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In Asia-Pacific, planners are more concerned about facilitating new technological advances than bringing local experiences to attendees.

As luxury hotel companies work to become spaces for healthy living, we'll likely start seeing more people with "wellness" or "well-being" in their titles take up senior positions.

LVMH might not have been the most obvious of suitors for Belmond's luxury assets, but now that it's close to owning them, it's a deal that makes a lot of sense in this post-experience economy still contending with the concept of new luxury.

ACE of M.I.C.E. Exhibition by Turkish Airlines is gearing up for its sixth edition in February at Istanbul Congress Center. ACE of M.I.C.E. will welcome around 250 exhibiting companies, more than 10,000 visitors, and 250 international and 500 local buyers for the three-day show. Join them when you register today!

Salaries for travel buyers were relatively flat this year, although less experienced buyers saw a nice uptick in their annual bonuses.

This past year served up headlines that certainly didn't end with the start of another news cycle. The ripple effects were felt across all of travel. Follow the trends of the moments that we have pointed out here — and be prepared to ride their waves well into 2019 and beyond.

It looks like brands aren't spending to create augmented reality content as much as the prognosticators and thinkpiecers suggest they are. It could also be that Blippar grew too fast and didn't develop the right technology to evolve with the sector.