The event of the future is a co-created hybrid mechanism of live and virtual engagement, fluidly connecting more people through more channels over longer periods of time to leverage the collective knowledge of the community.
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Despite the alignment between live events and the photos and stories from them shared on social media, no discovery or ticketing service has achieved close to the growth of the latter. The lack of success in the sector raises questions as to why YPlan was able to raise such a large fund, with a significant part of its business model still in transition.
Business travel is back on the rise meaning increased visitation and occupied hotel rooms in cities across the country. Meetings growth in these midwestern cities mirrors general tourism and economic growth in the region.
The World Cup went off without any of the disasters discussed in the run-up to the actual games providing a steady ground upon which Brazil can continue to build its tourism economy.
The World Cup offers a rare chance to see how travel and technology evolve at four-year increments. There weren't a million checkins in South Africa, and we will likely see many more in Russia in 2018.