Joan Eisenstodt’s Key Contract Concerns as In-Person Meetings Begin to Resume

In my many years in our industry, I’ve never faced a tougher time assisting clients negotiate, renegotiate,

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Checking In - Your Best Bet

Welcome to the October/November edition of Meetings Focus East, where we travel from the “Sweetest Place on Earth,” Hershey, Pa., to

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Checking In - By Any Measure

Welcome to the September issue of Meetings Focus South, which is full of useful tips from some of the top meeting planners in the industry

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Net Zero Carbon Events Launches Guidance and Methodology to Help Events Industry Reduce Carbon Emissions

The push for a more sustainable events industry continues. The Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) initiative recently published

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Waldorf Astoria Debuts in Mexico

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts debuted in Mexico with the

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Las Vegas Forecast: Diversification Continues to Draw Bigger Visitor Spend

Kicking off the January 2025 edition of Preview Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Chamber’s annual economic forecasting event, Jeremy Aguero, principal at Las

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CWT Meetings Releases 2016 Forecast

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) Meetings & Events released its 

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Back-to-Back Meetings Making You Stressed? Here’s How to Fix It.

In 2016, when I was a sophomore in high school, I took an economics class over the summer. The class was offered in what was, at that point, a

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Negotiating contract risk with Robyn Mietkiewicz

Hotel contracts can be complicated, but are a must to protect your organization and make mutual obligations perfectly clear. Additionally, contract

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How Meetings May be Impacted by the Growing Return-to-Office Trend

Remote work became standard operating procedure in many cases during the pandemic, and its impact on business and society in general lingers in the

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The Weekly Wrap: California Blackout Solutions, VISIT Milwaukee's New Chief and the Good Life at the Goodstone Inn.

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson details some of the top stories on our website, including 

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The Weekly Wrap: California Blackout Solutions, VISIT Milwaukee's New Chief and the Good Life at the Goodstone Inn.

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson details some of the top stories on our website, including 

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How to Prevent the Spread of Norovirus at Your Next Meeting

A more dangerous version of the stomach virus the tourism industry most frequently associates with cruise ships has spiked at the end of 2024, with

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I have tons of tips… My personal tip is to learn to use and love Microsoft Excel. I’ve used several meeting planning tools,

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Understanding Your Leverage in Meetings Negotiation for Optimal Strategic Meetings Management

Meetings are big investments, and although there are many meeting value components to consider, cost savings remains at the top of the list for

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What Lies Ahead: SITE and IRF Release Results From 2024 Incentive Travel Index

There’s a reason the IMEX team encourages attendees to share their thoughts and photos from the show floor using the hashtag #IMEXcited. There

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Tons of tips... Cut F&B costs: Try the best you can to pay by the piece, not by the person. People eat a lot less these days; unfortunately,

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Luxury Redefined: The Value of Personalized, Immersive and Human-Centric Luxury Experiences

Growing up in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, my early travel experiences were modest yet deeply memorable. Road trips with my grandparents to nearby

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Luxury Redefined: The Value of Personalized, Immersive and Human-Centric Luxury Experiences

How to Source More Inclusively for Your Next Event

Along with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has also brought more discussions surrounding diversity and inclusion efforts within the MICE

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