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Strategic Partners

 As the meeting planning profession continues to evolve, so do its strategic responsibilities. More and more, corporate meeting planners are

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Strategic Partners

 As the meeting planning profession continues to evolve, so do its strategic responsibilities. More and more, corporate meeting planners are

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Strategic Partners

 As the meeting planning profession continues to evolve, so do its strategic responsibilities. More and more, corporate meeting planners are

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5 Easy Sustainability Cost-Savings Pieces

When it comes to creating a sustainable meeting, an almost reflexive reaction many meeting planners have is that the effort will result in added cost

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Atlantic City Unveils New Focus on Diversification

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.Atlantic City officials, including Mayor Don Guardian, touted the city’s new focus on diversification in a July 10

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Planner Best Practices for Working With CVBs/DMOs

Meeting planners can receive significant free services and site sourcing help from CVBs/DMOs. In my 40 years as a meeting professional, I’ve

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Incentive Travel Industry Index: 2019 Results Show Optimism

The incentive travel segment of the meetings industry is expected to perform well despite whispers in economist circles about the inevitable end of

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JW Marriott Houston Downtown Hotel to Open in Spring 2014

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Orlando Feels Sting of Government Budget Cuts

By Mark K. Matthews and Sara K. Clarke, courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel/McClatchy-Tribune Regional News WASHINGTON As conferences go, this one was

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Wyndham’s The Meetings Collection on an Expansion Tear

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been on a furious expansion of its The Meetings Collection portfolio, which has grown from seven North America

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Dolce by Wyndham Athens Attica Riviera.

Developer Aims for Firehouse Hotel in Detroit

By John Gallagher, courtesy of the Detroit Free Press/McClatchy-Tribune Regional News  Southfield developer Walter Cohen said Monday he hopes to

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Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Lodging, Tourism

WASHINGTON, D.C. As a result of Congress missing the sequestration deadline, a series of large automatic spending cuts are set to take place for

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Caesars Makes Big Move in Iowa

LAS VEGAS and COUNCIL BLUFFS, IowaCaesars Entertainment has announced that it is now managing and operating the Mid-America Center, located in

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Short Takes

Programs & Packages Confident in the amazing Southern California weather, the city of Huntington Beach is offering

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Take 5!

I'd like to propose my organization start some CSR practices at our events. How should I begin?This is a really common question I

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Deidre Young, CMP, CGMP

Deidre Young, CMP, CGMPSenior Conference Manager/Project ManagerAFYA, Inc. Laurel, Md. Do you find that your booking window (the time

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Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM

Sandy Biback, CMP, CMMPrincipalImagination+Meeting Planners Inc.Toronto Do you find that your booking window is increasing or shrinking recently

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Planners and Suppliers Sound Off on F&B Pricing Challenges

I’ve been involved in the meetings industry for more than 45 years. In all those years, a month hasn’t gone by that the cost of coffee (and AV and

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