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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Introducing The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation

I was born 17 days before the new millennium, and telephones were still attached to walls with the swirly cords I got my fingers stuck in far too

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The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation

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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What Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Means for the Meetings Industry

On July 4, President Trump signed into law his signature piece of legislation, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill is likely to have major

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APEX Update

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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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Knowland Reports Big Growth for Meetings and Events in June at 30.3%

Knowland, a leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for

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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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Internal Meetings, AI to Drive Meetings and Events Industry Growth in 2024

According to the 13th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast report from American Express Global Business Travel, internal meetings and new

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K.C. Hotel Creates Special High-Tech Space

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center has capped off a two-year, $22 million renovation with the completion of Tangent at Westin,

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How Phoenix Is Beating the Heat—and How Your Event Can Help

Cooling heat islands is the first step in creating a better urban environment.It should come as no surprise that Phoenix, which is literally named

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Talking Tech

There has been wide distribution of the newest generation of smart phones such as iPhones, Blackberries, Treos and all the others, along with a vast

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Kris Singleton

Omni Hotels appointed Kris Singleton as the brand's new chief information officer. In this role, she will oversee enterprise-wide IT vision, creating

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Meeting Profs Reflect on 'Universal Truths' of Industry

I reached out to a whole bunch of people I’ve known well and a little through my many years. Some of them have familiar faces and names;

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Cvent Expands on Future Skills for Meeting Professionals

Following up on an earlier podcast in which the

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StarCite, Experient Create Meetings Tool

Experient, a meetings management firm, and StarCite, a web-based meetings technology provider, teamed up to offer MeetingsComplete, a service and

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Noble Investment Obtains Four Ohio Marriotts

CLEVELAND, OhioNoble Investment Group ("Noble") recently acquired four Residence Inn by Marriott hotels within the greater Cleveland, Ohio, metro

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Key Notes: Rock On!

Are You Ready to Rock?!? Yes, I know, it’s a redundant question, gentle reader, but we’re cranking up the amps to

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