The Many Ways Groups Can Take Advantage of Seattle’s Compact Downtown Core

Seattle is one of the 20 largest metro areas in the country, ranking 18th in population size and 15th by land area. The destination’s big-city

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Downtown Seattle. Credit: Rachael Jones for Visit Seattle

Inside Australia’s Growing Meetings Market With Tourism Australia’s Robin Mack

After attending Australia Next in Melbourne

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Robin Mack at Australia Next 2025. Credit: Tourism Australia

Stress-Free Meetings with Value in Ocean City, MD

Ocean City, MD: A Meeting Destination Designed with Planners in MindMeeting planners today face more challenges than ever, from

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Ocean City, MD

Navigating the new negotiation landscape

Needless to say, the rate of change both in the meetings industry and society as a whole is growing exponentially. Can you imagine, say, five years

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The New Negotiation Landscape

Needless to say, the rate of change both in the meetings industry and society as a whole is growing exponentially. Can you imagine, say, five years

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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

Planners share their experiences on the road for southern drive-to meetings

While drive-to meetings may appear to be less complicated and more budget-friendly than those involving air travel, planners charged with these

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Affordable Meetings

In this weakened economy it definitely matters to planners what kind of fruits are served at breakfast and the ratio of bartenders to guests at a

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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.

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.

Successful Turnout for AIBTM

A strong turnout and enthusiastically received presentations marked the launch of the first Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition (AIBTM), part

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The Hotel Perspective on Cost-Savings

The following insights are courtesy of Katie Allen, complex director of sales at Sheraton and Westin Kansas City at Crown Center. The combined venues

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3 Questions About Meetings Offerings at the InterContinental Boston

Dana Miller was promoted to director of sales and marketing at the InterContinental Boston after more than a decade of service at the waterfront

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Dana Miller

Experts Have a Bullish Outlook for 2025 Corporate Meetings

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

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How an ‘Accidental Career’ Birthed Andrea Michaels’ Extraordinary Events

Extraordinary Events President Andrea Michaels has taken a leading

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Wellness Spotlight: IMEX America 2017

Anyone who has been to IMEX America, let alone Las Vegas, knows what a sensory overload the experience can bring to attendees.

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F&B Impressions at a Bargain

February 22, 2012

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Digital Attendee Herding

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How to Leverage Las Vegas’ Infinite Entertainment Offerings for Your Next Meeting

Las Vegas is heralded as the “Entertainment Capital of the World” for good reason. On any day or night, 365 days a year, performers ranging from A

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8 Key Strategies for Effective Partnerships Between Hotels and Meeting Planners

In 2024, the landscape of meetings and events has drastically changed, and consequently, the way we collaborate with hotels is now more crucial than

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Photo of a group gathered in a large, dark convention hall to see a keynote presentation.