The British hotel chain Premiere Inn is rumored to be planning to install hallway “noise meters” in its properties. The meters will

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Emerging from the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 will be known as the Great Recovery in the meetings and events industry, and our most-read

Mayor Richard Daley proposed a new city budget that would slash almost half of the money the city grants to the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau

APPLETON, Wisc. Proponents of a $20 million downtown exhibition center say the project hinges on a series of key decisions that will be made this

Cvent, the market leader in event management technology solutions, added even more muscle when it merged with Lanyon Solutions in November following

October 12, 2011

Meeting professionals are optimistic about the state of the meetings and events industry, although their optimism has been tempered a bit as the

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

In December, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) announced its first major booking for 2021 since COVID-19 caused the

 By Claudette Covey, courtesy of TravelPulse.com The U.S. lodging industry continues the extremely healthy upward trend it began in the

If you’ve been to a meeting or conference lately, you might have noticed an unfamiliar room or booth on the convention floor. The room might be dimly

The results of the 2011 Meetings Market Trends Survey are in! Look for the full report with the next edition of Meetings Focus MidAmerica.

Seattle's CVB (SCVB) announced the appointment of Tom Norwalk as president and CEO, succeeding Don Welsh, who resigned last month to assume the role

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