MPI Details 2016 Experiential Event Series

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) revealed the dates and locations for the first two

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FloridaThis September,

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Zoom In: Karen Chupka

Q&A with Karen Chupka, Senior Vice President, CES; Corporate Business Strategy, The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)What

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All-inclusive meetings are hitting all the trends

During the Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress this summer, the International Association of Conference Centers (

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How the Consulting Business Applies to Meeting Planning

Reminder: Don’t let people make everything more complicated than it needs to be, whether at work or in general.One of the highlights from an

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Government Meetings

Government meeting planners—especially those at the state level—continue to grapple with tight budgets, recognition of meetings value and even their

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Hospitality School Professors Share What Skills Future Planners Will Need

The global pandemic radically disrupted the very way we conduct meetings as in-person events were canceled and meeting and event planners had to

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What to expect in 2016

In September, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) shared its fourth annual 2016 Meetings and Events Forecast.The report provides projections for hotels and

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What an Event Attendee Wants

Have you ever wanted to get inside the minds of your audience? What do they really think about events? How far will they travel, what are they

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How to Host a Private Event at the Incredible Sphere in Las Vegas

By now, you’ve probably seen the jaw-dropping photos on social media of the famous Sphere in Las Vegas. The Sphere’s 580,000-square-foot fully

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IHG Launches New Reward Program

IHG Hotels & Resorts, which represents nearly 6,000 hotels in over 100 countries across 17 brands, has debuted its new global loyalty program:

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How to avoid event bandwidth bust

Along with running water, electricity and AC, a robust Wi-Fi offering is often something planners and their groups take for granted at any meeting

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Munich Hotelier Launches Staffless Hotel

MUNICH, GermanyThe brainchild of a Munich hotelier, Johannes Eckelmann, who also runs the Cocoon Hotel brand,

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Conference center experts weigh in on five hot trends

Wondering what the hottest trends are for conference center events? Meetings Focus reached out to some of the most informed folks in the field, and

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Experiential events lead corporate meetings trends

Going by indicators such as a confident stock market, corporate liquidity, positive lending environment and carryover of 2016’s record year for

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There’s No Place in the World Like Washington, DC, for Meetings and Events

Washington, DC, is the nation’s capital, and thus has been a natural meeting place dating back to the country’s founding. For years it has brought

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Milton Segarra Appointed President and CEO of Discover The Palm Beaches

Discover The Palm Beaches, the official tourism marketing organization for Palm Beach County, announced the appointment of Milton Segarra, CDME, as

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