Articles tagged “events and conferences”

Tourism

Spanish City of Málaga Wants To Be Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Mentor

Creating tourism models for African countries hinged on sustainable cities sounds like a winning bid to host Expo 2027 — especially if it leads to the event being hosted in Africa eventually. It's the only continent yet to host one.

Selene Brophy | 2 months ago

Spanish City of Málaga Wants To Be Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Mentor

Business Travel

Business Travel Is Essential But Constrained: New Skift Research

Business travel spending is unlikely to reach 2019 levels in the near future as corporations are implementing stringent travel policies and the availability of video conferencing options is expected to displace a share of business traffic.

Varsha Arora, Skift Research | 2 months ago

Business Travel Is Essential But Constrained: New Skift Research

Announcements

Announcing Skift’s 2023 Calendar of Events

After such a successful 2022, Skift Live is ready to take on 2023 by storm. Tickets are sure to sell out, so mark your calendars and register today.

Brian Quinn | 4 months ago

Announcing Skift’s 2023 Calendar of Events

News Blog

Convene Buys UK Conference Provider Etc.venues for Reported $250 Million

U.S.-based meeting, event and office provider Convene has bought etc.venues, which now expands its footprint in the UK. Convene said the deal, announced on Wednesday, makes it the “largest provider of premium meeting and event venues in the U.S. and UK.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to reports is worth $246…

Matthew Parsons | 4 months ago

Business Travel

What I Learned in Davos About Managing Travel’s New Complexity

Having spent the last six years of my career focused on the "journey," which is how all of us experience travel, solutions to the litany of requirements ahead are manageable. But today, our building blocks for managing tomorrow’s burgeoning global travel are only at a starting point.

Jeff Katz, Journera | 4 months ago

What I Learned in Davos About Managing Travel’s New Complexity

Meetings

Global Business Events Matter More Than Ever for Driving Regional Economies

Despite the significant benefits, not all destinations are able to develop successful global event strategies. Those that do demonstrate a relentless focus on supporting business.

Miguel Neves | 5 months ago

Global Business Events Matter More Than Ever for Driving Regional Economies
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Meetings

Meet the Victoria CEO Leading One of the World’s Largest Ocean Observatories

Kate Moran, president and CEO of Ocean Networks Canada, helps provide comprehensive data about the ocean to anyone online. She's part of a thriving natural resources sector in Victoria, British Columbia that allows us to better understand the ocean and harness its power.

Destination Canada + Skift | 6 months ago

Meet the Victoria CEO Leading One of the World’s Largest Ocean Observatories
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Meetings

Inside Abu Dhabi’s Thriving Artificial Intelligence Scene

Strong government investment, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, and a robust collaboration network have made Abu Dhabi an emerging global hub for artificial intelligence — and an increasingly attractive destination for meetings and events catering to this sector.

Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau + Skift | 8 months ago

Inside Abu Dhabi’s Thriving Artificial Intelligence Scene

News Blog

Hotel Tech Trade Show HITEC Faces Competition From New Event

A major hotel technology trade show in North America appeared to get sudden competition on Thursday thanks to a new conference backed by a major U.S. hotel lobby. For five decades, hotel tech professionals have run HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference. But on Thursday, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Questex,…

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago

Meetings

Did You Really Think We’d Stop Shaking Hands?

Humans are meant to be together, especially when it comes to conducting business. We yearn to see each other’s faces in person. And we want to touch and shake hands.

Carolyn Kremins, Skift | 1 year ago

Did You Really Think We’d Stop Shaking Hands?