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Northstar / Cvent Meetings Industry PULSE Survey (EMEA) | May 2024

From M&IT: Demand for face-to-face meetings and events is sky-high with 70 per cent of planners from Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), booking more this year than last. But lead times (on this side of the Atlantic at least) remain short, with less than a quarter of planners booking events more than a year…

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Unapologetically Sustainable: The Role of Sustainability in Events

From C&IT: Sustainability and social impact are becoming ever more important to consumers. A 2023 study by Deloitte found that consumers are increasingly taking action to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle and are actively paying closer attention to issues such as reducing waste, a product or service’s carbon footprint and ethical practices. So, when it…

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New Report Looks Inside RFP Processes

From Boardroom: The “RFP of the Future” report, recently conducted and published by Conferli, offers an insider’s look at Request for Proposal (RFP) processes within associations. Based on a survey of 94 associations, the study highlights a significant shift towards centralised RFP processes designed to enhance efficiency, transparency, and sustainability. The report reveals that over…

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These US Cities are Becoming the Most Expensive to Visit

From Forbes: Inflation continues to have a major impact on the cost of travel, but it’s not hitting all cities equally. Some destinations are increasingly expensive, while others have actually seen average travel costs fall over the past few years. Forbes Advisor explored which U.S. cities have experienced the most significant cost increases in recent…

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ICCA | Country & City Rankings Report 2023

From ICCA: In a joint effort with ICCA members, ICCA’s Research Team compiled data on almost 10,000 meetings that took place over the course of 2023 throughout every region around the globe. This year’s report stands out for the increased continental diversity in the Top 20 country rank as, besides European, Asian and North American…

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Advancing Women In Business Events

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) and the PCMA Foundation today released the final report of Advancing Women In Business Events, a groundbreaking, two-part global study focusing on the advancement of women in the industry, specifically the gender disparity in leadership, despite being a female-dominated field. This foundational study will be conducted every two years to benchmark…

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What’s New in Meetings and Incentive Travel 2024

From Skift Meetings: Planners know how important it is to stay current with destination updates. Finding the perfect property that’s simply the right fit for a group is priceless. This guide gives planners a full overview of what’s new across destinations all around the globe. The latest Skift Meetings report highlights over 800 of the…

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Events Lead The Way in Marketing Spend, According to Bellwether Report

From Conference & Meetings World: Events are the key beneficiary of a sustained upturn in total marketing spend, according to the latest Bellwether report. The report is researched and published by S&P Global on behalf of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). The report features original data drawn from a panel of around 300…

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Latest Results from the EMEA PULSE Survey

From M&IT: Although booking more new business, meeting planners from Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), are less optimistic than their counterparts in North America and Asia. That’s one of the striking findings from the first Northstar/Cvent industry Pulse survey for the EMEA region. They are also way ahead of their peers in other parts…

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IAPCO Survey Flags £12.15bn Economic Impact on Global Destinations

From Conference & Meetings World: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) has published its annual member statistical survey covering the previous year, 2023. IAPCO worked with the annual return data provided by members, who reported delivering over £12.15bn (US$15.22bn) of economic impact into destinations around the globe in 2023. In addition, the association…

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National Tourism Organizations and Climate Change

From Tourism Geographies, Research Article by Stefan Gössling et al: There is a consensus that the global tourism system needs to undergo decarbonization and achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century. However, given the anticipated growth in the most energy-intensive subsector of tourism, air transport, achieving this goal seems unlikely. This paper focuses on the role of…

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The Impact of Hybrid Working on the Meetings and Events Industry

This latest First Look Research survey by Northstar Meetings Group, sponsored by IHG Group, suggests remote working is now a permanent fixture for event professionals, with only six per cent of employers who made the switch to hybrid during the pandemic enforcing a full-time return to the office. In fact, just over one in ten…

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Destination Promotion: A Catalyst for Community Vitality

From Destinations International: DI’s landmark study, Destination Promotion: An Engine of Economic Development, confirmed that destinations with substantial visitor economies tend to outperform their peers, making destination promotion a true engine of economic development. Ten years later, we update and expand this research to demonstrate the far-reaching positive impacts of destination promotion, extending beyond the…

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ICCA Unveils 60-Year Report

ICCA, the global community and knowledge hub for the international association meetings industry, has unveiled a reflective and forward-looking report featuring video interviews with leaders from the business events and international association sectors, with animated graphics to illustrate how international business events have grown over the period. Beginning with David Goodger, managing director EMEA at…

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RESPECT: Shaping Events for Success

From ICC Sydney: From conferences and exhibitions, through to banquets, meetings and seminars to entertainment concerts, both business events and entertainment events industries play an important role in gathering people together. McCrindle was commissioned to undertake research and development of this report for ICC Sydney. ICC Sydney is a A$1.5 billion development by the NSW…

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EMEA Region Survey Concludes: Time to Collaborate

From PCMA: Business events industry respondents to the latest PCMA EMEA Engagement Survey said that the No. 1 priority for their employers is collaboration and strategic partnerships. Meanwhile, opportunities to collaborate with their peers was often cited by event organizers as the one thing they would like to see at an industry event. This emphasis…

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