After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic—the last major IMEX exhibition of any type was held in 2019—IMEX America 2021 filled attendees with the warm fuzzies as it lit up the Las Vegas Strip with thousands of stories of industry relationships rekindled.

The 67-story luxury hotel, gaming, entertainment and meeting destination announced the news at a ceremonial groundbreaking on November 9.

Along with global wellness and real estate technology company Delos—founder of the WELL Building Standard—ALHI has introduced a five-hour course teaching planners how to design, plan and implement wellness solutions for safer and healthier meeting experiences for attendees.

Fresh on the heels of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin revealed the opening of the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve, adjacent to one of the theme parks' largest meetings hotels.

With the addition of JW Marriott, Anaheim Resort; Westin Anaheim Resort; and the massive sports and entertainment district, ocV!BE, Anaheim is poised to emerge as a leading California meetings destination.

As we head into the holiday season, the hectic world of business typically slows. Meetings wellness expert Lee Papa discovers how one meeting professional takes this time to reflect on what’s truly important. 

Meetings Today’s new Future Skills eHandbook, produced in partnership with MPI, provides the essential skills meeting professionals need to master to stay relevant, from technology and hybrid meetings to analytics and cross-discipline communication and strategy.