No matter how seasoned you may be as a meeting planner, every event throws a curveball (sometimes multiple curveballs) once you arrive onsite.

Across the front page of the Thursday, November 3, 2016, edition of the Chicago Tribune runs a simple two-word headline that says a million

The corporate meetings segment has experienced an upheaval in the last five years due to the massively disruptive shift to remote work—perhaps a

Incentive travel rewards are breaking from the traditional, with new generations of award-winners expressing a desire for programs that explore the

Kathleen Quill, President & COO, CAE, CBA National Association of Credit Management–Gulf States, Houston and New Orleans.Do you

Stephan J Gerhardt, Senior Director, Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe, Falls Church, Va.Do you find that your booking window (the time between

Lexy Olisko, CEM, CMP, Director of Conferences, Speciality Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va.Do you find that your booking

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Angie Silberhorn, CMP, Conference Director, Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC), Oak Brook, Ill.Do you find that security has

Pre-PlanningMeet with your client to determine a likely charitable partner in the meeting or incentive trip

Meeting planners are masters of so many things. From seating charts and food flow to strategic meeting management, meeting planners are the Swiss

Destination management organization (DMO) veteran Al Hutchinson, who left his role leading Visit Baltimore at the end of June, has launched AVH

Elevating your company brand and

In times of uncertainty, SMERF meetings are more important than ever.You won’t hear, “Was this meeting necessary?” coming from many mouths at SMERF

Dear Ashley, It’s been a long time since I’ve led an event outside of the United States and I’m feeling a bit rusty navigating the processes

I’ve been involved in the meetings industry for more than 45 years. In all those years, a month hasn’t gone by that the cost of coffee (and AV and

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will present the first show of

2025 marked a significant milestone in AI's mainstream adoption

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

Dear Ashley, how do we convince clients to be open to culturally authentic activities outside of the resort for incentive groups?  —