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From Travel Writers Radio: Loren Christie is Managing Director of the BestCities Global Alliance which started 25 years ago with a conversation over drinks by city leaders from Melbourne Houston and Vancouver. Now there are 13 major international cities in this group that specialises in hosting some of the largest business events and leaving a…
By Matty Rubenstein, from Associations Evolve Magazine: A Tale of Two Industries Two deeply interwoven industries, destinations and associations have both seen unprecedented change to their business imperatives in the last decade. Yesterday’s cities would compete for conferences as tourist destinations, a boon for hotels, convention centers and entertainment. Today municipalities see mass-tourism as the…
By Chantal Sturk-Nadeau: I just returned from PCMA’s record breaking attendance Convening Leaders conference and board meetings in San Diego. It was a bittersweet time for me as I just completed my two-year term as a Director on PCMA’s Board of Directors and it was simply the best board I have ever been part of….
From TRAVELPULSE: Both to bolster their local economies and as a means of combatting overtourism, an increasing number of global destinations are charging tourists taxes or fees just for visiting. You’ll frequently find them tacked onto your hotel bill, but sometimes they’re collected immediately upon arrival. Now that the pandemic is over and tourism numbers…
Ever since we introduced our annual Talking Point, which acts as a single, cohesive theme for our two market-leading trade shows, we’ve gleaned huge satisfaction from exploring and planning the impact we could make with it each year. Previous Talking Points included Legacy, Imagination, Nature and Human Nature. This year, having lived through so much…
From Singapore Tourism Board: What can generative AI do for the MICE industry? In this episode, we’ll dive into how event planners can use generative AI to design an event, boost ticket sales, and increase participant satisfaction. We’ll be speaking with Veemal Gungadin, CEO of events technology platform Gevme, about new ways MICE can leverage…
From hospitalitynet, by Vivek Neb: Business travel is back. Data from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) projects that international business travel spending will reach $1.5 trillion in 2024, surpassing peaks of $1.4 trillion in 2019. By 2027, GBTA predicts that spending will have reached almost $1.8 trillion, a 25% increase from pre-pandemic levels. Business…
Rory Archibald, founder of New Intent, reveals why boycotts are sometimes the only way to remain true to your DEI values: Values are something that consciously or unconsciously direct all our lives. They influence our decisions, where we shop, who we travel with, who we are friends with, and who we work for. The corporate…
From Exhibition World: Paul Colston gets new UFI president and CEO of dmg events Geoff Dickinson’s views on the state of the industry and the association’s strategy going into 2024… How do you assess the recent UFI Congress in Las Vegas, its highlights and the key questions and challenges that arose from the sessions and…
From AIME, by Melissa Brown, CEO Australian Business Events Association: The Australian business events industry has faced significant challenges in attracting and retaining talent, especially post pandemic. The loss of talent and the overall skills shortage in Australia have impacted the industry, making it crucial for businesses to devise strategies to address these issues…
From Exhibition News, by Phil Soar: The control Microsoft has on its marketplace has been much in the news. It effectively forced the board of OpenAI to take back Sam Altman as CEO after a mysterious firing – a power reinforced by its $13bn investment in the artificial intelligence firm. Then, Microsoft finally acquired Activision…
From Association Meetings International: Liesbeth Switten was a lawyer before she became secretary general of the Association for Issuing Bodies (AIB). Now she thrives on bringing people and policy together. Interview by James Lancaster…
By Paul Bailey, MBA, HMCC, SES: In our rapidly evolving professional landscape, the concept of the ‘third space’ – a term coined to describe social surroundings separate from home and work – has gained significant importance. This space, traditionally manifesting in cafes, libraries, or community centers, has long been a crucible for spontaneous interactions, intellectual…
On the second day of IBTM World 2023, Gorazd Cad and Jan Orsic were joined by Christine Renaud, the CEO and co-founder of e180, a B-Corporation founded in Montreal in 2011, whose mission is to reinvent how humans learn around the world. Her brainchild – Braindate – has over a million users and has been…
From The Japan Times: There is a common lament echoing through the halls of Expo City Dubai, the 400-hectare conference venue where the COP28 climate conference is being held: The event feels more like a slick trade show than an environmental summit. About 100,000 attendees — nearly three times those who attended COP26 in Glasgow,…
From UFI: It took our face-to-face industry only two years to essentially recover from the most serious pandemic in more than a century. In addition, the industry has managed to deal with global inflationary pressures not seen in a generation. On top of that, we have faced new wars and growing geopolitical tensions. Despite all…
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