Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Have an upcoming meeting in Ottawa? Chase Travel Group and Travelport Sign Multi-Year Agreement for Travel Bookings In a move that will enhance travel booking capabilities for corporate travelers and meeting profs, Travelport has announced an expanded long-term partnership with Chase Travel Group, the travel business unit of JPMorganChase.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A quest to find sustainable event experts leads to an emerging wine region in California’s Central Coast It’s not your imagination. The quest to design green meetings often feels like a greenhouse gas-cutting limbo game. This is more than a sustainability moment for meetings. Green meetings are here to stay.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

How planners can take part culture of conservation, environmental sustainability and positive impact at a sought-after destination June 8 is World Ocean Day. Read More: Sustainability as a Practice Get to Know Michelle Liu—and The Bahamian Waters The Bahamas is known for its crystal blue water and life-filled coral reefs.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2025

Smart Meetings may earn a small commission with any purchase If you’ve been searching for a print-on-demand partner that truly understands your brand’s needs, Printed Mint might just be the game-changer you’ve been waiting for. Get started today and create something extraordinary!

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Event Marketer

APRIL 11, 2022

The Ice House activation was designed to be shareable, sustainable and flexible. There are a lot of other components that make that partnership valuable—the mutual focus on sustainability, on a great consumer experience, on providing a gathering place for not just one type of consumer, but families and a diverse set of consumers.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2023

Following the recent completion of a $400-million expansion of Terminal 8 , the commercial redevelopment will include a redesign and expansion of the concessions program, including new dining, retail, duty-free shopping, performance space and new digitally enabled experiences for customers.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Virginia Beach’s agricultural industry tells a story beyond economics Every morning David Trimmer wakes up thinking about the viability, sustainability and growth of the agricultural industry in Virginia Beach. Why sell something wholesale if you can sell it at retail?” Trimmer asks. We all play a part in that.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Personalization, accessibility and sustainable practices power the 70,000-square-foot visitor experience. Meeting that deadline is even more impressive when you consider the team also had to work around historical restrictions, as the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. SUSTAINABILITY. TOURS AND TOUCHPOINTS.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

When crisis strikes a meeting professional’s host city and hotel, it’s comforting to know that—despite the uncertainty that surrounds unexpected events—the hotel in which you’re hosting your event is well prepared to take on the challenge. The post Case Study: Overcoming Challenges at Loews Atlanta Hotel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2022

More on This Topic: AT&T’s Four Tips for Elevating Engagement to Meet the Needs of the COVID-era Consumer. Fans can enter the mystical space centered around technology, art, fashion, music, sustainability and culture, and take a journey to discover exclusive NFTs. Even fast fashion retailers are thinking forward.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Framed around a quintessential summer garden party, the event capitalises on the HAC’s manicured grounds to create a stunning backdrop where limited editions meet quiet luxury retailers, British brands and best in show hospitality experiences.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Read More : LA Fires Update: What Meeting Profs Need to Know Youre Just My Type is a nonprofit aiming to create community for T1Ds, support their mental health and let them know they are not alone in managing this disease. I had been following Laura for a while and knew she was LA-based, but we’d never met. While working at Gap Inc.,

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Read More : LA Fires Update: What Meeting Profs Need to Know Youre Just My Type is a nonprofit aiming to create community for T1Ds, support their mental health and let them know they are not alone in managing this disease. I had been following Laura for a while and knew she was LA-based, but we’d never met. While working at Gap Inc.,

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

and opening new ways of meeting in the Emerald City. The Hillclimb is a wide, suspended stair with radiant floor heating that doubles as hanging and meeting space overlooking Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay and the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges. Savory and Sustainable. A massive “flex room” of 100,000 sq.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

More than 6,000 qualified buyers from global retailers explored 650-plus exhibitor booths that showcased products from surf, beach and resort categories, ranging from swimsuits and sportswear to marine plush and souvenir gifts. Four white tables, with wicker chairs staggered in the middle, provided space for brand reps to meet with buyers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Some have all the meeting space you can imagine; some are in destinations you dream of meeting in; others are brimming with personality and provide a one-of-a-kind experience for your attendees. flexible meeting space between two meeting rooms. of meeting space across 6 rooms and direct access to brand-new 10,000 sq.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Business leaders will be given practical tips for implementing or improving their company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policy in a dedicated workshop facilitated by The Meeting Industry Association (MIA) next month.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

