Recent Stories

Get to Know the Meritage Collection’s 3 Meetings-Ready Hotels

The Meritage Collection is in the business of helping planners create memorable meetings and events. Here’s what you need to know about its three meetings-ready properties in California: Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, The Meritage Resort and Spa and Paséa Hotel & Spa.

COVID-19 Didn’t Slow Columbus Down

While meetings and conventions took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, Columbus didn’t stop working to ensure that when the time came to return to in-person meetings, planners and attendees had all the tools they needed for a successful event.

Girl Code, Outspokenness and Awkward Moments

Kate Patay, Chief Strategist, Patay Consulting, shares how outspokenness, awkward moments, and really fantastic women have shaped who she is— and where she is—as a successful entrepreneur in the events industry today.

4 Trends for CVBs/DMOs Post-Pandemic—And What They Mean for Planners

At Destinations International’s 2021 Annual Convention in Baltimore, we sat in on a session from MMGY NextFactor about trends affecting both leisure tourism and business events. A study presented by NextFactor President Paul Ouimet laid out a roadmap for CVBs and DMOs to help in the recovery of their community’s hospitality sector post pandemic.