Fresno Mayor Wants to Cut CVB Funding

Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin proposed eliminating the city’s support for its CVB by Dec. 31 to help balance the city’s budget.The city

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Key Highlights: 2014 Global American Express Meetings & Events Forecast

Following two years of modest budget and activity increases, flat or slight declines in meetings spend per organization are expected

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Why Meeting Planners Across Multiple Industries Are Choosing Orlando

Year after year, Cvent names Orlando the No. 1 meetings destination in the U.S. From small meetings groups to conventions with thousands of

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Site Inspection Advice From the Experts

In the interviews that accompany the blog for each edition of “Friday With Joan,” I like to find and highlight different voices and

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2019 Meetings Today Trends Survey Results Signal Shift [Editor Insights + Bonus Content]

While many of the logistical challenges of the event-planning world change very little year-over-year, some key results from our

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Flight Plan?

After the snowy Valentine’s Day tarmac sit-in that put JetBlue in the public relations hot seat, and the Christmas holiday Texas tarmac

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Boston CC Expansion Put on Hold

BOSTONGov. Charlie Baker paused the $1 billion plan to expand the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, after he questioned whether the proposal

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Dale W. Shuter, Electrical Apparatus Service Association

Dale W. Shuter, CMP Meetings & Expositions Manager Electrical Apparatus Service Association St. LouisIs

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Planner Best Practices for Working With CVBs/DMOs

Meeting planners can receive significant free services and site sourcing help from CVBs/DMOs. In my 40 years as a meeting professional, I’ve

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Meet Puerto Rico CEO Responds to ESPN Move

SAN JUAN, Puerto RicoMilton Segarra, president and CEO of Meet Puerto Rico, issued the

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Hire Authority - Job Market Outlook

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MPI Tabs Industry Vet as New COO

DALLASMeeting Professionals International (MPI) announced the selection of industry veteran

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No Hidden Agenda Episode #23: Creative Event Experiences

On this episode of No Hidden Agenda TV, we are getting reacquainted with Cerbelli's Hot List after a two-year hiatus. Also, find out what's next for

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The Bleisure Travel Trend Isn’t Going Away: How to Incorporate It Into Your Next Event

What does bleisure really mean for the future of meetings and events? We explore why this travel trend isn’t going away and how to select your

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ASAE Board Adopts Diversity Initiatives

WASHINGTON, D.C.Before the 2016 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 13-

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5 Essential Questions to Ask Your AV Team

Contracting audiovisual services is one of those areas of meeting planning that can be a mystery—and a potentially expensive mystery—for

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Destination Hotels Reveals 2016 Trends

Destination Hotels released key findings on 2016 meetings trends from its fourth

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Industry innovators share social media strategies

If you’re not already using some form of social media before, during and after your meeting or event, you’re already behind the curve.

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New Standards and Changes in the Incentive Travel Industry Post-Pandemic

With the transition into what many hope will be a post-pandemic world comes change and adaptation, and not one area of life has gone unaffected.

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Resorts & Incentives Trends Level Up as Travel Returns

Ronald Goldman, Ph.D., Infectious Disease Association of California

Ronald Goldman, Ph.D.  Executive Director Infectious Disease Association of California  Los Angeles  

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