$300 Million Strong: Measuring the LGBT MPA Community’s Impact on Events

The LGBT community has a major financial and cultural impact within the meetings industry, according to the results of independent research released

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Important Books Meeting Planners Think Are Relevant to Their Lives and Profession

What others read delivers insights into their thinking and provides a guideline for what we may want to read. This can be especially relevant for

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Visit San Antonio Names New Leader

Visit San Antonio Interim President & CEO Mario J. Bass was named June 2 to permanently lead the DMO by the

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Ritzy Reserve

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is debuting the first Ritz-Carlton Reserve property in the Americas with Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in

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A Guide to 'Touchless' In-Person Events, Post-Pandemic Shutdown

For maintaining continuity with customers and getting business done, nothing beats face-to-face meetings and events.We’re confident the industry will

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Joan’s Summer Reading Suggestions for 2018

In my related Friday With Joan

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IACC Names US Copper Skillet Champs

CHICAGOEight chefs from IACC-member properties across the U.S. gathered to compete for the

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How Greater Palm Springs Invests in Sustainability

While Greater Palm Springs is currently in the midst of what many call an economic and hospitality boom, the destination is also engaged in a variety

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LRE: Catering to Sustainability

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Transforming the Caribbean and Latin American Meetings Landscape: Marriott’s Exciting Hotel Openings in 2025

The Caribbean and Latin America remain top destinations for business, leisure and incentive travel, and in 2025, Marriott International will continue

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The St. Regis Cap Cana Resort

Executive Chef Mark Kropczynski Dives for His Lobster Dinner

An insatiable appetite for everything “food” is essential in the makeup of Mark Kropczynski, executive chef at San Diego’s

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Is Air Travel Stress Preventing Full Business Travel Recovery?

While U.S. travel spend is approaching pre-

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Essential Tips for Better Speaker Selection

Fresh, relevant speakers and energizing entertainment are two of the best ways to deliver what your attendees want from your conference or event.

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Northern California experiences on water, air, land and ice

Meetings in Northern California need not lack for momentum, thanks to an abundance of ways to make transportation an exciting part of the experience

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SoCal Hotel Laying Off All Employees

By Ruben Vives and Wesley Lowery, Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times/McClatchy-Tribune Regional News A week before a new minimum wage for Long

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The Group Dining Scene in Texas Features Cross-Cultural Ingredients and Influences

One of my all-time best dining experiences anywhere was in Dallas on the first night of my first visit to Texas in 2008 at Kent Rathbun’s celebrated

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$450 Baggage Fees Have Arrived

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Site Scene - MidAmerica May 2010

Illinois Kimpton’s art-themed Hotel Palomar Chicago, located in the city’s River North

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5 Teambuilding Ideas on the Beach for Your Next Event

Meeting in beachfront destinations like Florida or the Carolinas is no fun if your attendees are stuck inside all day, longingly gazing out of the

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Teambuilding day at The Diplomat