Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

In this edition of Smart Travel, were highlighting a fresh batch of destination updates and hotel happeningsfrom a historic Parisian landmark joining Mandarin Oriental, to Uniteds global expansion at SFO, to new cruise itineraries timed perfectly with natures showstoppers. A new boutique cruise by Heritage Expeditions might be just the trick.

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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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2025

Event planners are urged to secure their space on The Meetings Shows popular Hosted Buyer Programme as it opens for registration. With hosted buyer spots for The Meetings Show APAC full two months before its April opening in Singapore, planners wishing to attend the London show are advised to submit applications now.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

ECOsmart by Greengage is the leading certification system for hotels, meeting venues, short stay apartments and pubs with meeting rooms. The Wesley hotel has also set up with EVENTsmart,Greengage’s carbon calculator, which lets venues track the carbon footprint of all meetings and events happening on their premises.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel has opened its eagerly awaited ‘Garden View’ room, now available for meeting and event bookings. It’s part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing our facilities and providing a high-level experience for our meetings and events guests.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2025

Meeting planners have many options when choosing a city to host their next corporate event. This unforgettable meeting destination is equipped with everything planners need for a successful meeting or convention. Read on for the reasons why meeting planners fall in love with Boise.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The meetings and events facilities at the Celtic Manor Resort have been renamed the Ian Edwards Conference Centre to celebrate the memory of the venue’s long-serving Chief Executive Officer, who sadly passed away last month.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2024

While there are many destinations where you can host your next business meeting or event, Irvine, California, should be at the top of your list. With nearly 190,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, beautiful weather and endless things to do , Irvine is a hub of innovation and productivity.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Sephora’s flagship event was always meant to travel to different U.S. The venue offered a distinctive backdrop, with a few authentic elements still in place, like real train cars and a repair transfer table. Attendees entered the venue through a vibrant installation featuring the event’s recognizable branding in rainbow colors. (At

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 20, 2025

This years awards have been expanded to cover 15 categories with 5 new categories that include: – Water, Waste, Resource & Recycling Project of the Year – Outstanding Achievement in Carbon Reduction & Net Zero Progress – Organisational Engagement & Cultural Change – Supply Chain Engagement The awards, which are now (..)

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Meeting planners are responsible for the success of corporate events, conferences, and incentive programs. They are responsible for finding the perfect destination, securing a venue, managing logistics, and ensuring a seamless experience for attendees.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Smart Meetings’ October webinar, From Checkboxes to Strategy: Implementing and Leading Sustainable Event Practices , breaks it down. As planners learn more about practical best practices and work to implement them in their meetings, before they know it, the scope and scale of sustainability don’t seem nearly so daunting.

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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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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. Our sector doesnt just respond to growth we help drive it.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Sessions will touch on every aspect of Welfare, from safe travel, delegate protection, relationships, and even a special session on Martyns Law. 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.

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EventMB

MAY 29, 2024

Skift Take: Bleisure travelers don’t want the same old travel experiences they see on social media; they want to be the first in their friend group to explore and adventure somewhere new. Here’s how meeting planners can organize professional gatherings that fulfill that dream.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

7-10, might give meeting professionals a few ideas about how to create engaging activations that have lasting effects. Even more memorable were the smells that wafted through the venue. Upon delivery, attendees could smell coffee throughout the venue. The post CES 2025: Engaging Activations appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The team were privileged to attend the Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards in September along with 800 other industry professionals and were elated to walk away with the Silver Award for Best Mid-Sized Agency especially as it was only their second year attending.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Meetings Industry Association’s (MIA) has unveiled the shortlist for its prestigious 2024 miaList, having received a record-breaking number of nominations for a third consecutive year.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. Her father had cerebral palsy, which brought its own needs. “I

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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. Hybrid Is Down.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2024

Grand openings and major renovations refresh meeting space in famous international cities All across the world, in some of the most sought-after international cities, come new and renovated hotels and meeting spaces, leaving the stage set for outstanding gatherings, wherever your attendees may be traveling from to get there.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Here, Smart Meetings brings you the key takeaways. #1 1 2028 is Poised to Spur a Significant Market Shift With the demand for meeting space continuing to soar, event planners are increasingly feeling the pressure to lock in venues ASAP. Dominguez pointed to data showing that, on average, hotels currently have 14.5

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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. Venues and experiences linked with world changing corporate history and the sense of pioneer spirit await delegates.

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EventMB

AUGUST 20, 2024

There isn’t a single definition of “luxury” for hotels and meeting venues, but attendees recognize it when they experience it. Skift Meetings partnered with the Grand America Hotel, a top-tier property in Salt Lake City, to produce this report, highlighting strategies for achieving a truly luxurious experience.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 3, 2025

Past Smart Start guests share insights for Global Meetings Industry Day 2025. Its Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), once again! Well, what is now Smart Start Radio used to be called Meeting of the Minds. What makes the meetings and events industry special? And what a special day it is. What does GMID mean to you?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Want to stay ahead of the curve when selecting a destination for your next meeting? Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary, nature-heavy venue option? Marriott has just teamed up with Postcard Cabins to change the game when it comes to meetings in the great outdoors. Consider a fabulous new option nestled in the capital of Armenia.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

ASM Global Europe, a leader in venue management, has announced plans to open four state-of-the-art venues across the UK (in London, Newcastle Gateshead, Derby and Southport) by 2027, further solidifying its position as one of the top venue operators. billion regeneration project. acres of new public space.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way.

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The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Additionally, Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center stand out as large conference venues in Europe. It’s ideal for meeting organizers—direct flights from almost everywhere, no need for transfer arrangements, and the ability to host large events, which is unique.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Non-Traditional Venues Muir, Autograph Collection Our teams have received increasing requests for nontraditional venues, outdoor setups and reimagined creative spaces. After being apart for a few years, customers are showing significant energy surrounding meetings, and that’s evident in our group bookings.

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