Live From PCMA CL 2025: Maritz CEO on Incentive Trends and More

What are “channel incentives” and why are they important to get right, both for your incentive program attendees and client base?Tyler Davidson

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Know Before You Go: International Meetings and Security Tips

Aired May 29, 2019 Presented by Eric Rozenberg 

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Mastering Negotiation in a Constantly Evolving Market

This advanced-level workshop is designed to empower meeting professionals with the knowledge and confidence needed to successfully navigate complex

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Meetings Attorney: CrowdStrike Outage ‘Is as Clear of a [Force Majeure] Case Since 9/11’

Meeting and event planners could reasonably claim force majeure if they needed to cancel a meeting or mitigate attrition damages in the wake

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Industry Leader Joan Eisenstodt Announces ‘Retirement’

After a meetings industry career that has lasted nearly 50 years, Joan Eisenstodt announced she is dramatically scaling back her work.Like many in

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Strike Averted! Las Vegas Culinary Union Reaches Historic Deal With Strip Resorts to Avoid Strike

The Culinary and Bartenders Union, a Nevada affiliate of the UNITE HERE labor union representing 53,000 hotel and resort workers in the Las Vegas and

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How Maritz Uses AI and How Meeting Profs Can Learn From It

AI represents a massive sea-change in the business world and beyond, and the business events segment is quickly adapting its benefits to workflows.

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DMO Vet Al Hutchinson Launches New ‘Enterprise’

Destination management organization (DMO) veteran Al Hutchinson, who left his role leading Visit Baltimore at the end of June, has launched AVH

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Hilton Responds to Today’s More Purposeful, Intentional Customer by Easing and Personalizing the Process

This morning, Hilton unveiled its 2026 Global Trends report following a panel discussion at IMEX last night.Titled “The Whycation: Travel’s New

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Essential Legal Tips for Event Cancellation and Postponement

Editor's note: This information was accurate at the time of publishing, March 12, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as new information is

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Insights From IMEX: Day One

IMEX America is well underway at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and four Meetings Today reporters–Tyler Davidson, Rob Carey, Taylor Smith and Jeff

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Negotiating in the New Year

CHANGE….the one thing constant in our industry. Being able to adapt to our current economic climate and having the tactical strategies to negotiate

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Maritz COO on 5 Ways to Play Recent Meeting Trends

Amidst the whirlwind of activity happening on the show floor during October’s

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New ASAE Report Reveals How Federal Policy Changes Have Impacted Meeting Attendance

ASAE released an Insight Update report that highlights how recent shifts in federal policies are impacting association meetings attendance,

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Hurricane Helene Updates: What Meeting and Event Planners Need to Know

*Editors Note: This story has been updated from its initial version published on September 26. Meetings Today is following this developing story

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Navigating the new negotiation landscape

Needless to say, the rate of change both in the meetings industry and society as a whole is growing exponentially. Can you imagine, say, five years

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The New Negotiation Landscape

Needless to say, the rate of change both in the meetings industry and society as a whole is growing exponentially. Can you imagine, say, five years

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Insights From IMEX: Smart Monday

With IMEX America underway at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from October 7-9 (with educational day Smart Monday, powered by MPI October 6), four Meetings

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Protecting Your Meeting

More CoverageLabor PainsMuch like acts of nature,

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In Louisiana, Land-Based Casinos Gain Ground and Groups Reap the Benefits

Last February, Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana debuted on the footprint of the old Diamond Jacks Riverboat. The new, $270 million casino complex

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