innovative event industry insights from etouches
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innovative event industry insights
from etouches
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Corporate event ideas are a dime a dozen. However, if you run an innovative business, your corporate events need to match your ethos. Learn how to set up your corporate event planning bying taking well-established approaches and reinventing them with a more modern, innovative design.

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Last month, lucky attendees at the Sydney Opera House got to experience TEDxSydney 2016. Check out these selected TED Talks that relate the most to event professionals, as well as touch on the most critical element of events – the humanness of them and the people that endeavour daily to produce them.

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One of the hottest event tech trends today is utilizing wearables. From the types of wearables, like activity monitors and smart watches, to the technology behind it, Matthew Donegan-Ryan of FastBar will walk you through everything you need to know on June 16.

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We're a proud partner of MPI's signature event, World Education Conference (WEC) 2016! From June 11th-14th, meet our team onsite at Atlantic City. Participants will be immersed in a program designed to energize and inspire what's possible with your meetings and events.

etouches Acquires Zentila
Zentila, an enterprise SaaS company that provides smarter venue sourcing and booking for corporate and third-party meeting/event planners, is now part of the etouches family. Zentila’s award-winning platform completely streamlines the complex process of sourcing and booking venues, as well as capturing data to measurably increase meeting ROI. In addition to handling RFPs for venues, Zentila is unique in that it also provides enriched tools to help planners get their meetings booked. 

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“Our clients are in constant communication with hoteliers and the hospitality market, and adding Zentila to our offer will further strengthen that bond and squarely meet our clients’ expectations,” said Oni Chukwu, CEO of etouches.

“At a time when market dynamics are rapidly changing, the industry will benefit greatly from our new, comprehensive integrated product offerings,” said Mike Mason, CEO of Zentila, who will also join the etouches as Vice President, sourcing & hospitality solutions.

Learn more about Zentila »
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  Events by the Numbers  
     
  38  
  the number of new London hotels that opened in 2015, making it the top city for new hotels  
     
     
  50%  
  of teens say they are addicted to their smart phones  
     
     
  $61.2 Million  
  in proceeds raised by the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit, New York's largest single fundraiser  
     
     
  10%  
  growth in India's foreign tourist arrivals last year  
     
     
  2,200  
  Best Western hotels in North America that will soon include virtual reality in their marketing efforts  
     
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WINiT is a network of women and men serving as a catalyst to drive change, provide support and educate the public about the benefits of career development, visibility & mobility of women in the travel, meeting, event and exhibition industries. It provides opportunities for personal career development, goal setting and a path towards promotion, as well as opportunities for members to give back by mentoring, coaching and supporting junior women.
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