IMEX Show Starts off Strong with Educational and Corporate Offerings

FRANKFURT, Germany A turnaround in the format of the education program of the IMEX Association Day for 2013 resulted in excellent feedback from the

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Good Networking Drives Reconnection in Boise, Idaho

The U.S. is just two years out from when Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general, published “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” in 2023. As

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Boise River to Downtown.

AIG Cancels $8M of Meetings

Beleaguered insurance giant American International Group (AIG) canceled more than 160 conferences and events that “are not strictly justified

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APEX Launches New Website

The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative of the Convention Industry Council (CIC), launched its new website:

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Meeting Strategies Worldwide Releases White Paper on Economy

Meeting Strategies Worldwide released a white paper, “The Economy and the Environment: One Solution for Two Meeting and Event Industry Issues,

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SmithBucklin’s Women Executives Share Their Trade Secrets

To honor International Women’s Day 2019, Meetings Today reached out to one of the legacy companies in the meetings and events industry, 70-year

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American Express Business Travel Launches Scorecard

American Express Business Travel announced its interactive scorecard to measure travel program effectiveness.Research surveying attitudes and actions

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Back to School?

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ASAE Launches New Assoc. Management Certificate Prorgram

WASHINGTON, D.C. ASAE is introducing a new Certificate Program in Association Management designed to help association professionals begin to build

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New Marriott Comes to Chi-Town Suburb

NAPERVILLE, Ill. The Chicago Marriott Naperville will open this month, following a $30 million dollar rehabilitation included everything from a

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Contract and Negotiation Checklist

Eisenstodt & Associates, LLC Contract and Negotiation Checklist © Joan L. Eisenstodt 2016 All Rights Reserved (

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LaTour Heads to Mexico

LaTour Hotels and Resorts, which offers hospitality management services for four-and five-star properties worldwide, has announced the opening of

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More Golf Comes to Pointe Hilton

PHOENIX, Ariz. Troon, a provider of upscale golf course management, development, and marketing, has partnered with Lookout Mountain Golf Club at

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Indi Hotel Gets PCMA Nod for Green Efforts

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. The JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis has received the Emerging Green Award from the Professional Convention Management

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Where Do Fees Come From?

Fees and surcharges emerged as an industry practice in about 1997 with resort fees  and have increased every year, Hanson said, except for

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CIC Finishes 8 of 9 Green Standards

WASHINGTON, DC The Convention Industry Council has completed eight of the nine APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting standards. "This is a

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How the Flexibility of Conference Centers Meets the Evolving Needs of Attendees

It’s hard to believe that empty boxes of space can change so much. But they do. And they should.  In June, the International Association of

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Quorum by Convene, New York City

How Groups Can Pair Wine With Fine Dining in Napa Valley and Sonoma County

Northern California’s Wine Country is frequently seen through the prism of a wine commercial: soft, sunny vistas of vines, drenched with ropes of

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Valette Wines charcuterie board.

UNGA Declares ‘Year of Sustainable Tourism’

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2017 as “the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,” showcasing

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Milwaukee Meetings Are Getting a Major Makeover

When the now-complete Baird Center expansion broke ground in late 2021, it marked the beginning of something even bigger for Milwaukee’s meetings

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The Pfister Hotel exterior