I was recently honored to be recognized by Meetings Today as one of its 20

Unprecedented has become the word we hate to use, but it is the most popular way to summarize 2020, with three crises converging together: health,

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article in a DEI series authored by Greg DeShields and Zoe Moore, exploring diversity, equity

In 2023, when Destinations International (DI) announced the selection of Tampa Bay as the site of its 2024 Annual Convention, some of the association

Leading tourism industry diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) organization Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM) expanded its executive leadership team

The hospitality industry is in Gary Murakami’s blood. Recently joining global sales organization

A career-long leader in bringing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) education—and change—to tourism and related industries, Greg

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth article in a DEI series authored by Greg DeShields and Zoe Moore, exploring diversity, equity

As a platform to keep planners in the know and educated in the world of technology, PCMA unveiled its new

In an era where organizations are going beyond diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mission statements and looking to put ideas into action,

Leaders often ask their teams to "make the business case for diversity" without fully grasping the concept. Even with data to support the investment

As one of the most diverse states in America, championing open-mindedness and striving for inclusive meetings where attendees feel welcome is woven

Veteran DMO leader Al Hutchinson has decided not to renew his contract with Visit Baltimore, which expires June 30.The DMO said Hutchinson has agreed

PCMA kicked off the first full day of 2023 Convening Leaders conference programming January 9 by

While event venues are typically the site of small communities that meet within their walls for short periods of time, the Atlanta area’s Riverside

Having a board chair who is a meetings industry veteran that knows the ways of Washington, D.C., is a definite advantage for Brand USA, which

The corporate meetings segment has experienced an upheaval in the last five years due to the massively disruptive shift to remote work—perhaps a

Continuing a program launched last year, Seattle Bank and Visit Seattle have teamed up to help grow and support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People

PCMA's 2025 Convening Leaders event took place January 12-15 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, where 3,800 meeting and event

The Corporate Event Marketing Association’s (CEMA) Summit, held August 4-6 in Seattle, set a new benchmark for intentional inclusivity, something we