were delighted to welcome such a high standard of speakers and thank them for their time and the expertise they will bring to our show.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Her mother is a full-time wheelchair user who traveled and sometimes would show up as the keynote speaker, but not have a room available with an accessible shower. AV requirements can get pricey fast, as some speakers might not be able to hold a microphone or need assistance. “If They would rather you ask than guess,” she added.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Londons Allianz Stadium, Twickenham is delighted to launch its spring and summer 2025 season, highlighting a variety of outdoor events and corporate hospitality spaces for guests to enjoy fresh air, sunshine, and unique outdoor experiences. In addition to these outdoor gems, The Lock combines indoor comfort with the charm of the outdoors.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Londons Allianz Stadium, Twickenham is delighted to launch its spring and summer 2025 season, highlighting a variety of outdoor events and corporate hospitality spaces for guests to enjoy fresh air, sunshine, and unique outdoor experiences. In addition to these outdoor gems, The Lock combines indoor comfort with the charm of the outdoors.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 10, 2025

{10 11} Carlton House Terrace , home to The British Academy and its hospitality partner Searcys , have been named as the official hosts for The Business of Events (TBOE) Westminster Dinner. The programme featuring the highly influential line up of speakers can be viewed here.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

Living in Orlando (not the happiest place in the world today) provides a close-up view of the horrific impact the pandemic is having on people and businesses in the live-event, hospitality and travel industries. Speaker coaching for virtual engagement. Professional speaker recommendations. Conference P&L analysis.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Adapt your approach: Use that research to shape everything from your agenda and speakers to food choices and communication styles. About 40 hospitality sales team members from resorts across the city came together at The Just One Project, a local food pantry, to pack grocery bags, distribute meals and lend a hand in the warehouse.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

The Hospitality Professionals Association has revealed early details of its 2024 HOSPACE event, which is set to bring together some of the industry’s leading minds at its annual conference this November.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Iain Game, festival director of Wychwood Festival, Andrew Lansley, innovation manager at Cheltenham Festivals, Natasha Mortimer, managing and creative director of Imagineerium, and Mark Bustard, managing director of nvisible agency have joined Event Buyers Live’s (EBL) already impressive lineup of speakers.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Hyland is pivoting its virtual hospitality program for the C-suite into a combination of in-person and virtual experiences. Rightsize expectations on speaker talent and specialists. This sentiment hits home for Schultz, who counted Bill Gates among speakers at the virtual Spark conference (Jack Morton handled). “We

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Romie Dr. Romie, Great Wolf Resorts Board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker and founder of brainSHIFT, Dr. Romie , begins a new role as chief wellness officer for Great Wolf Resorts. She has an extensive background in the hospitality industry, especially with hotel management and sales.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Greengage Solutions has launched its own Sustainability Awards for the hospitality industry. The event will also invite guests to hear from sustainability expert speakers, discussing some of the important issues being faced in the industry, currently.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers? In addition, we’ve all had to sit through “speakers” who blatantly promote themselves and their companies on our dime and time. For the reasons given above, it’s unrealistic to expect that a supply of “free” speakers will ever disappear. As usual, you get what you pay for.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham, West Midlands has announced its first wave of high-profile speakers for sport’s most influential industry gathering. As a famously friendly city, we can also guarantee a warm Birmingham welcome to all SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit delegates.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2024

As the founder and CEO of an events company, she recognized she was the only woman in her position at that time and hoped to encourage others to find their way to a seat at the hospitality table. Meanwhile, Rainmaking speaker Precious L.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Maidenhead based consulting and accreditation company, Greengage Travel & Event Solutions, is collaborating with Quiet Company, Trident Hospitality and UK Harvest to create a unique event to highlight the interlinked challenges of climate change and food waste.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 15, 2024

Bring your meetings to destinations that go above and beyond Looking for a meeting space that is versatile, unique and nails top-notch hospitality? Convene’s classic high-tech, including built-in video screens, video cameras, microphones and speakers make for a perfectly modern meeting. 491 guest rooms and 59,888 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2024

In 1996, Disney Institute launched to teach the highly successful Disney approach for customer satisfaction (or guest happiness, as Disney culture calls it) to managers and executives in a range of industries far removed from hospitality—like health care, automotive and retail.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

The action-oriented panels on ripped-from-the-headlines topics were in line with opening keynote speaker Chip Conley’s advice to ride the waves of trends and plant seeds during uncertain times. A Hospitable Spirit. The pinnacle of the annual event is The Spirit of Hospitality celebration and fundraiser.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

30 Euston Square and its caterer Searcys hosted the Planet Peach Sustainability Summit on 5 th March and brought together hospitality leaders to look at best practices, future-thinking, and the sustainable impacts of the sector. Photography: www.themakers.co.uk Photography: www.themakers.co.uk

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Attendease

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the past, noted speakers like Barbara Corcoran and Gary Vaynerchuck have graced this event. Although the list of speakers hasn’t been finalized yet, expect to catch some of the leading entrepreneurs from various industries all three days of the event. 120 conferences with speakers from leading brands. HITEC by HFTP.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

Why the future workforce may require more gig workers and regional meetings All those workers who disappeared from event services, housekeeping and meeting staffs over the last three years are not at home watching soap operas according to author and speaker Eric Termuende. It was a catalyst, and it caused the shift to happen faster,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2022

Focused Hospitality . The overarching goal of hospitality is to give people a positive and memorable experience. Events and conferences often embody all four sectors of the hospitality industry: entertainment and recreation, food and beverage, lodging and travel and tourism. Out-of-the-box Entertainment .

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

Negotiating contracts is the first step before confirming speakers, color themes or catering options. Avoid pitfalls and protect your event Contracts are the lifeblood and backbone of the meetings industry.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

The hospitality boom isn’t going anywhere. Bringing in local speakers or musicians. The post 18 Event Trends Poised to Shake Up Hospitality & Group Business in 2018 appeared first on. But don’t worry, you don’t need to rush out and buy a crystal ball to be on top of it. Better buckle up! Last year’s boom knows no bust.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

I meet these amazing people, whether it be an entertainer or a speaker, that have stories, and you see people in the audience crying and feeling good and releasing stress.” He’s the best speaker I’ve ever booked. He has made people laugh and cry and release things they were harboring their whole life,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The post Smart Meeting Speaker: ‘Gig Economy’ Requires Multiple Ways of Engaging People appeared first on Smart Meetings. A lively Cajun band is adding a jolt of energy to #meetsmart in New Orleans. SmartMeetings @TheJung Hotel pic.twitter.com/mctK1RLZfH. — Dan Johnson (@SmartMtgsDan) November 5, 2018.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Of course, in the face of this latest climate calamity, the hospitality industry rallied to aid local communities, as usual. More than 40 speakers and industry leaders were also expected to attend. Still, many attendees, exhibitors and speakers were still on site. The mood, as you might expect, was anxious and getting more so.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. I didn’t pick hospitality; it picked me,” said Candace Hemingway. “I

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

So, unlike a speaker or presenter, I am comfortable being the center of inattention most of the time. I have a standing invitation for event and hospitality teachers to meet online with their class for free. Otherwise turn off individual computer speakers and all mikes except for the one in-person participant currently talking.).

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