Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Citywide meetings may be a challenge to plan, but they also represent an opportunity for meeting planners to spread their wings and take advantage of all the great resources that a destination has to offer. Local tourism officials can be helpful resources for helping drum up excitement about your event. Think local.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Welcome Empathy Tourism. Hotels, destination management companies, tourism-dependent restaurants and New Orleans & Company issued press releases, contributed articles and leveraged every conceivable marketing channels to tell the story of a reborn city. We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Day two of IMEX22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas kicked off with a keynote address by Shane Feldman, founder of Count Me In , who stressed the importance of creating an inclusive experience at meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. Laura McIver Laura McIver McIver takes on the role of general manager at Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2024

More on Hospitality: Seven Tourism-inspired Engagement Tactics Worth Exploring How Visit Savannah Broke a Single-day Foot Traffic Record in New York City Using authentic décor to immerse attendees. Here, Cleland breaks down the top four insights and improvements they focused on this year. Adding extra layers of hospitality.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Born and raised in California, Krok brings over 25 years of experience in the hospitality and meetings and conventions industry, most recently serving as vice president of meeting & partnership sales for Visit Anaheim. He has worked with Visit Anaheim since 2003, beginning as director, tourism development.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2024

At several points of the day a long line could be seen stretched across the aisle with meeting professionals eager to have their headshot taken. In addition to this observation here at Smart Meetings, there were a host of other observations—as well as celebrations—we made on the second day of IMEX America 2024.

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EventMB

JUNE 3, 2022

It features testimonials from a diverse group of 21 event industry professionals who share their core reasons for being at the 18th edition of the trade show, the first since the start of the Covid pandemic. The post Podcast: The Importance of Reconnecting appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

What to consider when planning an event at an all-inclusive resort Meeting Professionals International (MPI) CEO Paul VanDeventer likes to say that when planning the association’s World Education Congress (WEC), MPI takes chances so members don’t have to take on the risk. Construction delays at America’s Center Convention Complex in St.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2023

When a special events manager position opened up at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Sosa jumped at the chance to return to her alma mater. Sosa says the hospitality school brings the industry in to meet the students where they are, offering an invaluable impact to their career development.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

This is an e ngineered recession, a recession by design,” said Christian Savelli, director of tourism economics with Oxford Economics, speaking at IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange this week in Durham, North Carolina. Business travel demand is also strong, due in part to the need for r emote workers to fly to meet with coworkers and clients.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2024

More on Hospitality: Seven Tourism-inspired Engagement Tactics Worth Exploring How Visit Savannah Broke a Single-day Foot Traffic Record in New York City Using authentic décor to immerse attendees. Here, Cleland breaks down the top four insights and improvements they focused on this year. Adding extra layers of hospitality.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The UK is a world leader in delivering exhibitions and trade shows not just at home but all around the world. Chris Skieth OBE, Chair, UKEVENTS shared the latest findings of the economic impact study which indicated that the exhibitions and trade shows sector was in a strong period of growth. In the UK £9.4

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Five or 10 years ago, the term “cannabis tourism” was virtually nonexistent. Few know that better than Michael Gordon, owner of Seattle-based travel company Kush Tourism. But after seeing how places like Amsterdam weren’t exactly keen on providing cannabis access to tourists, he saw a gap in the tourism industry. “I Up in Smoke.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Campaign: 2020 National Sales Meeting. Best Trade Show Activation. Agencies: Pulse Studio LLC, McVeigh Global Meetings and Events. Best Trade Show Exhibit. Client: South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Johnson, Nomobo. GOLD WINNER. Client: Qualcomm Snapdragon. Agency: Proscenium. GOLD WINNER.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2022

Among other findings, the inaugural Business Travel Tracker sees 84 percent of respondents expecting to attend a meeting or exhibition within six months. A new quarterly research report from Tourism Economics and J.D. Half of their upcoming trips will be to attend an external client meeting or an industry event.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 18, 2024

Travel with a strong track record in meetings. During her tenure, RE+ grew to become a top 50 trade show and was widely cited for the innovative ways it engaged attendees while quadrupling its revenue. If that segment grew, then so would the programming, as well as the trade show, the networking, and other elements.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Day two of IMEX22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas kicked off with a keynote address by Shane Feldman, founder of Count Me In , who stressed the importance of creating an inclusive experience at meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Cvent’s annual hospitality conference brings together professionals from the hospitality, meeting, and event industries that are interested in engaging with the latest in hospitality technology. Exchanges focus around meeting face-to-face with a wide array of vendors, buyers, and mountain tourism suppliers from around the world.

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EventMB

JUNE 9, 2022

cannabis trade show, to understand the depth of the business opportunity the cannabis industry provides. “The legalization of cannabis in the State of New Jersey opened a new vertical market for meetings and conventions in Atlantic City. Cannabis hospitality and tourism is a major driver of revitalizing communities.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Many positive things have been mused, actioned, and executed under the BVEP name, and BTP (British Tourism Partnership) before it, and I know I speak for many of our members and executives when I say we’re proud of all that we have achieved, and how we’ve evolved since the partnership was formed in 1999.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Commenting on the session, Julius said: “We live in an era where the concept of meeting has never been more fluid. The more we interact online, the more we need to meet. This will be followed by a comprehensive round table discussion focusing on the future of event tourism.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Rachel in her wide career of journalism and events has mastered Trade Shows. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+. and CBS “Sunday Morning”?.

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Canadian Special Events

APRIL 6, 2023

Toronto, ON, for Bloor Street Entertains Agri-Trade Equipment Expo Ltd., Red Deer, AB, for Agri-Trade Equipment Expo Greenscape Design & Decor Inc., The Canadian Event Awards gala guests are encouraged to stay at the brand-new Canopy by Hilton Hotel in trendy Yorkville. Calgary, AB, for Splendour Hala Inc.,

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Others like it, designed as special events during conventions and meetings, are happening throughout Colorado , Nevada and California. And as recreational marijuana achieves greater acceptance, cannabis events could become a regular part of many mainstream meetings, conventions and incentive programs. Grassroots Appeal.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Over the next few years, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions will ramp up its efforts to draw meeting planners to its most recent Poconos property and a brand-new resort in Round Rock, Texas. Phase 3 at Poconos, set to be open by January 2020, will add 125,000 square feet of meeting space. When combined with the existing 25,000-sq.-.ft.

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The MICE

AUGUST 12, 2024

The recent renovation of InterContinental Berlin perfectly captures the new concept of ‘Luxury of Space’ for meetings and events. Located in Central Berlin, the hotel emphasises its commitment to providing expansive, state-of-the-art facilities for meetings and events.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

This year also witnessed the debut of the ATM Draper-Aladdin Start-up Competition , which saw 15 travel, tourism, and hospitality innovators pitch for up to $500,000 of funding. The winner will also get an opportunity to compete for an additional $500,000 of investment as part of the television show — Meet the Drapers.

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

On Friday, May 21st, Washington, DC fully reopened for in-person meetings, conventions, trade shows, groups and special events. and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, is leading an industry-wide effort to support customers meeting in the nation’s capital. Ferguson, II, president and CEO, DDC. “DC

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Guidebook

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

If you attend conferences, festivals, trade shows or any other kind of event, you’ve probably noticed that the organizers are encouraging you to download an event app. According to the Center for Sustainable Tourism , the average conference attendee can take home ten pounds of paper. You could get a cheaper ticket.

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