Visit Indy Celebrates Its Centennial as Indianapolis’ Official DMO

Visit Indy, the official DMO for Indiana’s capital city, is celebrating its centennial this year.Founded in 1923 with a budget of $1,000, Visit Indy

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Tracy Stuckrath, Founder and Chief Connecting Officer, Thrive! Meetings & Events

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The Secret About Alabama as a Meetings Destination Is Getting Out

  Boasting some of the best, if unheralded, beaches in the U.S., as well as an aerospace industry that sent man to the moon and venues that

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Saturn Five rocket. Davidson Center for Space Exploration, Huntsville, Alabama.

Snazzy Rooftop Venue Nears Chicago Launch

CHICAGOThe Godfrey Hotel Chicago at 127 West Huron Street has announced that the food and beverage concept I|O, a 10,000 square-foot urban roofscape

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Q&A with Caesars Entertainment’s Jon Gray

Jon Gray, Vice President and General Manager of the LINQGen Yers are one savvy, mobile, fast-moving crowd. How do you get their

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PCMA Names Trevor Noah as Convening Leaders Keynote

PCMA announced October 14 that Trevor Noah, comedian, New York Times bestselling author and former host of The Daily Show, will be a keynote

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How to Start an Influencer Marketing Program for Your Conference

Influencer marketing is a bit of a buzzword right now. With good reason. It can help planners expand their events’ promotional effort and

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Planner’s Perspective: Gareth Heyman Talks Dreamtime and Meeting in Australia

Gareth Heyman is the "Wizard of all Things" (and owner) at MorEvents, an event management firm, in Denver.What did you learn about

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Important Books Meeting Planners Think Are Relevant to Their Lives and Profession

What others read delivers insights into their thinking and provides a guideline for what we may want to read. This can be especially relevant for

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New Jersey Welcomes Meadowlands Meetings Mecca

MEADOWLANDS, N.J. Northern New Jersey's newest Hilton Hotels & Resorts property, the 427-guest room Hilton Meadowlands, is now open at Two

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Destination DC Promotes Shelby Luzzi to New Sustainability-Focused Role

Destination DC (DDC) announced Shelby Luzzi has been promoted to senior manager, sustainability, the first role of its kind for an urban DMO and will

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2 LinkedIn App Tips for Networking at Meetings

Tess Vismale, tech whisperer with the DAHLIA+ marketing agency, shares

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Associations Are Increasingly Emphasizing DEI

Associations are often like a microcosm of larger society.  They have governing bodies, commerce-producing units, educational institutions

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The Meeting Planner of the Future

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Tourism Diversity Matters’ The Collective Experience Conference Brings DEI Leaders Together

Following a pandemic hiatus, Tourism Diversity Matters’ (TDM) The Collective Experience

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5 Kansas City Jazz Clubs That Will Take Groups Back in Time

"Everybody will pretty much agree that jazz was born in New Orleans,” said jazz trumpet player and entertainer Lonnie McFadden, “but we must also

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This Meditative Sound Bath Will Immerse and Relax Attendees

Sometimes life’s most complex questions have the simplest answers.  Getting still and listening to the higher-guiding voice inside of you,

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O’Hare Embassy Suites Completes Renovation

CHICAGOOfficials of The Dow Hotel Company (DHC), a national hotel owner, announced the completion of a $10 million renovation of the

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The Meeting of the Future

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Central Florida's Theme Parks Update Attractions and Add Amenities

Central Florida’s theme parks, those engines of fantasy that draw untold millions from around the world, are also popular places for off-site

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