Scott Shellman & Wendi Haught, CMP Partners   Framework Meetings & Destinations   Coeur d’

OAKLAND, Calif.After a year of research conducted by travel industry research firm, Young Strategies, Inc., Visit Oakland has developed a new

When it comes to speaking programs at large expos, the setup is often the same: Expo out in the open Speakers tucked away in rooms

Rev. Randy Bryant, CMP Executive Director Florida State Assoc. of Free Will Baptists Vero Beach, Fla. Is the

Karen Back Manager, Meetings and Travel American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Buffalo Grove, IL

With the past few years plagued with the overcast of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 felt like a return to normalcy for many in the industry. While 2023

FRANKFURT, GermanyIMEX Group and QuickMobile released the findings of their first annual mobile event technology research study at IMEX Frankfurt.

Two essential skills that a person needs to succeed as a meeting planner are the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and being detail

David Dimmick Executive Director  New England Concrete Masonry Association Manchaug, Massachusetts  

With summer and all the joyful activities it brings, it’s easy to jump into the happiness of the season yet forget to focus on self-care.

After a pandemic freeze on international incentive programs, travel award winners are once again venturing beyond the borders to global destinations

Joel Whitten, Sr., Meeting & Event Planner, SUBWAY Franchise World HQ, Milford, Conn.Do you find that your booking window (the time

What’s up? Well, it may be one of the oldest smart-aleck retorts going, but the simple answer is, “prices.” Hotels and other

Rock-bottom room rates, relaxed or non-existent attrition policies, plummeting attendance and slashed meeting budgets. Last year was an exercise in

Dear Ashley, I plan a lot of meetings in the U.S., but rarely have the time or budget to do a hotel site inspection before signing a contract

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