How Austin’s Convention Center Expansion Will Flex the Texas Capital’s Meetings Muscles

A longtime meetings favorite due to its world-class live music scene and thriving technology industry,

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How Meetings May be Impacted by the Growing Return-to-Office Trend

Remote work became standard operating procedure in many cases during the pandemic, and its impact on business and society in general lingers in the

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Book a 2025 Group at Atlantis Bahamas and Earn Up To 25% Commission!

 Bring your next event to life at Atlantis Paradise Island, a premier destination where business meets paradise. With over 500,000 square feet

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Marriott International Acquires citizenM Hotel Brand for $355 Million

Marriott International acquired the lifestyle hospitality brand citizenM, bringing the company’s 36 hotels and 8,544 rooms under the Marriott

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Airport Properties, Boutique Hotels and Offsite Venues Debut in the East

New YorkSet to debut this spring,

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Venues for Small Meetings in Las Vegas

This January, 142,465 people from around the globe participated in the 2025 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s most

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New and Renovated Meetings Properties That Are Prioritizing Sustainability

There’s certainly no shortage of new properties and renovation projects underway, with many new hotel, convention center and other venue projects

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Fundamentally Change the Meetings Industry

If you were walking the streets of San Fransisco’s Mission District in 2015, you might have come across the very unassuming Pioneer Building on

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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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Why Irving, Texas, Excels in Wellness and Hyper-Personalization

 Visit Irving Executive Director Maura Gast explains how this Dallas Metroplex meetings destination is making strides in

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Tahira Endean’s New Book Demonstrates the Importance of Joy at Live Events

What becomes possible when we rethink the purpose of events and design with more intention? Tahira Endean, head of program at IMEX, explores some of

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Meetings and Conventions Thrive in Raleigh, N.C.

Raleigh, N.C., is a smart destination where big business, education and innovation intersect, particularly within our key industry sectors. The Visit

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Tech Trendwatch: What’s New, and Important, in Meetings Tech

Aired December 11, 2019 Presented by Corbin Ball  CEUS &

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10 Ways to Design More Interactive Event Programming

Having given keynote speeches and training workshops for over 25 years, it’s clear to me that audiences prefer more interactive, engaging and

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Freeman's Bob Priest-Heck on His New 'Inside Live Events' Book

 Former Freeman Company CEO Bob Priest-Heck has helmed one the largest events companies in the world, collecting a vast reservoir of knowledge

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SF Marriott Marquis' New TUNE Beds Reverberate With Wellness

Is your nervous system out of tune?If so,

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Eat, Play and Stay in Cambridge’s 5 Iconic Squares

Introduce some "unexpected" to your next meeting or business event, and get ready to unpack Cambridge, MA. Located less than eight miles from Boston

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New California Event Venues, Plus More Upgrades and Openings in the West

CaliforniaThe Wine & Roses property in Lodi, California is partnering with the culinary-driven Appellation brand to launch the new

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How to Prove the Value of Your Live Event Program

Aired January 15, 2020 Presented by Myllisa Patterson  CEUS

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