Fairmont Launches Sustainable Design Policy

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced a Sustainable Design Policy for all new development projects and renovation programs. Drawing on the LEED

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Irving Doesn't Do Ordinary

Expect the Unexpected. Then Expect More.Planners come for convenience. They leave planning their return.Event organizers select Irving for the

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Destination and Site Selection: Rates-Dates-Space to the Power of 10

When it comes to destination and site selection, it's the details that matter. Business event planners need to think beyond the basic "dates,

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Checking In

With a skittish economy and the specter of corporate downsizing starting to rear its head once more, meeting planners can do themselves a favor by

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Meetings and Events Spend Expected to Increase, Personalized Experiences and AI to Drive Growth in 2025

The meetings and events industry is projected to flourish in 2025, with meeting professionals citing planned increases in meeting budgets and an

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Going Green

Sustainable meeting strategies are just another filter for decision-making—strategies that can save you valuable time, money and human resources.

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5 Tips for Balancing Work and Personal Life

No matter how you slice it, integrating your work and personal life does a number on work-life balance. But getting a handle on this and creating as

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Zoom In Q&A With Dr. Kenneth Mattox

Q&A with Dr. Kenneth Mattox // Program Director // Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery Conference // Distinguished Service

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Event Promotions 101: Proven Tactics that Drive Registrations and Deliver Attendees

Getting attendees to your events isn’t easy. From virtual conferences, to webinars, to in-person events, attendees are overwhelmed with all the ways

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ESPA Symposium Scheduled for Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Wash.The Emerging Sales Professionals Association (ESPA) will host its sixth professional development symposium for sales professionals of

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How to Adapt to the Future of Remote and Online Business

Remote and hybrid work is the new normal, virtual desktops and online connections are suddenly standard, and flexibility in scheduling, working

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10 Essential Meetings and Events Social Media Strategies

One-in-three people globally are using a social media platform, and in the U.S., that number increases to almost 80%, according to research from

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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

Take Meetings to a Grand Level

Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach offers over 22,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, including our 10,632 square foot Dunes Ballroom with pre-

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How the Phoenix Convention Center is Making Events Safer

Many groups look forward to visiting the

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Kudos: MGM Resorts CSR Report

MGM Resorts International released its Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report. The report, themed “Inspiration Begins with Us!”

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CIC Shares Biggest Accomplishments of 2015

ALEXANDRIA, Va.The Convention Industry Council (CIC) made significant headway in

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How Visit KC and VisitNorfolk Are Balancing AI With Authenticity

The epochal launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 catapulted the world into a new digital era, with artificial intelligence at its core. ChatGPT

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Embracing Our Future

The meetings industry is continually striving to improve and enhance the status of meeting planners as a profession. All of the industry associations

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The IACC Brand

More CoverageConference CentersSt. Louis-

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