Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 10

* BRIGHT PERSPECTIVE * *
The Need for Travel
M
eeting professionals are almost always, by nature and necessity, road and air warriors. We jump on a
plane to familiarize ourselves with all that is new and renovated, conduct site inspections to plan precisely
how we will surprise and delight guests and are the first to arrive to prepare everything for show time. My team
and I have been back in the air traveling regularly since October of 2020.
We know first-hand that a reliable airline industry is essential
to getting our speakers and attendees efficiently to the
ballroom and back. When prices spiral out of control and
flights are delayed or canceled or luggage is lost, the result
is audiences that are distracted or worse. We know that the
percentage of flights impacted by the shortage of pilots and
extreme weather is small compared to the number of flights
that swiftly deliver their precious cargo on-time and intact. But
I was excited to hear in the story that starts on page 40 that
steps are being taken by government agencies, industry associations and the airlines themselves to bring that
number even closer to zero.
An airline upgrade can't come too soon because we are all getting ready to fly off to Las Vegas for the biggest
meetings and events show of the year. This year at IMEX we are planning to catch up with friends, raise money
for a good cause at SITE NITE and Rendezvous and toast our Smart Woman VIP members at our booth on
Wednesday at 4:00 (mark your calendars). This gathering of top meeting professionals is also where we will
reveal the results of our Pathways to Clarity survey we produced with IMEX to measure the state of the meetings
industry and determine how you are adjusting your programs to better meet your goals and the needs of
attendees. The free White paper will be available at our booth #F933 and on SmartMeetings.com.
I look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas and toasting to clear skies ahead.
" Celebrate the joy of travel by
voting in the annual Platinum
Choice Awards on Smart
Meetings.com and you could
win $100 gift card. "
@marinbright
VOLUME TWENTY, NUMBER TEN, OCTOBER 2022
FOUNDER AND CEO
Marin Bright
PRESIDENT Luc Troussieux PUBLISHER Eric Haase
JUNIOR EDITOR Morgan Saltz
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR JT Long SENIOR EDITOR Refugio Garcia SENIOR EDITOR Gretchen Kelly
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Brian Gilligan, senior vice president of sales and distribution, U.S. & Canada, Marriott International; Carol McGury, EVP, SmithBucklin; Allison Magyar, chief product officer, Notified;
Mark McMinn, VP of sales, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino; Faith Morris, CMO, National Civil Right Museum; Andrew Weir, executive vice president of destination development, Tourism Toronto;
Don Welsh, CEO, Destinations International; Carl Winston, director, SDSU Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management; Toni Zoblotsky, director of B2B marketing, Hilton Hotels
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Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue

October Cover
Table of Contents 1
Table of Contents 2
Online Exclusives
Bright Perspective
Founder/CEO's Letter
Dash of Smart
Dash of Smart
Essential List
Smart Buzz
Smart Recap
New & Renovated
Essential F&B
Smart Moves
Smart Chat
Meetings MBA
Work Smart
Healthy World
Smart Tech
Smart Style
Feature: Airline Outrage
Feature: Incentive Hyperdrive
Feature: Oh the Destinations You Will Go
Destination: Tennessee
Destination: New England
Destination: California's Central Coast
Site Inspection: Louisville, Kentucky
Site Inspection: Birmingham, Alabama
Site Inspection: Reno, Nevada
Smart Space
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - October Cover
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Cover2
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 1
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 2
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 3
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Table of Contents 1
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 5
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Table of Contents 2
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 7
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Online Exclusives
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 9
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Founder/CEO's Letter
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 11
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Dash of Smart
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 13
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Dash of Smart
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 15
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Essential List
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 17
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Buzz
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 19
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Recap
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 21
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - New & Renovated
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 23
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Essential F&B
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 25
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Moves
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 27
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Chat
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 29
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Meetings MBA
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 31
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Work Smart
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 33
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Healthy World
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 35
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Tech
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 37
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Style
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 39
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Feature: Airline Outrage
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 41
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 42
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 43
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Feature: Incentive Hyperdrive
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 45
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 46
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 47
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 48
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 49
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Feature: Oh the Destinations You Will Go
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 51
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Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 54
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 55
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 56
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 57
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Destination: Tennessee
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 59
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 60
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 61
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 62
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Destination: New England
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 64
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 65
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 66
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 67
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Destination: California's Central Coast
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 69
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 70
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 71
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Site Inspection: Louisville, Kentucky
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Site Inspection: Birmingham, Alabama
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Site Inspection: Reno, Nevada
Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - Smart Space
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