How to Prevent the Spread of Norovirus at Your Next Meeting

A more dangerous version of the stomach virus the tourism industry most frequently associates with cruise ships has spiked at the end of 2024, with

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Vegas Casino Workers Stand Up Against Harassment

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 released the results of a study

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Who’s Watching Us?

The recent federal action against Wyndham Worldwide for the cyber theft of more than 600,000 customer payment records is raising questions about data

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10 Essential Event Budget Tips for Better SMM and a Better Bottom Line

Meetings are big investments. At my company, Meeting Sites Resource, just

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Understanding Your Leverage in Meetings Negotiation for Optimal Strategic Meetings Management

Meetings are big investments, and although there are many meeting value components to consider, cost savings remains at the top of the list for

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Experts share insights on the art of the hotel deal

There is a hotel negotiation in your future. No reason to panic, but can you tackle it with the finesse of a seasoned professional?“The

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Meeting Planner Resort Fee Negotiation Strategies

Last year, both Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International were under fire for allegedly deceptive pricing in their advertisements of

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Tap These 10 Key Negotiation Strategies as In-Person Meetings Resume

Distance truly does make the heart grow fonder, which is why the industry is buzzing at the

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Site Selection & Inspection: Recalculating the Basics

If you drive or are a passenger in a car with a GPS, you have heard “recalculating” when the car goes in a not-expected direction. That's where we

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Hotel Services

In an era when many hotels and resorts are facing unprecedented financial challenges, it’s not surprising if cost-cutting on staffing and

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'Now' Negotiating

Unless you’ve jettisoned all electronic and paper media, you know a chorus of voices are predicting a U.S. economic recession, possibly the

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Anaheim Launches an Immersive Tradeshow Booth and Re-Ups NAMM

Jumping headlong to promote what is branded a “

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Mike Waterman cutting the ribbon on Visit Anaheim's new tradeshow booth at IPW.

Mandatory Evacuations Ordered for Hurricane Florence

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in Southeast U.S. states expected to be hit by Hurricane Florence, which strengthened to Category 4

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20 Years of Meetings Milestones

I began 1987 by traveling to New Orleans with a client for a site inspection—it never occurred to me to ask if the levees would hold. In

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Marriott Secures Gaylord Rockies Resort Funds

AURORA, Colo.Marriott International, together with the owner and development partnership led by RIDA Development Corp. and Ares Management, L.P.,

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AmEx M&E Shares Meetings Risk Research

American Express Meetings & Events (AmEx M&E) released the results of its latest study, Mitigating Meetings Risk: 2016 vs. 2013 Findings

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Greenbrier Labor Dispute May Scuttle Meeting

Labor disputes at The Greenbrier may cause one of the property’s largest clients to look elsewhere for its fall meeting. According to local

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APEX Update

 Senior planner Colleen Logan Brennan, CMP, of KPMG Global Services Centre in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., uses lots of forms and checklists to plan an

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