ASAE 2023: Let's Put Events Risk Management Back on the Front Burner

Like many of the leading issues that were top of mind until the pandemic sucked all the oxygen out of the room, in-person event

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The Neu Project Champions More-Neuroinclusive Events

After attending the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity June 20-24,

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The Neu Project Launch at IMEX America 2022

How CVBs Are Connecting the Next Generation to Jobs in Hospitality

Imagine your first introduction to the hospitality industry as a high schooler, touring behind the scenes at an airport and discussing a career in

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Columbus, Ohio's Collaborative Spirit and Preparedness Builds Confidence in Meetings

Meetings and conventions have started to return to Columbus, Ohio. “Things have come back quicker than anticipated, and we are extremely excited

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American Express Business Travel Forecast Reflects Positive Meetings Outlook

  Meeting and event planners see the light at the end of the tunnel, with in-person training and internal engagement leading the recovery,

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Dunn Named Executive Director of NCBMP

Leading meetings and events industry diversity, equity and inclusion leader Jason Dunn Sr. was named to lead the National Coalition of Black Meeting

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20 Meetings Trendsetters Who Made a Difference in the Last Year

As we (hopefully!) soon exit the “pandemic era,” we thought giving recognition to those who have helped keep the industry afloat was in order, as it

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The Secret About Alabama as a Meetings Destination Is Getting Out

  Boasting some of the best, if unheralded, beaches in the U.S., as well as an aerospace industry that sent man to the moon and venues that

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3 California Meetings Tech Companies That Thrive in the Golden State

California has always been a beacon for those blazing their own trails, from the Gold Rush and flower-power ’60s to the greatest cultural and

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Dear Ashley: How Do You Differentiate Respecting Local Culture and Cultural Appropriation?

Dear Ashley, how can you make sure you don’t confuse respecting local culture with cultural appropriation? Andres Lopez

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Ashley Lawson and Zoe Moore

How the Roles of CVBs and DMOs Are Evolving

Anyone who works in the meetings and events industry knows that the business hasn’t just been about “heads in beds” for a long time. Creating

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Is the Hospitality Industry Talent Pipeline Drying Up? Leaders Chime In.

Job losses in the hospitality industry since the onset of the pandemic have been stark. According to January 2022 statistics reported by the U.S.

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Introducing The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation

I was born 17 days before the new millennium, and telephones were still attached to walls with the swirly cords I got my fingers stuck in far too

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The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation

Philadelphia Serves Up a Feast of Eats & Arts for Groups

Philadelphia is in that rarefied air of historic destinations, being the Birthplace of the Constitution and home to a list of impressive U.S. firsts

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ESPA Welcomes New President and Board Members

Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) announced Dominique Bonds as its new president, along with several new board members, during its 2024

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Dominique Bonds

DestinationNEXT Futures Study Reveals Critical 2023 Trends and Systematic Shifts for DMOs

Change has been constant in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s increasing proof that the hospitality industry is experiencing a

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Learn 9 Prime F&B Takeaways From Events Experts

Just before the pandemic hit in 2020, I interviewed 10 women doing amazing work in food and beverage for Women’s History Month. What I didn’t know at

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Eating at a Meeting podcast host Tracy Stuckrath.

Recap: IMEX America Returns to Las Vegas, Reunites Meetings Industry

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

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4 U.S. Convention Center Projects That Are On-Trend

Convention center expansions and renovations are always great laboratories to identify and ultimately test the latest concepts in

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