AV is a costly, often confusing aspect of planning meetings and events, from the basic terminology involved to accurately assessing what is a “need”

Dennis Edwards, president and CEO Visit Raleigh, has been appointed as the new chair of the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Board of Directors.

With its colorful seaside towns set on the verge of wilderness, high-adventure activities that manage to be low-key at the same time, and a coastline

MPI’s launch of an Emerging Meeting Professional (EMP) certification could help prime the meetings and events industry pipeline with people just

Event hosts and managers are famous for the ability to organize…. well, everything! You know about sustainable events and now it is time to learn the

It seems green meetings are still hot, activity options will increasingly reflect the destinations in which gatherings are held, and prepare yourself

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While hot-button contract issues stay relatively the same over the years, economic conditions can vary wildly, with negotiating power shifting from

Farm-to-table, craft cocktails and global cuisine are three of the hottest trends in group dining, gracing tables at restaurants as well as from

Just over a year ago, in late March 2024, I visited San Diego for first time to attend the

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

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

David Hollands is a man who loves his city and treasures his job.Having lived in San Francisco since the age of 2, the executive chef of the San

The Milwaukee area is cooking up some fun options for groups interested in adding a tasty culinary outing to the meeting itinerary.In Milwaukee

While serving as tourism director for Montreux, Switzerland, in 1964, Raymond Jaussi had a bright idea.Montreux, nestled within steep hills at the

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Flexibility, versatility and creativity drove the agenda in April as the International Association of Conference Centers, now simply IACC, brought