ENTRANCE ‘FEE’ Attendee interacts with a vending machine at Flexfit’s exhibit at Outdoor Retailer (Anna Huddleston photo). The easily sharable photos and videos from this roaming photo booth were a hit with the meeting planners chasing their next thrill—an exciting destination for their events.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2022

It claims to be currently the only venue in AC where the meeting floor is separated from the casino (here, a dedicated level on its own with 30,000 sq. of meeting space in addition to the Ovation Hall and outdoor meeting space). Read More : Sustainability, Regenerative Tourism and Getting Back to Business in Atlantic City.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 18, 2024

Another unique design detail was the meeting space behind a curved wall (private but not isolated from the rest of the exhibit). Meaningful and Eye-catching Giveaways SuperZoo is the kind of show where retailers walk around with a wagon for their swag and yet, still, some giveaways were clear winners.

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Management Events

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Retailers from all business environments transformed to accommodate fluctuating customer expectations. The adoption of retail tech has also increased among brands to not only survive but thrive during these uncertain times. As the year comes to a close, what key retail trends are expected in 2022? . Sustainability.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Pioneering lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke has announced the opening of its ninth property, Turing Locke, located in the heart of Cambridge’s sustainable new development, Eddington. Stephen McCall, CEO of Locke’s parent company edyn said, “Turing Locke marks our ninth Locke opening, and a milestone in our commitment to sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with PR Manager for Unclaimed Baggage Store and Museum Sonni Hood to talk about the process, the purpose, and the exciting world of Unclaimed Baggage. What’s the retail value? Q: How does sustainability play a part at Unclaimed Baggage? What’s the quality? What’s the brand? We don’t sell anything fake.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M. Payne, CMP, CMM, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , to get her take on the current marketplace and its impact on meeting planners, and some helpful tips and tricks planners should be looking at when drafting up a contract with a hotel or venue.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

We’re doing food safety certification because folks will need to know that you know can’t just grow and send stuff out into a retailer.” The cultivating possibilities track takes a broad look at the future of CEA development, touching on topics such as AI and sustainability. Indoor Ag took place on March 11 and 12.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Currently, one of the biggest search filters for venues is ‘sustainability’ and the term also figures highly in many RFPs. In the last six months alone over 180,000 RFPs have been shared, via our database, with sustainable venues. This icon enables planners to instantly identify truly sustainable venues. Focus on F&B.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Many meeting profs are looking to Fiji, which is experiencing record-breaking visitor numbers. We’re proud to share the warmth and magic of Fiji with more visitors than ever before, as we continue to grow sustainably and authentically. Airports, United Partners with Turo and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Summers most recently worked for Optoro, a sustainable retail company in Washington, D.C., The post Smart Moves in Lake Tahoe, Laguna Beach and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. In 2006, he founded CR Sales Solutions and was the company’s president for over six years. as chief marketing officer.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You can see the appeal: By meeting people where they are and delivering smaller experiences with fewer attendees, brands are relieving consumers’ pandemic-related pain points and reaching a variety of markets at the same time. So that’s a nice slice of audience to try and reach. At each stop, consumers can snag coupons and a free 2.3-ounce

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. Post-Covid, you can’t have people in meetings, meetings, meetings, throw them into the bar and then end the event.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has called upon government to provide clarity in response to today’s announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Guidebook

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

GreenBiz 25 Event Type: Paid and Free (Livestream) GreenBiz 25 is a conference that aims to help corporate sustainability leaders lead change in the face of political, social and economic uncertainty. Attendees gain insights on key sustainability topics like decarbonization, disclosure and supply chains.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

During this time Chalcraft delivered experiences throughout the region, including press events for the luxury retail sector, product launches, and engagement activations. Leaning on this varied experience, in the agency’s newly formed Operations Director role, Chalcraft is responsible for overseeing the project team.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

When people meet your business directly, theyre more likely to remember it. Example : A sustainable textile company has a booth at an eco-fashion fair. With event software, they collect and manage leads from interested retailers in an efficient way. They can be dinners, private meetings, or social gatherings.

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