HelmsBriscoe Sets Booking Record

Site selection and meetings and events site selection firm HelmsBriscoe has hit $1 billion in room revenue for 2024, the earliest in the year the

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Government planners expect tough times ahead

This is a rough year to plan government meetings and events. So were 2013, 2009 and every other year following presidential elections. But 2017 is

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A Refreshed and Expanded Convention Center Breathes New Life into Sacramento Meetings

First impressions can mean everything. Following the revitalization and expansion of its convention center, Sacramento is ready to make a lasting one

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Marriott Launches Neurodiversity Initiatives and Neu Project Partnership

Marriott International launched initiatives to further neuroinclusivity at its large customer events.   The initiatives support those who

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Bicycle Breakthrough

 The Abbey Resort, located on the shores of Lake Geneva, Wis., continues to open its doors as a Midwest leader for offsite destination meetings

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Visit Frisco's Christina Decker on the Major New Meetings Offerings in This Metroplex Gem

From the sprawling new Omni PGA Frisco Resort to major professional sporting facilities and a growing downtown, Frisco, Texas, is making moves in the

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DoubleDutch rebuilds mobile app

In January, DoubleDutch, A San Francisco-based mobile event company, completely rebuilt its app,

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Innovative Venue Options Abound In Connecticut's Hartford and Mystic

Connecticut is both a quintessence and a quandary. It is a state populated by generations of trailblazers and freethinkers, yet its reputation as the

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In Case You Missed It... (Jan. 2016)

Recent sojourns have found the Meetings Today team visiting Puerto Rico, San Diego and Shreveport and Bossier City, La., where we immersed ourselves

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Teambuilding and CSR save the planet

The MICE industry has long talked sustainability. Some planners and sponsors have even walked sustainability with changes such as eliminating paper

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Which Cities Made the Cut? Global DMC Partners Releases 2024 Global Destination Index.

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the largest global network of independent DMCs and specialized event service providers, unveiled its 2024 Global

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Hospitality Labor Costs Are on the Rise, Again

The cost of doing business is high and still going up.  In California, Las Vegas and Hawaii, hospitality employees are demanding higher wages to

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Now Open: Monterey Conference Center

MONTEREY, Calif.Monterey County is a destination world-renowned for inspiration and now it has an equally inspiring meeting and events venue. The

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Las Vegas Sets Foundations and Strategies for Recovery

What a grand debut the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 would have provided, as planned, for the completed $980 million West Hall expansion of

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NYC, Long Island and Westchester County inspire groups

Flexibility, versatility and creativity drove the agenda in April as the International Association of Conference Centers, now simply IACC, brought

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Historic Places

Perhaps nothing best evokes the romance of travel than a vintage train—unless, that is, it's a vintage ship, airplane or automobile.

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10 Tricks to Take Your Webinars from Boring to Buzzworthy

Audience expectations for webinars have changed. Are you keeping up? From the initial email invite, to the registration page, to producing the live

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Innovate Marketing Group and the EventUp Podcast Launch New Book

Clear some space on your bookshelf!Innovate Marketing Group, in collaboration with the EventUp Podcast, launched a new book in late October called

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EventUp!: A Guide to Impactful Event Experiences

The Adult Big Wheel Club Combines Nostalgia With Gamification to Build Stronger Teams

“I cannot explain the magical power of a big wheel that turns an adult back into a 6-year-old, but somehow it does.”Danny Walls, co-owner and CEO of

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In Orlando, Meetings Reach New Heights

This is the place where the fantastical meets the authentic, where meetings become memorable and the Visit Orlando team goes the distance to help

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