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Smart Travel: Omni Cruises to Spotlight Upcoming Eclipse, Dubai Gears Up for Major Travel Convention, Air New Zealand Wows with Boeing Retrofit and More

Smart Meetings

Comparing APAC airlines for upcoming travel plans? Considering a last-minute trip to Dubai for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025? As always, Smart Travel is here to provide you with the latest must-read travel and tourism news. Air New Zealand has a new tantalizing offer in the shape of a totally reimagined jumbo jet.

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Case Study: CVB Partnership Amplifies Impact at Lenovo Tech World 2024

Smart Meetings

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Events take a village.

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Smart Travel: United Airlines Boosts SFO Routes, Two New Resorts Coming to the Dominican Republic, Mandarin’s New Historic Paris Location and More

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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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Three Corporate Business Travel Trends That Could Impact Events in 2025

Event Marketer

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 The volatility of business travel in 2024 has been replaced by cautious optimism in 2025, as well as some interesting shifts in travel habits.

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Meeting Planners Travel Report: Euro Travel Rebounds, JFK Terminal Tech-Savvy 6 Breaks Ground

Smart Meetings

European Travel Is Rebounding Says New Study The European Travel Commission (ETC) has released a new study that says European destinations are “on their way to recovering pre-pandemic tourist arrivals.” Experts anticipate a gradual return of Chinese travelers to Europe from the second quarter of 2023, as significant barriers remain.

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Case Study: CVB Partnership Amplifies Impact at Lenovo Tech World 2024

Smart Meetings

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Events take a village.

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Key Takeaways from MPI and SITE’s Global Meetings Industry Day Livestream

Smart Meetings

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) teamed up for a lively, eight-hour livestream packed with fresh insights, emerging trends and meaningful discussions around the future of meetings and events. Plus: Other GMID celebrations from around the U.S.

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