Diversity in the workplace: Minding the Gap

Diversity can breed conflict, and today's work teams are more generationally diverse than ever. In any one company there may be people from five

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How the SITE Young Leaders Conference Will Focus on Opportunities This ‘Dragon Year’

On this year’s Lunar New Year (celebrated February 10, 2024) we entered the Year of the Dragon, one of the most powerful and auspicious animals in

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SITE Young Leaders Conference 2023. Credit: John Wolfsohn Photography

Fresh Greens

Greater Palm Springs is renowned for both the quantity and quality of its golf. Since golfers have more than 100 courses to choose from, resorts

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On Demand Webinar: All or Nothing: Actionable Tips for More Diverse and Inclusive Events

Aired July 31, 2019 Presented by Lori Pugh Marcum  CEUS &

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These Group Offsites and Activities Can Only Be Experienced in Austin, Texas

Known far and wide as the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin, Texas, draws more than 30 million domestic visitors annually and welcomes music

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Historic Sixth Street Mural in Austin, Texas. Credit: Carmen M. Fischer

In Louisiana, Land-Based Casinos Gain Ground and Groups Reap the Benefits

Last February, Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana debuted on the footprint of the old Diamond Jacks Riverboat. The new, $270 million casino complex

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Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana sign lift

Hewing Hotel Set for Minneapolis Launch

MINNEAPOLISAparium Hotel Group announced a November opening for the 124-room 

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IMEX Unveils Full Education Program for Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, GermanyOrganizers of the annual IMEX in Frankfurt trade show for the international meetings, incentive travel and events industry, have

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Plan Ahead on Professional Development

Adding one or two classes, workshops or conferences per year will add to your body of knowledge.Professional Development as a Career Asset

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MPI Revamps World Education Congress

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is rewriting its own rules for its

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The Critical Importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Meetings and Hospitality Industries

For weeks, my co-author Zoe Moore and I have labored over subject matter for corporate leaders to maintain focus on the Value of Diversity, Equity

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Hawaii Convention Center Launches Conservation Program

The Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu is launching

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What's Your Color World? How Color and Design Impacts Meetings and Events

Hello! Destination Management, in collaboration with Google Xi and Lori Weitzner, creator and author of Ode to Color, share how engaging color in

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Photo of a pink table and chairs outside in a field of yellow flowers.

Embracing Our Future

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

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Leveling the Field

More CoverageSGMP Conference Set for Atlantic City

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Take 10: Negotiating

Q. Where would a corporate meeting planner find reliable information on the financial condition of a meeting site? A. Have a

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To a Tee

More CoverageCentral West Tennessee is flush with group

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Event Currents

More CoverageOutta Site!

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Southern Beachfront Favorites

Meetings Focus asked several beachfront CVBs to highlight a favorite local off-site location.Virginia Beach, Va.

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Dear Ashley: 7 Ways to Immerse Attendees in Local Culture Pre-Arrival

Dear Ashley, What ideas do you have to make our attendees more knowledgeable about and engaged in the destination before they arrive to

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Team Achieve taking a Mexican live-cooking class before heading to Riviera Maya, Mexico to lead an event.