Planner Pick: Galveston Island

More CoverageQuite A CoastHaving already held

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How to Fight Human Trafficking

Meetings industry veteran Sandy Biback, who worked as a planner in a variety of capacities over a 35-year career, has jumped headlong into a new all-

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Hot Topic: Labor Pains

Meetings Focus Hot Topic eNewsletter

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San Jose CC Labor Policy Modified

Team San Jose, San Jose, Calif.’s CVB, modified the labor policy at the McEnery Center on an interim basis.Team San Jose, which runs the

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Baltimore CC Makes Conservation Changes

BALTIMORE The Baltimore Convention Center has announced an energy performance contract to install approximately $10 million in water and energy

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When chaos rules the day, meeting professionals calmly leap into action

Late August and September 2017 will go down in infamy as months full of disasters that wreaked havoc on North America, from wildfires ravaging the

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Masters of Disaster: Planners Share Hurricane Stories

Late August and September 2017 will go down in infamy as months full of disasters that wreaked havoc on North America, from wildfires ravaging the

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Rhode Island CC Authority Files Lawsuit

The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority (RICCA) filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Providence claiming a new ordinance affecting

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San Diego CC CEO Refutes Resignation Rumors

SAN DIEGO Following an announcement earlier this week that three top officials at the San Diego Convention Center Corp. have resigned, Carol

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New Website For Industry Project Workers Launched

i-Meet.com, the professional and social network for people who plan meetings and events, has launched a new online solution website for companies and

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Hotel Rates Forecast to Drop

PKF Hospitality Research announced that nine consecutive quarters of declining lodging demand will come to an end in the second quarter of 2010, but

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Loudermilk Conf. Center Gets New Owners

ATLANTA Crestline Hotels & Resorts announced it entered into a long term contract to manage Atlanta's Loudermilk Conference Center, including

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Help! How Do I Get Started?

 Getting started can be the most intimidating part—we here at Meeting Strategies Worldwide hear it a lot—but not if you look at it this way: You

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Recap: IMEX America Returns to Las Vegas, Reunites Meetings Industry

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic—the last major IMEX exhibition of any type was held in 2019—IMEX America 2021 filled attendees with the

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A Back-of-House Sustainability Site Inspection Checklist

A back-of-the-house tour of an event facility takes you behind the scenes and can help ensure that planned

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Anti-Abortion Laws Threaten Meetings Industry With Escalating Destination Boycotts

Legislation strictly limiting abortion rights in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri has resulted in numerous states and cities

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Marriott Strike Vote Results: Seattle Authorizes Strike

UNITE HERE union workers in San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, San Jose,

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Hotel Plans Halted at Chicago’s Aqua Building

Strategic Hotels & Resorts announced it will not proceed with its previously announced contracted purchase of hotel development space at the Aqua

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Jacksonville CC Alliance Formed to Serve Meetings

Convention facility management company SMG, Visit Jacksonville and the local hotel community have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish

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Mohegan Sun and AC’s Resorts Partner

ATLANTIC CITY Mohegan Gaming Advisors (MGA), a subsidiary of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MGTA) announced it will be entering into a

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