In This Issue
July 2022
The July 2022 Magazine celebrates the Best of the Best, the winners of the annual Smart Stars Awards, you go-to list of partners for your next brilliant event. We also look at trends in new and renovated properties around the country, share smart tips for leveraging all-inclusive options and planner testimonials on the joys of mid-tier destinations. We hope you enjoy this journey through the meetings industry and bookmark these features for future reference.
Features
July 21, 2022
TrendsAll-inclusives: A Sense of Place
Once seen as the worst of the worst all-inclusives are now adapting to be unique experiences that reflect the authenticity of the destination—but without the hassle.
July 19, 2022
TrendsSmart Tech: The Great Resignation
Long before the “Great Resignation,” I’ve been on shows where a tech had to be removed because they most likely had been drinking or smoking pot on the job, so…
July 11, 2022
TrendsHit Refresh: New and Renovated Hotel Trends
Numerous trends, including digitization, bleisure, holistic hospitality and virtual reality, are increasingly shaping the way new and renovated hotels look and work for meetings and meeting planners.
July 15, 2022
TrendsSize Does(n’t) Matter: Mid-tier Meetings Offer More
Mid-tier meetings have much to offer. We looked into Louisville, Kentucky; Spokane, Washington; Jackson, Mississippi; and more to see how meetings in mid-tier locations could be the perfect place to…
June 30, 2022
Industry NewsSmart Stars 2022 Winners Announced
Each year, we ask our community of event producers to nominate and vote for their favorite hotel chains, golf resorts, conference centers and destinations. The resulting list that follows is…
In Every Issue
August 4, 2022
StrategyEssential List: Top International Travel Apps of 2022
Whether you’re planning an event abroad or preparing to attend one, we’ve compiled a list of the top international travel apps right now.
July 25, 2022
StrategyNow Boarding at Gate Green…
The aviation sector as a whole is responsible for 2.5% of all CO2 emissions. That might not seem like a lot, but until new technologies mature, jet planes will be…
July 13, 2022
Hotels & DestinationsEssential List: Marina Meets for Corporate Teams
With the heat rising and smaller meetings trending, these 5 tranquil and spacious marina sunspots were designed may be just what you're looking for.
July 13, 2022
TrendsOur Drug of Choice
Michael Pollan notes in This Is Your Mind on Plants, caffeine is “the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world, and the only one we routinely give to children…
July 11, 2022
StrategyMeetings MBA: Emotions Drive Motivation
How can your employee recognition program tap into that link between emotion and motivation for better results? Here are 3 ways to make it happen.
July 5, 2022
How ToSmart Chat: Megan Henshall on Building a Neuro-inclusive Future
Strategic Solutions Lead for Google Megan Henshall discusses how to define neurodiversity, what planners can do to accommodate neurodistinct people and more.
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