Read how CVBs in Baton Rouge, El Paso and New York City worked with planners to reevaluate and adjust 2020 meetings or events in the wake of COVID-19.

Bryan Chan’s The Zoom Room engages corporate teams with a virtual environment that is entertaining for both introverts and extroverts. Read more.

Virtual events have quickly become the norm in today’s world, but as we think ahead, what will events in the near future look like? Hybrid events that provide engaging in-person experiences, while also incorporating key virtual elements, enable event professionals to offer a dynamic event for attendees however they choose to participate.  

Diversity, equity and inclusion experts Zoe Moore and Greg DeShields show how organizations can cast aside incorrect notions about a lack of talent in the pipeline and hire qualified professionals from underrepresented communities now.

In the video, which premiered at Destination International’s 2020 Annual Convention, Black executives from destination marketing organizations around the country share their experiences with racism in their lives and in the tourism industry.

Seven tips from thrive! meetings & events’ Tracy Stuckrath you can—and should—implement into your meeting menu planning to save money and foster inclusion, while also delivering a top-shelf sustainable event for all your stakeholders. Read more.
 

With so many people in the hospitality industry either working from home, furloughed or laid off—or just worried about their future—Lee Papa developed the following 15 wellness and mindfulness techniques to help keep them in balance. Read more.