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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Interview With 3 Hospitality Industry Educators

Three professors in our industry graciously gave their time to help us understand what they teach now and what we may need as part of the curriculum

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Hotel RL Spokane Completes Conversion

SPOKANE, Wash.Inspired by Spokane's local culture, Hotel RL Spokane at the

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Aloft Brand Debuts in Western Canada

CALGARY, AlbertaStarwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of Aloft Calgary University, the first of its cutting-edge Aloft brand hotels

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Edge of Innovation

California, a standout innovator on the world stage, is a destination that for decades has inspired all manner of artistic creation, technological

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From Chatbots to Ultra-Healthy F&B: IACC’s Mark Cooper Sheds Light on the Latest Meetings Trends

Meetings, like the world around them, are changing at warp speed, and keeping up on the latest trends is imperative for planners wishing to cater to

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Two Las Vegas Casino Hotels Now Accept Bitcoin

LAS VEGASThe D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and 

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After Lanyon Merger, Cvent Builds for the Future

Cvent, the market leader in event management technology solutions, added even more muscle when it merged with Lanyon Solutions in November following

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MGM Resorts to Initiate Parking Fees

LAS VEGASMGM Resorts International announced it will become the first major casino

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IMEX Group and QuickMobile Release Mobile Research Findings

FRANKFURT, GermanyIMEX Group and QuickMobile released the findings of their first annual mobile event technology research study at IMEX Frankfurt.

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What’s Ahead for Arizona Meetings in 2025

Arizona has its fans. Just ask Tucson-resident David Kliman, Event Leaders Exchange co-founder and Kliman Group president.“Arizona offers much that

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Cleveland’s Convention Center Campus Keeps Getting Better!

Just when you thought Cleveland’s Convention Center Campus couldn’t get better, we added new amenities, building additions, Cleveland

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Virtually Yours

Diving headfirst into the world of virtual meetings can be quite a challenge, as meeting planners need to familiarize themselves with a whole new

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Cleveland’s Convention Center Campus Keeps Getting Better!

Just when you thought Cleveland’s Convention Center Campus couldn’t get better, we added new amenities, building additions, Cleveland

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South Summer Openings and a Natural Tennessee Getaway

FloridaThis September,

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Global Growth for IACC

NEW YORK, N.Y.IACC CEO Mark Cooper has announced five new member properties to the association’s worldwide portfolio of approved conference

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Las Vegas Culinary Union Votes to OK Citywide Strike

LAS VEGASCasino resorts in Las Vegas could see tens of thousands employees walk off the job after Culinary Union members voted Tuesday to authorize a

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Meetings Make a Comeback

The business travel industry is on its way to full recovery, and while we are not quite at pre-recession levels yet, there are some strong signals

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APEX PowerShop

The second generation (APEX Meeting and Event Toolbox launched in 2005) of time-saving APEX event management tools is scheduled to debut in August.

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Navigating the new negotiation landscape

Needless to say, the rate of change both in the meetings industry and society as a whole is growing exponentially. Can you imagine, say, five years

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