Changing attendee preferences are upending traditional approaches to room design, presentations and more

Say goodbye to the old classroom set-up where attendees listened dutifully for two hours in a windowless room while a speaker gave a presentation at

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Changing attendee preferences upend tradition

Say goodbye to the old classroom set-up where attendees listened dutifully for two hours in a windowless room while a speaker gave a presentation at

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Sports venues loom large in West/Central Texas

Covering 267,000 square miles, the Lone Star State can seem infinite in places—especially when traveling across its vast western reaches.

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Exquisite spaces and desert backdrops are hallmarks of Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Ambitions are running high in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which recently declared during the World Government Summit in Dubai a plan to colonize

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Marketing Your MAGIC

Meetings industry statistics indicate that the vast majority of meeting planners and other event professionals are women. Research by Catalyst and

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What You Need to Know About Planning Sports Events in Iowa’s Biggest Markets

You may have heard of the “Caitlin Clark effect.” The college basketball superstar launched women’s basketball into the stratosphere during her final

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Caitlin Clark (22) shrugs in front of wall of newspaper articles about her during Hawkeyes women's basketball media day, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Association planners need to hammer down a theme

When working with association and corporate clients to create and carry out an effective theme or central message for a meeting, Dianne Devitt,

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Harris Rosen: “No More Delays. No More of These Silly Restrictions. We Must Open!”

Outspoken Orlando hotel icon Harris Rosen believes constant guest and staff screening is critical to getting the meetings industry out of its deep

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Harris Rosen: “No More Delays. No More of These Silly Restrictions. We Must Open!”

Outspoken Orlando hotel icon Harris Rosen believes constant guest and staff screening is critical to getting the meetings industry out of its deep

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A Little Something More for Louisiana Meetings Groups

Louisiana is all about getting together to enjoy its unique culture and cuisine, from Cajun-style cookouts to one-of-a-kind music that is steeped in

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Portland's Latest Food and Drink Options Tease the Tastebuds

If meetings destinations are judged by the food and drink they have to offer groups (and indeed they are, as the nation's collective palate gets

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Reno

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Baton Rouge/Shreveport-Bossier City (2011 Coverage)

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Lake Erie Shores & Islands

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Social Awareness

More CoverageTwitter TipsThe very way we

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What Fyre Festival Can Teach Planners About Event Risk Management

Billy McFarland, the entrepreneur-turned-convicted-felon responsible for the infamous 2017 Fyre Festival fiasco, is back with his latest venture, “

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Triangle, North Carolina

Comprising Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Triangle is a tempting trio marked by beauty via its lovely campuses and downtown

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All Facets of the Texas Group Market Are in Expansion Mode

The numbers are in, and from bookings and delegate spend to capital investment and economic development, virtually every Lone Star State destination

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Pharmaceutical/Medical Meetings

With medical meetings one of the industry’s most prized market segments, it’s not surprising that CVBs are trying their hardest to

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