In This Issue
July/August 2024
We’re celebrating our 2nd annual Smart Speaker Awards, which includes those in the field advocating wellness, inclusion, innovation, unforgettable experiences, career improvement and event industry inspiration. Also highlighted is the global wellness economy, which continues to boom and one of the ways this has manifested is through luxury, as well as the latest in medical meetings, travel and more.
Features
August 20, 2024
TrendsYou Should Go Here: 3 Travel Trends to Woo Attendees
The lure of travel destinations, like almost everything else, follows trend lines. As a meeting prof, you can attract and engage attendees by piggybacking on them.
August 16, 2024
TrendsAn Rx for Your Next Medical Conference
How can you grab the attention of health-care workers and get them to realize they absolutely must make time to attend your meticulously plotted medical conference?
August 8, 2024
Bling Your MeetingsAll-in on All-Inclusives
The all-inclusive hotel is on an upward trend, with new openings from big names such as Hyatt and Hilton are building resorts around the Caribbean and Mexico in the coming…
August 5, 2024
Interesting ReadDiscover Your Perfect Luxury
Luxury comes in all shapes and forms. What is luxurious to one person may not be so to another. Neen James' Four Luxury Mindsets lays out the types.
August 1, 2024
Health and WellnessThe Changing Definition of Luxury
In the event setting, what "luxury" looks like might be changing. What was once thought of as a indicator of abundance and opulence has been taking the form of wellness,…
August 1, 2024
Industry Awards2024 Smart Speaker Awards
From AI to Wellness, these keynotes mastered the stage with expertise and inspiration. This is why they are the winners of the 2024 Smart Speaker Awards.
July 23, 2024
Brilliant ExperiencesHotel Renovations: What’s New?
The how of hotel renovations—and putting them to work for you Who doesn’t love a good renovation debut? Exciting new programming, beautifully redesigned spaces, culinary outlets galore, event space, event…
July 1, 2024
TrendsFocused and at the Ready
Smart Meetings welcomed some longtime friends to gather in a remote focus group to discuss a range of topics all related to event activations—and to share their knowledge and experiences…
In Every Issue
August 27, 2024
TrendsMs. B’s Novel Ideas: Leading with Everyone’s Strengths
This month, we’ve gathered literature on how leaders in the workplace—meeting professionals and others—can recognize and appreciate differences as an advantage.
August 22, 2024
Smart StartSmart Start: Bright Ideas from the Planner’s Toolbox
In this first episode of Smart Start: The Meeting Planner’s Toolbox, Smart Meetings editors Eming Piansay and Sara Robertson bring in managing editor Gary Diedrichs to dig into his extensive…
August 19, 2024
Brilliant ExperiencesGolf and Socialization
If you visit Las Vegas often, you may’ve noticed new golf-oriented competitive socializing venues just beyond The Strip.
August 13, 2024
StrategyTake 5: The Brain Tattoo
Mariana Miranda, executive producer at Dear World, gave Smart Meetings an insight into the company’s creative approach of using “brain tattoos” to fast-track connection and empathy at meetings and events…
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