What’s so smart about it?

August 25th, 2011 @

 

For professionals, the quality of education is a main attraction and value when deciding on attendance to conferences. Combined with business, knowledge is the take-home that affects not only the bottom line but also your career skills. In the lead up to the inaugural IMEX America in October, MPI is planning a slew of high-level sessions as part of Smart Monday.

By now we hope you’ve heard of Smart Monday (Oct. 10), the day of education for attendees in Las Vegas. As strategic partner and premier education provider, MPI bring the knowledge that will not only affect your on-site experience but your post-conference intelligence. Diana Rogers, director of programs at Headquarters, has been working diligently with her team to ensure the topics, speakers and learning opportunities at the MeetDifferent Day of Education surpass all expectations . In the below podcast, Diana speaks with Theresa Davis about the highly anticipated sessions that we’re delivering, free of charge, to all IMEX attendees. The full list of sessions and takeaways is online for you, as well as details about Hosted Buyers and keynote speakers.

LISTEN: Diana Rogers Highlights Smart Monday Content

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What’s so smart about it?

August 25th, 2011 @

 

For professionals, the quality of education is a main attraction and value when deciding on attendance to conferences. Combined with business, knowledge is the take-home that affects not only the bottom line but also your career skills. In the lead up to the inaugural IMEX America in October, MPI is planning a slew of high-level sessions as part of Smart Monday.

By now we hope you’ve heard of Smart Monday (Oct. 10), the day of education for attendees in Las Vegas. As strategic partner and premier education provider, MPI bring the knowledge that will not only affect your on-site experience but your post-conference intelligence. Diana Rogers, director of programs at Headquarters, has been working diligently with her team to ensure the topics, speakers and learning opportunities at the MeetDifferent Day of Education surpass all expectations . In the below podcast, Diana speaks with Theresa Davis about the highly anticipated sessions that we’re delivering, free of charge, to all IMEX attendees. The full list of sessions and takeaways is online for you, as well as details about Hosted Buyers and keynote speakers.

LISTEN: Diana Rogers Highlights Smart Monday Content

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Tampa Bay and Company

August 25th, 2011 @

We would like to welcome the Tampa Bay and Company as a new partner.

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Airfare, Hotel Rates Rising, Amex Reports

August 25th, 2011 @

The business travel recovery continues, and that means higher prices for business travelers, including meeting planners and attendees, according to American Express Global Business Travel.

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IMEX: More Buyers Did Business at 2011 Show

August 25th, 2011 @

At the most recent IMEX trade show, hosted buyers placed orders worth $508 million, up nearly 12.8 percent over 2010.

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What kind of marketing message are you really sending?

August 24th, 2011 @

You may think that being direct is the best policy. But as this short video shows, words have tremendous power.Are you getting the kind of response you really want from your eNewsletters, event promotions and sponsorship letters? If not, think about how you can say the same thing, just using different, more effective, words. Thanks to [...]

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New voluntourism opportunity in St. Thomas

August 24th, 2011 @

Guests of the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa can go on Virgin Islands Ecotours to Hassel Island, part of the Virgin Islands National Park, on a voluntourism excursion. In addition to a 20-minute paddle trip to the island, historical tours of a military fort and one of the earliest steam-powered marine railways, visitors will [...]

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USTA Looks at Travel Industry 10 Years After 9/11

August 24th, 2011 @

While global long-haul travel grew 40 percent from 2000 to 2010, overseas travel to the United States during this same time rose just two percent.

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USTA Looks at Travel Industry 10 Years After 9/11

August 24th, 2011 @

While global long-haul travel grew 40 percent from 2000 to 2010, overseas travel to the United States during this same time rose just two percent.

Category : Blog and Industry News

StarCite Serves Meetings Suppliers With New Service, App, Partnership

August 24th, 2011 @

Meetings technology company StarCite has launched a new mobile app for hotels' sales teams, a new business intelligence solution for meetings suppliers and a new partnership with JTB Americas.

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