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The global travel trends represent a significant milestone—not just recovering from the pandemic but building momentum. Global meetings planners should take note.

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In this week's Smart Travel, Quintana Roo unveils it 'Luxury Experience' Campaign, JetBlue is fined $2 Million for late flights, Park City Ski Patrol continues its strike, and more.

Kelly Gleeson Smith, vice president of sales for Caesars Entertainment, shares her vision for the future of new talent in the industry.

In the wake of a man plowing a truck into New Year's Eve revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing dozens, New Orleans & Company President and CEO Walt Leger III vowed that the community's spirit "will not be deterred by this horrific act."

As every meeting planner knows, business trips are usually jam-packed with important schedules. Planners are often rushing from one appointment, lunch meeting or site inspection to another. Add jetlag and travel fatigue to the equation, and it’s a mystery how event professionals keep their energy up all day. These five tips will help you stay […]

Smart Meetings sat down with Annette Gregg, CEO of SITE and SITE Foundation, to explore incentive travel trends among budget, program inclusion, coming challenges and destination selection for the coming year.

What do economic forecasts, vulnerable leadership, Asia trends, values-driven political actions and global social advocacy have in common? We asked PCMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat about the high-profile, diverse agenda at PCMA Convening Leaders for 4,000 meeting professionals in Houston this week. “We deliberately chose a wide variety of speakers because we strongly believe […]