Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? As always, Smart Travel is here with the latest must-know updates in travel and tourism. Viking is getting ready to launch a game-changing ship that will let your worries set sail. Hoping to give U.K. Cambodia calling?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Looking for a better booking platform to line up group travel? Sabre and Internova Travel have released a new offering to the market that is worth looking over. Wondering about the future long-term impacts of the travel sector? So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Getting lost in the sea of travel booking platforms? Have an upcoming meeting in Ottawa? As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest cant-miss news in tourism and travel. Together, we look forward to continuing to elevate our loyalty program and delivering exceptional travel experiences for our customers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

Event professionals are urged to register now for The Meetings Show 2025 to gain access to an unforgettable experience. Some new elements include sessions on neurodiversity inclusion and The Human Library offering one-to-one meetings with experts in their field.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The team also partners with internal sustainability teams to invest in carbon offset programs for employees’ travel to the events. The team had 20 rooms running for the entire duration of the 2024 event, with more than 165 meetings hosted at Amplify Americas and 51 meetings at Amplify EMEA.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

London hotel group, The Wesley, has recently achieved ECOSmart gold Accreditation following an in-depth examination process that was conducted by Greengage, an organisation that supports hospitality businesses on their individual sustainability journeys.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Meetings Show , the UK’s leading event that brings together the world’s meetings and events community, is calling for innovators and industry experts to submit their game-changing ideas and insights for the 2025 show. The Meetings Show 2025 co-located with Business Travel Show Europe, will take place on 25-26 June 2025.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Meetings Show , the UKs leading event that brings together the worlds meetings and events community, has given innovators and industry experts an extra week to submit their game-changing ideas and insights for the 2025 show. The Meetings Show 2025 co-located with Business Travel Show Europe, will take place on 25-26 June 2025.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S. is on track to welcome 90 million visitors one year ahead of the goal outlined by the National Travel and Tourism Strategy report. Travel Association and the U.S.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 24, 2025

As event marketers can attest, travel costs are up. But companies appear to be accepting this new cost of doing business as corporate travel spending is making a modest comeback this year. The volatility of business travel in 2024 has been replaced by cautious optimism in 2025, as well as some interesting shifts in travel habits.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In 2022, Eventurous decided to take the leap and shout about their decade long sustainability efforts, in aim of inspiring others to achieve their own green goals. Since, this small but mighty agency has been recognised as experts in sustainable events, going on to win two Sustainability Awards in 2024 alone.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2025

Read More: Shaping the Future of Hospitality Grow international travel to increase U.S. inbound international travel restrictions. Read More: Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel Other Issues Although not a top priority, ECA also supports leveraging smart decarbonization for long-term competitive advantage.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? As always, Smart Travel is here with the latest must-know updates in travel and tourism. Viking is getting ready to launch a game-changing ship that will let your worries set sail. Hoping to give U.K. Cambodia calling?

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EventMB

MARCH 1, 2024

Skift Take: Sustainability is flooded with authoritative-sounding designations and convoluted certifications. Prince Harry’s Travalyst aims to provide clarity to sustainable travel. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

In search of comfortable-yet-affordable accommodations for your next meeting or event? Planning a meeting in the UK or Ireland? As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest must-read travel and tourism news. City Express by Marriott is gearing up to offer options in four new markets. just became easier.

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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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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Your attendee travelers are eager to hit the road, but thanks in part to economic challenges like inflation, companies are cutting back on T&E. Those able to travel freely are combining remote work with longer leisure trips. Corporate travel policies may start including air emissions tracking.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. AmEx Global Travel Financials Show Strong Business Travel Recovery. airlines” shows that in the second quarter of 2022, “the demand for business travel is very strong.”.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. Curbing pollutants has become part of the meeting professional job description, but how does one to do so at in-person and virtual events in a meaningful and cost-effective way? Tips and methods for producing greener events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Optimism in the business meetings and events sector is high, with average event budgets on the rise, according to the Meetings Industry Association’s (MIA) latest MIA Insights. Despite this, just 6% feel that the business meetings and events sector is supported by UK government.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2025

To find out what the university is teaching future meetings and event professionals and what they gleaned from the two days of sessions and networking, we asked Ryan Becker, senior vice president of communications and strategy with Visit California. Those values are encapsulated in the vision statement: Live, protect, explore.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Attendees volunteered in the Sustainability Hub at Greenbuild in Philadelphia, PA. Some venues say which I very much appreciate Were not there yet, when it comes to meeting Greenbuilds standards for managing waste and F&B, she said. Gilham said the message is conveyed that its a sustainability not a budgetary decision.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Impact XM shares seven sustainable action areas for planning green meetings Global event and experiential marketing agency Impact XM believes that sustainability is not an end goal, but a practice. As part of its efforts to educate its employees, clients and industry, the company created a list of seven sustainable action areas.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

The business events, accommodation and meetings industry contributes more than 61 billion to the UK economy each year, yet it remains particularly vulnerable to inflationary pressures, talent shortages and inconsistent government support. Together, we can work towards solutions that support our industry’s sustainability and growth.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Speculations circled overhead at the pandemic’s genesis that the business travel industry ought to fear an irreparable nosedive. ” The white paper, released in mid-May, highlighted the pivotal role business travel is poised to play in building business back. Read More : 7 Business Travel Trends Set to Shape 2022.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

As corporations pledge to be more sustainable, the event industry seeks lasting solutions. In an era of climate and pandemic disruption, event marketers are embracing a new chapter that addresses consumer and corporate expectations surrounding sustainability and safety. THE PANDEMIC EFFECT. CORPORATE MESSAGING.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The role corporate social responsibility plays in real-world impact The meetings industry is grounded in impact—and not just for attendees. As such, many meeting profs are finding CSR approaches to be more and more essential to their events.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

Stephanie Miller, sustainability concierge, will guide hotel guests to their most sustainable visits Marriott Marquis Washington, DC is one of the District of Columbia’s largest LEED Silver-certified hotels, and true to its green nature, it has rolled out a new sustainability program , right in time for its 10th anniversary.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

A new tool could help measure and prioritize sustainability efforts at meetings. Last week, BCD Travel introduced an emissions calculator designed specifically for the meetings industry. . Read More: New Collaborative Course Offers Tips for Easy Sustainable Travel . BCD M&E Sustainability Guide.

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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. If you don’t tackle the issue of air travel, you’re never going to be able to move the needle very much.”

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll showcase the unique opportunities Stuttgart offers for your event, from hotels and venues to experiences, all with sustainability woven into the event planning process. This setup reduces transport emissions and encourages attendees to use sustainable travel options.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2024

Questions about sustainability in booth design often trigger two responses: We’ve been doing it for a while (aluminum structures, rentals, recycling carpet) and Clients don’t want to pay for it. The resulting recommendations on sustainable booth design are due later this year. At the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix (Jan.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11 th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. More than 1,600 people participated in MPI education over the course of the event.

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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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EventMB

JANUARY 6, 2025

Skift Take: Meeting planners are often challenged to provide exceptional experiences on limited budgets. Add in sector-specific field trips and strong EDI credentials, and this Silicon Forest is a meeting destination on the rise. A city with ample leisure appeal, such as Portland, Oregon, can give people a compelling reason to attend.

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