NeoCon Death Triggers Lawsuit

The death of an attendee at NeoCon 2018, held in Chicago’s

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How Event Planners Can Use Content Marketing to Raise Awareness and Drive Attendance

Content marketing is such a highly effective strategy to raise event

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Orange County's Coastal Towns Beef Up Hotel Options

From new boutique hotels to renovated resorts that can host over 2,000 for a meeting or event, the diverse offerings along Orange County’s 42

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Greater Springfield and the Berkshires Allow Groups to Experience Art Firsthand

Arts experiences in Greater Springfield, Mass., and the Berkshires are positively popping off the page, from a museum showcasing the delightful works

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California’s Enticing Resort Getaways Mix Business and Pleasure

With spectacular settings ranging from alpine peaks to desert oases and coastal bluffs, California offers an amazing array of resort meeting

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Spinning Success: Amani Roberts Marches to the Beat of His Own Drum

Road trips with his family made hotels feel like a second home for Amani Roberts, chief musical curator at

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Q&A: Paula Stratman Rigling and Kaitlyn Rigling (Mother and Daughter Working in Hospitality)

Paula has a much better memory than I. I remembered that we met through ASAE, the American Society of Association Executives. Paula said it was at

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Civana and 1440 Multiversity Usher in a New Era of Well-Being for Attendees

Wellness has been a major trend in the meetings industry and beyond for the past several years, and it’s being taken to a new level with two

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ASAE: Active Shooter Mitigation Strategies for Events

799 killed and 1,418 wounded in 250 incidents.These are the sobering statistics for multiple casualty events in the U.S. between 2000 and 2017,

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Las Vegas’ Business Elite Lend Insight Into Their Success

The Las Vegas and Southern Nevada market is a singular study in innovation and adaptability, entrepreneurship, capital investment, branding and sales

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‘Power’ Trip: Live From San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico may have lost power for a well-publicized few hours last week, but I could feel nothing but electricity from the moment I landed on

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Salamander’s Sheila C. Johnson Is a Success Story for the Ages

When Sheila C. Johnson purchased Palm Harbor, Fla.’s failing Innisbrook Golf

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4 Drive-To Locales Have Groups Revved to Hit the Road

As drive-to meetings gain in popularity nationwide in response to rising airfares and excessive fees, certain destinations are taking vigorous

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Los Angeles and West Hollywood boast top-tier venues

The Force is strong with Los Angeles, following the City Council’s recent approval of construction of legendary filmmaker George Lucas’

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Zeroing in on the biggest international travel issues

The world is changing. That’s indisputable. But for meeting planners, a host of political, economic and safety issues can have especially far-

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East Coast gaming properties optimistic about future

From Foxwoods’ 25th anniversary to MGM Resorts International’s growing Maryland to Massachusetts footprint, celebration, anticipation and

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Tennessee venues honor history and fortitude

From the Mississippi Delta to the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee is abundant with sites pertaining to America’s social and cultural heritage

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Animal Sanctuaries in Upstate New York Enrich Meetings

Last November 2016, I visited the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) in South Salem,

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Best Practices for Medical and Pharma Meetings

In its “Pharma Medical Affairs 2020 and beyond” report, leading global consultancy McKinsey & Company describes “a rapidly

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Miami and Fort Lauderdale reenergize with updates

Miami and Fort Lauderdale experienced unprecedented growth in the past year with myriad new hotels, renovations of existing and historic properties,

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