The 2024 Meetings Trendsetters Paving New Paths in the Events Industry

Looking for a little inspiration to help guide your work in the meetings and events industry? These 20 Meetings Trendsetters have set a great example

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Trendsetters 2024

Talking Trends With Event Tech Guru Corbin Ball

The expert of record for all things meetings tech for more than 20 years, Corbin Ball—owner of

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Biz Travelers ‘Fear Tech’s Impact on Mankind’

Egencia, the business travel arm of Expedia, Inc., found surprising differences in

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IACC Expands Membership to Include Smaller Meeting Venues

IACC is seeking to expand its membership base by updating and relaunching its Global Standards of Brilliance criteria in an effort to attract small

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Record-Breaking Number of Events Held in First Half of 2024

The average number of events increased by 52% in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a

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Event Growth 2024

U.S. Travel Association Establishes Sustainable Travel Coalition

With aims to align the travel, transportation and technology sections of the U.S. travel industry, the U.S. Travel Association announced the launch

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See How Top In-Person Event Entertainers Pivoted to Virtual in 2020

When sitting down to write my May 1, 2020, article for Meetings Today, we were about six weeks into the pandemic in the U.S. I knew that I had to

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Comedic duo The Passing Zone has successfully made the transition to virtual events. Credit: The Passing Zone

4 New Tech and Design Standouts on the Las Vegas Meetings Scene

Always pushing the envelope to offer the best and brightest in meeting and event facilities, Las Vegas is primed for the acceleration back to in-

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Vibrant Meetings Along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Unparalleled Venue on Florida's Gulf CoastSituated along the vibrant Gulf coast of Florida, the

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Strike Averted! Las Vegas Culinary Union Reaches Historic Deal With Strip Resorts to Avoid Strike

The Culinary and Bartenders Union, a Nevada affiliate of the UNITE HERE labor union representing 53,000 hotel and resort workers in the Las Vegas and

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A Hybrid Meetings Primer: The Rise of the Smart Venue

When we return to onsite meetings, we will see the rapid rise of the “Smart Venue.” In a hybrid event environment, venues will need to invest in

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Announces Key Appointments to Executive Team

Following the announcement that Fontainebleau Development and Koch Real Estate Investments, with J.P Morgan as administrative agent, had secured a

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How planners use tech to create engaging events

Developments in meetings technology, everything from mobile event apps to beacons and live streaming, are revolutionizing the way planners are

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Expedia Rolls Out MICE Booking Engine

Expedia, an online travel company, announced its automated MICE online booking engine has

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9 Questions to Ask Yourself About Future-Proofing Your Work Team

Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and the hybrid

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New Standards and Changes in the Incentive Travel Industry Post-Pandemic

With the transition into what many hope will be a post-pandemic world comes change and adaptation, and not one area of life has gone unaffected.

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Resorts & Incentives Trends Level Up as Travel Returns

Event Tech Tribe Forms to Aid Planners

VANCOUVER, Wash.Event technology can be overwhelming for the most experienced of planners, even more so for the uninitiated or less tech-savvy

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IACC Shares Meeting Room Research

What is the ideal meeting room of the future? According to IACC’s initial research report as part of its “Meeting Room of the Future

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Top 10 Event Tech Trends Unveiled

CHICAGOFollowing extensive research among the 355 members of the International Association of

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What the Government Shutdown Means for Meetings

*Editors Note: This story has been updated from its initial version published on January 3, 2019 to include more accurate and up-to-date

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