2012 Meetings Market Trends Sneak Peek

We received responses from nearly 700 meeting planners during the survey last October, which provides for a very valid sample size. Thanks to all

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Hilton Alexandria [Va.] Hotel to Award Free Meeting

The Hilton Alexandria Old Town here announced a contest to award one group a free two-day meeting or event at the hotel.The hotel is asking meeting

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Constant Infrastructure Reinvention Keeps Denver’s Attractions Fresh

The Mile High City is the only mountain entry on Cvent’s list of the Top 10 U.S. Meeting Destinations, which is an even greater distinction

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Getting Religion

Maybe it's the world's uncertainties, business hangovers from the recession, or just a new realization by some suppliers and destinations about the

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Sunshine State Success

Ponce de Leon landed on the Florida coast in 1513, and the Sunshine State has been

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Five Takeaways: Conference Centers: Achieving Objectives

Using a conference center can… assist in adapting your program design to the space. support your

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Want More Money?

Want more money? Never go into a situation where you are requesting a raise without having some kind of business case backing up how you have made

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What's Your Meetings Career ROI?

When it comes to recognizing your accomplishments and achievements, it’s unlikely that your manager is aware of everything you’ve done.

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Event Currents

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Tom Mazzocco

Tom Mazzocco was appointed executive vice president of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation. He joined the SDCCC in 1994 and previously served

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IACC Shares Meeting Room Research

What is the ideal meeting room of the future? According to IACC’s initial research report as part of its “Meeting Room of the Future

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Affordable Yet Creative F&B Tips, One Meal At a Time

Whether your dining event is slated for breakfast, lunch or dinner, each mealtime serves up its own set of challenges for planners. Pleasing palates

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Benchmark Unveils Meeting Trends for 2016

Benchmark Resorts & Hotels announced its "Top Meeting Trends for 2016" as

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In Box

Best-practice tech tips Meetings-related travel currently makes up approximately 35 percent to 45 percent of a company’s annual travel

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Hong Kong: Going Strong

With a bold plan in place to lure more MICE business and a marketing catchprase on its website that reads “surging from strength to strength,

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Take 10! CVBs: Negotiating for Services

What do you do if you don't have chemistry with the CVB representative? In the rare instances when I don’t

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GSA Passes on Per Diem Cuts

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced it will not cut federal lodging per diem rates, news that was well received by the

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Insurance Meetings

If the past 18 months have brought a hurricane of perception challenges sweeping through the meetings industry, then it is the insurance segment that

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Resorts & Incentives: Experts Share What’s Trending

Now more than ever, people want to be immersed in destinations and have a sense of well-being when they visit. When it comes to incentives at resorts

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New York Hotel Poses Meetings Challenge

The Roosevelt Hotel has launched a challenge for meeting planners to compete for travel prizes and the title of Meeting Planner Star by coordinating

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