Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Planners Bringing Unreasonable Hospitality to Life

 
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Tuesday November 11, 2025
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Barbara Scofidio
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These Planners Brought Unreasonable Hospitality to Life
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Treating every interaction as an opportunity to make people feel seen and valued, a tenet of the bestselling book by Will Guidara, applies as much to meetings and incentives as it does to restaurants and hotels.
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A year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, the region has secured a new PGA TOUR tournament event on a four-year agreement.
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Sustainability Insights from TED

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Join Shawna McKinley, principal at Clear Current Consulting and Kyle Shearer, director of event operations at TED, at 11am ET on November 13. Together we will explore how TED has transformed sustainability into a core operational value, rethinking food systems, materials, travel, and community partnerships, while setting new industry benchmarks.

This live webinar is sponsored by Caesars Entertainment.

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Portland Fruit Tree Project (Source: Travel Portland)
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Attendees want to do more than see an organization write a check. From repairing books for school children to harvesting pears in someone's backyard, Portland sets the gold standard for what it means to incorporate a more meaningful CSR component into a meeting.

Upcoming Industry Events | November 2025

Event Tech Live [November 12–13, London, UK]

IBTM World [November 18–20, Barcelona, Spain]

• UFI Global Congress [November 19–22, Hong Kong SAR]

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Questex Expands Life Sciences Portfolio With Two Acquisitions

Questex's latest deal sees it considerably expand its reach into life sciences, both in terms of content-led events and a database of qualified attendees.

- Andrea Doyle
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Event Tech & AI News Roundup: November 2025

AI continues to reshape event technology, with innovation now focused less on novelty and more on meaningful automation. The latest wave of launches points to a maturing ecosystem where smarter tools are becoming standard, not optional.

- Miguel Neves
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Thoughtful, Personalized, Strategic: Incentives With Impact

The IRF's annual survey of top-performing companies was full of surprises, like the discovery that the perceived value of an incentive reward is more important than the cost.

- Barbara Scofidio
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