What Hurricane-Impacted Planners Need to Do NOW

After Hurricane Ian made its way to Florida's Gulf coast earlier this year, meeting organizers may be in the throes of determining the next

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WHO Coronavirus Press Updates: The Impact on Meetings and Events

Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of the podcast recording, March 13, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as new

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WHO Coronavirus Press Updates: The Impact on Meetings and Events

Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of the podcast recording, March 13, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as

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Fees For All

Hotel fees are on the rise. And they’re likely to keep going up. Rising occupancy rates have prompted hotels to collect more fees, primarily

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Hospitality Industry Veterans Share Their Sabbatical Stories

I reached out to people I know in the meetings industry, and particularly in associations, to learn who offered sabbaticals and who had taken them.

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Checking In

I’m proud to write that meetings industry education stalwart Joan Eisenstodt, chief strategist of Eisenstodt Associates and moderator of our

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Peer Power!

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Peer Power!

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Why Conference Centers Are Primed for the Return of In-Person Meetings

With vaccinations in arms throughout the world, businesses and organizations are starting the process of at least contemplating a

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On Demand Webinar - Site Selection in the Post-Shutdown World

Join Meetings Today blogger, honored meetings industry consultant and educator Joan Eisenstodt, principal of Eisenstodt Associates, LLC, 

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ESPA Publishes Accessibility Toolkit

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) launched its “Project Access:

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Take 10 - Destination and Site Selection and ADA Compliance: What Might You Miss?

Meetings industry educator Joan Eisenstodt, chief strategist for Eisenstodt Associates, answers

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Remember the needs of the disabled

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Meetings Focus Live! Wraps Up in Valley Forge

VALLEY FORGE, Pa.High-level, practical education and one-on-one planner/supplier appointments were on tap at Meetings Focus Live! East, held Aug. 26

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SMERF Meetings Evolve

The SMERF market is generally known as the "old reliable" standby, which continues to book meetings even in the harshest of economic climates, while

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Do or Die

More CoverageA Successful Plan

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Jackie Wright

Having to change one’s career is always an exercise in stress, but for Jackie Wright, becoming a meeting planner was a study in the power of

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Meetings Focus Live! Heads West

Learning opportunities and lively one-on-one planner/supplier appointments have been among the highlights of Meetings Focus Live! West, which kicked

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Keeping the Peace

The pounding beat from the disco below their rooms is keeping attendees awake; children are dashing outside the meeting rooms in a race to get to the

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The Flip Side of GMID: Going Beyond Dollars

Global Meetings Industry Day, held April 12, 2018, is truly a

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