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Meetings Industry Association announces Avanti partnership

Prestige Events Magazine

The Meetings Industry Association (MIA) has agreed a partnership with train operator Avanti West Coast to highlight the importance of sustainable and efficient business travel to its members. Anna Doran, sales and distribution director at Avanti West Coast, said: “We are thrilled to partner with the Meetings Industry Association.

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Focus on Sustainability: Marriott Bonvoy Events Embrace Innovative Practices in Meetings and Events

Smart Meetings

This new global program is focused on helping meeting planners embed sustainability into their events at our hotels, with the aim of making us all better stewards of the communities and environments where we operate. In October, Marriott International was thrilled to announce Connect Responsibly with Marriott Bonvoy Events.

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New and Renovated: Eat Well to Meet Well

Smart Meetings

What attendee doesnt get excited about a great F&B setup at a meeting? What about a meeting immersed in enjoying the latest innovation in F&B? of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, all updated and upgraded under the renovation, nestled around a picturesque vineyard setting, inviting every visitor to unwind.

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Meetings Uncovered

Smart Meetings

Editor’s Note: This is the first edition of Meetings Uncovered—Smart Meetings’ newest column focused on keeping you up to speed with the latest news in the hospitality industry. . Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Asks Airlines for Hotels, Meal Vouchers. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Eastside Rooms survey highlights importance of financial travel incentives to PCOs

Prestige Events Magazine

The results, from both international and domestic PCOs, indicate a demand for destinations to support conference bids with incentives, such as free local public transport or subsidised taxi rates, as they seek to attract organisers and their attendees.

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The meeting industry new normal

Conferences that Work

Many event professionals are hoping and waiting for a meeting industry new normal. We want to believe that, at some point, in-person meetings like the ones we’ve held for decades will return. Such areas are already holding local in-person events, but safe inter-regional meetings are not possible.

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