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MAY 23, 2023

Skift Take: Skift Research reports complete travel recovery as the current Travel Health Index has topped 100, indicating that global tourism is now performing better than it did before the pandemic. Every region in the index has grown, and meeting professionals must take note. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MAY 24, 2024

Skift Take: Discover the latest incentive travel trends and preferences for 2024, revealing what destinations and experiences truly motivate employees in 2024. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Skift Take: Sotheby’s and Marriott have teamed up to auction off two high-end travel experiences. With bidding closing soon, are these exclusive packages extraordinary enough to attract the VIPs they are aimed at? Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Skift Take: Are you ready for the return of incentive travel? Here are six data-based trends to help you plan ahead. — Sue Pelletier Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Travel Association is restructuring and, in its wake, has created a new position to increase group travel to the United States. Skift Take: U.S. Ishma Haider, director of convention marketing at Visit Orlando, will assume this new role. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Skift Take: California's travel ban is no more. State-sponsored events can once again take place in any of the 26 states previously banned. Instead, California will fund outreach to LGBTQ communities in those states. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Skift Take: Skift Meetings dug deep into the 2024 Incentive Travel Index findings to unearth three major shifts in the purpose, perception and location of incentive travel programs. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, the airline is considering expanding the platform's capabilities beyond group air travel booking. Skift Take: The new Southwest Business Meetings platform made a splash at this year's IMEX America. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Skift Take: A chief travel officer role could streamline current business travel processes, but will this role be taken by a human or AI? Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Skift Take: By now it's old news that business professionals are looking for bleisure travel experiences. How can meeting planners and event organizers capitalize on this growing movement? Here are five ideas for five different types of events. Marriott Bonvoy Events™ Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The San Francisco Travel Association now looks to Scott Beck to reverse that negative perception. Skift Take: The recovery of San Francisco’s tourism and hospitality industry continues to be underscored by a narrative of lawlessness and economic demise. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MARCH 21, 2024

Skift Take: Yes, events are busy ordeals. It’s easy to throw your hands up and acquiesce over the feeling of becoming overwhelmed, but a solid plan along with a few fitness hacks may be just what is needed. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Skift Take: A new generation of attendees will shape the incentive programs of the future driven by values like freedom, individuality and authenticity. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Skift Take: Megan Conway is Travel Portlands new president and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Her promotion is a broader trend of women ascending to top roles in destination management companies. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Skift Take: Anna Marie Presutti is finding new ways to increase funds for the San Francisco Travel Association, which is crucial to revitalizing its meetings and events business. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Skift Take: San Francisco is still far off from seeing a full recovery in its conferences and meetings business. Hiring a permanent CEO for its destination marketing organization is an important step. Andrea Doyle and Dawit Habtemariam Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Skift Take: Acapulco is picking up the pieces after Hurricane Otis, a surprise Category 5 hurricane with 165 mph winds, devastated this Mexican resort town. The meetings industry is helping. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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APRIL 18, 2024

Skift Take: It's time to reevaluate the best destinations and properties for your events. Knowing what's new around the world is sure to give you plenty of new ideas. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Skift Take: International associations are becoming more decisive about their digital strategies, but face mounting challenges around travel logistics and revenue uncertainty. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 27, 2020

Meeting and group travel, which is the last travel segment expected to return, plays a large part in hotel and destination travel recovery. In fact, full recovery for U.S. The Trickle-down Effect. lower-cost hybrid alternatives. smaller exhibit footprints. conference organizers going out of business.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Communication from the first touchpoint must answer the questions every experienced traveler will have. As we gain herd immunity through a global vaccination program and decrease physical distancing among humans, we will have set up the systems to ease our way through many hospitality and travel functions. Shift: Thoughtful Inclusion.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A recent survey conducted by The Eastside Rooms clearly shows that travel-based financial incentives play a significant role in international and domestic destination selection for PCOs. When asked if “ travel-based financial incentives from destinations impact choice of destination?”:

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 12, 2020

Global, national and local governments are all over the board on prescribed actions, from declaring states of emergency to barring travel. Many organizations are banning business travel altogether, with large companies mandating that employees work virtually and educational institutions closing campuses to students and staff.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Skift Take: Internal meetings were supposed to be killed off by video conferencing, but it looks like in-person face-to-face will be back with a bang this year. Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Skift Take: The trend for mystery trips is on the rise — but your destination doesn’t have to be a secret to be a surprise. We reveal how event planners can inject the unexpected into their next off-site meeting by seeking out classic activities with a dash of quirkiness, creativity, and place.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

Living in Orlando (not the happiest place in the world today) provides a close-up view of the horrific impact the pandemic is having on people and businesses in the live-event, hospitality and travel industries. We reserve the right to deny requests outside of our expertise or comfort zone. Time to Work on the Business.

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JUNE 30, 2020

Two years later, she co-founded the dance company Masacote Entertainment and has since travelled the world spreading the gospel of Afro-Latin […]. While studying electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, Mascote decided to pursue a career in dance, switching to MIT’s management science program in 2001.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 27, 2020

The news cycle of 24/7 pandemic coverage, conversation and debate has obscured the fact that travel and meeting attendance are not always decisions made by companies but by people. A rebound in domestic leisure travel does not translate into meeting attendance, as past recessions have shown. Hope is not a strategy.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Others, particularly those whose members are dealing with travel bans, or have large global audiences, are more likely to be in the camp that the soonest they can meet face-to-face is 2022. Audience characteristics and demographics are driving the timing and desire for in person events. Health, Safety and Duty of Care.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 30, 2022

But I saw the highest readings during my travel in a shuttle bus bringing us to the opening reception. If any of those guests had COVID-19, it’s possible that their aerosols would travel into the air I was breathing. So it looks like I’ve escaped getting COVID-19 during my first major travel since the pandemic began.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

In the first 90 days of resumed business travel, intimate gatherings are going to recover more quickly than mass gatherings. Monitor and learn from what the travel or cruise line industries are doing to regain consumer confidence. Do the Right Thing. Remove barriers and accept more risks.

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GEVME

AUGUST 19, 2021

GEVME has pulled together professionals from any creative fields that you can think of – from the arts, food, travel, sports, fashion – who embraced the virtual and the new possibilities that come with it, in hopes to find inspiration for the next generation of virtual events Veemal Gungadin, CEO of GEVME.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

“Some participants had traveled thousands of miles to edACCESS 2010, and now here we were, sitting in a theater auditorium, silently working at our computers.” Unfortunately, the association practitioners simply couldn’t take off more than a day to travel to and attend the event. The online portion felt eerie….

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JULY 11, 2024

Skift Take: A new industry survey reveals senior incentive travel planners' current priorities and pain points as they navigate rising costs, evolving expectations, and a quickly shifting geopolitical landscape. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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APRIL 18, 2024

Skift Take: Rich in natural beauty, a proud and vibrant cultural heritage, warm hospitality with unique and luxurious accommodations and venues; Northern Ireland should be on your radar as the next must-visit incentive travel destination.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In addition, the model does not include the additive risks for travel to and from an event, and staying in a hotel during an event. 2—Additive risks for travel to and from an event, and staying in a hotel during an event. The main concern is air travel. Again, travel risks are not included in Epistemix’s model.

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