5 POINTERS TO ENSURE CONFERENCE DELEGATES LOVE YOUR CONFERENCE!
After 2 long hard years for event professionals, the industry is rapidly on the mend, and in-person meetings and gatherings are in full swing. Have a look at our tips to be at the cutting edge of efficiency and technology. 1. COMMUNICATE EARLY AND OFTEN The...
8 TRENDS SHAPING TODAYS EVENTS
8 TRENDS SHAPING TODAYS EVENTS The event planning industry is changing and fast. Even though trends are changing fast, there’s still good news – if you stay on top of things, you can be that event planner that everybody in the industry wants. The key is to...
TOP 8 EVENT INDUSTRY TRENDS FOR 2022 & 2023
The global pandemic had a resounding impact on the $1.5 trillion worldwide events industry. The past two years witnessed a swifter and heavier dependency on technology, with more and more organizations embracing online platforms in light of social distancing and lockdown norms. Event planners had...
12 ICEBREAKERS FOR TEAM MEETINGS
The best icebreakers promote an inclusive atmosphere, stimulate better brainstorming sessions and strengthen relationships between colleagues. When you are working on a new team, small group icebreakers can help you get to know your team member and set a strong standard of collaboration and respect....
CONFERENCE AND MEETING TRENDS IN 2022
Almost two years have passed and it seems that the pot of gold of our people-centered industry has finally resurfaced – the face-to-face meeting. Events might not look the same for a while after we return in-person, but digital tools will definitely help event organizers...
OUTDOOR MEETING SPACES: HOW THE NATURE OF MEETINGS IS CHANGING
Although meetings were traditionally reserved for the conference room, and still are to an extent, there’s a rising demand for flexible outdoor meetings that promote wellbeing and increase engagement without distracting people from the task at hand. Breaking routines – like where and when you conduct meetings...
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING AN OUTDOOR
If there’s only going to be a few of you and the meeting can be conducted tech-free, you don’t really have much to think about. If this isn’t the case, there are a number of things to consider – but the following three should definitely feature...
RAPID ONSITE COVID-19 TESTING FOR EVENT AND MEETING ATTENDEES
To provide ease, confidence and reassurance to safely return to face-to-face events, we’ve introduced pre-event, onsite, rapid COVID-19 antigen testing for meeting and event attendees, further enhancing the comprehensive Hotels Safety Protocols, which are already in place in all hotels. To provide this service, we...
COVID CONSIDERATIONS AT CONFERENCES
For Conferences and Events scheduled to go on, the CDC has offered the following recommendations: Considerations for Cancelling or Postponing How many people are expected to attend? The more people an individual interacts with at a gathering and the longer those interactions are, the higher the risk...
RESUMING IN-PERSON EVENTS : ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How can event design and session scheduling be altered to make my conference/event safer? The effort starts with event registration. “At our registration desks, each attendee’s ID is scanned without being handled, and then the attendee takes the badge and lanyard themselves, i.e. there is no...