Christmas in June for SoCal Property

As summer begins, The Resort at Pelican Hill (located in Southern California's Newport Beach) already has 50 percent more holiday celebrations booked

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How to Justify SKO Costs by Proving Impact

Sales Kickoffs (SKOs) are crucial for motivating and activating your salesforce. As we enter SKO-planning season, budgets remain tight and every

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MPI Picks Future WEC Sites

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New Developments and Advantages for Meetings in the Chicago Suburbs

Affordability, ease of travel and facilities built for small meetings have always been the strengths of the Chicago suburbs. As the COVID-19 pandemic

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Southwest Florida

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

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4 Key Takeaways From the 2025 SITE Global Conference

SITE Global is the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence’s (SITE) biggest educational conference of the year, built on the association’s four

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Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy: Here’s What It Means for Meeting Planners

Spirit Airlines, the largest U.S. budget airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the carrier struggled with a long run of monthly

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Benchmark Marks Meetings Trends

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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Why Monterey and Santa Cruz Are Meetings Destinations of Abundance

When it comes to that iconic California coastal lifestyle—think

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Amex Predicts Meetings Increase

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How Destination Reputation Influences Site Selection for Meetings and Events

The unpredictability of the current geopolitical environment has everyone on edge—but the greater travel industry, including the business events

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Top Takeaways and Planner Insights From the 2025 Meetings Today Trends Survey

What's on the minds of your meeting and event planner colleagues? Our annual Meetings Today Trends Survey reveals all!We took a different tack this

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Contracts: A Seller’s Market Changes the Landscape

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

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Meetings That Flow Naturally in Indian Wells

Nestled at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the heart of Greater Palm Springs, Indian Wells, California offers meeting planners a destination

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Denver and Colorado Springs: Rocky and Rollin’

Few places in America are more fascinating than the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. There, the enormous flat expanse of the Great Plains runs

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My Lunch With Tom Sietsema, Washington Post Food Critic

For some time, I’d noodged [it’s

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A Hospitality School Leader’s Take on the Industry Pipeline Problem

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

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Cutting costs and cultivating creativity with three foodie fads

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

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Wellness in Every Way

The world of wellness encompasses far more than eating your vegetables and aiming to hit 10,0000 steps a day. Wellness is understanding and

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Biz Travel Profs Very Pessimistic, According to GBTA Poll

Nearly one-third of global travel managers anticipate a significant business travel volume slowdown as the result of recent U.S. government actions

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