What Does an Uncertain Future Hold for Association Planners and Association Meetings?

It’s no secret that association planners face challenges that are unique to their sector in the MICE industry—and the coronavirus

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Industry Insiders Share All-Inclusive Meetings Trends

As all-inclusive properties in Mexico, the Caribbean and beyond trend toward luxury experiences, meeting groups are taking advantage of the added

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Checking In: To Your Health

Wellness is one of those mega trends that soars to prominence in popular culture and inevitably becomes part of the way we meet and convene. From

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Free Webinar for Planners Evaluating Hotel Proposals

Negotiation is an art form, and successful negotiation requires a planner to have a keen eye and a host of support to get it right, especially when

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Industry Veteran Loretta Lowe Passes Away

Loretta Lowe, age 59, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at the UC San Francisco Medical Center. She worked as a meeting and event planner for

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Veteran drive-to planners share secrets to success

As air travel steadily becomes more challenging, driving on an interstate highway listening to your favorite tunes or an audiobook on the way to a

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MGM and Las Vegas Shooting Victims Reach Settlement

MGM Resorts International reached a settlement with the victims of

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Jim Spellos, Rock and Wrap It Up! Partner to Fight Food Waste

While he’s known as one of the top meetings technology educators in the industry, a lesser-known aspect of

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Planner’s Perspective: Lee Ann Barrett

What does your job entail?I am the executive director of a professional state association. In addition to the day-to-day operation, I am responsible

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Gaming resorts in Baton Rouge and Shreveport-Bossier City are paying off

The state of Louisiana boasts more than two dozen casinos, many of which are located along the Red River in Shreveport and Bossier City, and along

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Q&A With Robbin Murphy, Executive Chef, Moody Gardens

As executive chef at Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center

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Eric Rozenberg

A long-time fixture on the meetings and incentives scene, including being the first European to become chairman of the International Board of MPI,

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Inspiring Speaker and Former NFL Long Snapper Turns to Magic to Overcome Tragedy

When it felt like his life was falling to the ground like a house of cards, Jon Dorenbos picked up his own deck and started shuffling. In the

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Jon Dorenbos Performs On Stage

From the Editor: Food for Thought (May 2016)

The history of a destination almost always provides the most accurate window into its present, as does its culinary culture. If you mix together

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Travel Industry Suffering Catastrophic Coronavirus Losses

The economic impact coronavirus is having on the hospitality industry and U.S. economy is catastrophic, according to hoteliers and travel industry

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2019 Meetings Trends Survey Responses: What Worries You About the Meetings Industry?

Meetings Today: What sorts of things, in a professional sense, worry you about the meetings industry or the responsibilities of meeting

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Meeting facility news in Providence, Rhode Island

The former Westin Hotel was purchased in late 2012 and rebranded in January as the

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Back to Business Experiential Forum With ALHI: One Editor’s Experience With Face-to-Face Meetings

After dutifully sheltering in place for nearly six months, it was safe to say that my dance card was open when Michael Dominguez, CEO of ALHI (

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A Supplier's Take: Destination Success

Bonnie Grant Executive Director Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Congress Bonnie Grant came to medical meetings from marketing

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The Art of the Deal

Is a destination really a great value if it only has budget-priced hotel accommodations and facilities and not much else? Of course not, if you want

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