Selling the Sunshine

Lean and green. Two keynotes that Visit Florida—the state’s public/private tourism marketing corporation—has been striking lately were amply

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2008 Meetings Market Trends Survey

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2014 Meetings Focus Trends Survey

With the economy stuck in low gear on its long, steep climb up “recovery mountain”—and a federal government that is having a hard

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Calgary Meeting Venues Saddle Up for an Inclusive Future

In the Marriott Downtown Calgary, a mixologist torched pieces of cedar to create smoky cocktail glasses for the hotel’s signature old fashioned.

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Bizzabo Data Shows Promising Industry Outlook for 2023

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Kelly Coppola, CMM

PCMA announced that Kelly Coppola, CMM, joined the association as its senior director of business

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Kalahari Expansion Nearly Triples Capacity

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. Kalahari Waterpark Resort has announced it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its newly expanded convention center

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Event Currents

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Resort Meetings Return

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Alaska's Beer Frontier

The Last Frontier’s craft beer scene is quenching the thirst of beer lovers from Anchorage to Fairbanks, and visiting groups are encouraged to

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Who Is The Party Scientist? Meet the Expert on the Science of Joy and Human Connection

Before he became The Party Scientist, he was Jacques W. Martiquet, a

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Beth Allen

Beth Allen joined Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi as the new director of sales and marketing. In her role she will oversee marketing strategies and

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Religious Meetings

Once the off-season mainstay of budget properties in secondary markets, religious meetings have a lot more options available to them these days.

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Marriott International Survey Reveals Emerging Trends for CALA Meetings and Events in 2025

 As the meetings and events industry continues to evolve, planners are increasingly looking to the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) for fresh

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Suppliers Step Up

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2012 Meetings Market Trends Sneak Peek

We received responses from nearly 700 meeting planners during the survey last October, which provides for a very valid sample size. Thanks to all

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How Providence’s TID Sets the Stage for Group Success

During the pandemic, which saw Rhode Island lose $78 million in direct spending revenue from canceled events, Providence Warwick CVB President and

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A Convention Center Designer on Prioritizing the ‘In-Between’ Spaces

If you think about the last tradeshow or conference you planned, where did attendees do the most networking onsite? Where were new connections made

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Hilton Alexandria [Va.] Hotel to Award Free Meeting

The Hilton Alexandria Old Town here announced a contest to award one group a free two-day meeting or event at the hotel.The hotel is asking meeting

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5 Hotel Fees You'll See More of In 2013

By Dennis Schaal, of  Skift.com The new year may be bringing with it an increase in the number,

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