Revisiting Risk Management as In-Person Meetings Return

It’s been a tough couple of years. The pandemic, resulting shutdown and lingering impact on business events is rightly top-of-mind. The focus has

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Before You Take Off: 8 Things to Consider About Drones

There's still an air of uncertainty around drones, says Sam Stanton, president of redbutton.tv.

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Largest Ever IMEX America Kicks Off in Las Vegas

IMEX America 2018 opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 16, highlighting

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Landmark Experiences Chef John Haywood Has a Table for 50,000

John Haywood, executive chef for Elior North America’s new Landmark Experiences, as well as Design Cuisine, is right at home producing spectacular F

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The Labor of Averting a Las Vegas Culinary Strike

The thought of culinary workers going on strike in Las Vegas, the biggest meetings destination in the U.S., is enough to send chills down the spine

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Who's Watching Us?

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MPI Unveils Confidential Harassment Reporting Tool

In the ever-escalating #MeToo climate, MPI is standing by its commitment to

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Visit Baltimore CEO Resigns, Heads to Austin

Visit Baltimore President and CEO Tom Noonan revealed he is resigning from the CVB to accept the

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Melissa Chinchilla, W Los Angeles - Westwood

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?For groups that want to stay on property I work with our spa Bliss to

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Crisis Plan Resources

Industry attorney Tyra Hilliard, a professor of meetings management at the University of Alabama, who has taught extensively on the subject of

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A Top Attorney for Maritz on Critical Legal Issues Impacting Meetings and Events

From AI and attrition to data privacy and security, these are the top legal issues currently impacting the meetings and events industry.We tapped the

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Stamats Business Media Anchors Down for Clients

Employees respond quickly to client needs among flood damage (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – Tim Fixmer, president of Stamats Business Media, announces

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Checking Out

Combining a vigorous attendee activity with a corporate social responsibility element can put a planner ahead in the race when it comes to meeting

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On the Scene: IMEX America, Oct. 18-20

IMEX America, held in October at the Sands Expo, The Venetian/The Palazzo, Las Vegas, was as impressive as the mega destination that has hosted the

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Alexis O’Connor & Jennifer Sullivan

CLEVELAND, OhioDestination Cleveland, the convention and visitors bureau of Greater

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Hotel Site Inspection Checklist

When considering hosting your next meeting or event at a hotel property, it’s imperative you conduct an in-person site inspection, if possible.

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Destination and Site Selection: Set Priorities–Take No Shortcuts

We navigated the worst (to date) of COVID. Now, with staffing shortages at destinations and venues (hotels, convention centers, offsite spaces) and

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The Philippines: Travel Tips

In part because it was an American colony, and in part because it's a heavily Roman Catholic country, the language and cultural barriers here are

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In the Huddle: Q&A with Sam Joffray, President and CEO, Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee

In 1995, Sam Joffray founded Concept Matters, an event and new media solutions company serving blue-chip clients including the New Orleans Saints,

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MPI WEC: A Successful ‘Design’

MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC), held June 19-22 in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Conference Center, began with a TED Talk-style Opening General

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