Bleisure travel—combining leisurely down time with business travel—

Paramedics. Head chefs. Emergency room nurses. Judges. Military members. Police officers. Meeting and event planners.These are among the most

The advantages of taking a meeting that is traditionally held in the U.S. across the border to Canada are many, from a currently favorable exchange

MissouriThe Elms Hotel and Spa announced the completion of renovations to its guest rooms, lobby, spa, ballroom, fitness center,

ChinaAC Hotels by Marriott announced its brand debut in Greater China with the opening of AC Hotel by Marriott Suzhou, a 135-room

For many of us in the industry for 25-plus years, we have seen many things—in fact, by early 2020, we often professed to have “seen it all” when it

Meeting and event professionals are collecting a lot of data—from registration numbers to attendees’ ages. But the trouble is what to do

As meeting professionals skill up to greet the new age of meetings and events, it’s more important than ever to re-evaluate and update the defined

In 1999, Marianne van den Broek picked up a tool and started making figures in a block of sand. Little did she know that the course of her

Nearly three years ago, I packed my beat-up carry-on suitcase, clumsily rolled it through the crowded O’Hare International Airport terminals and took

While 2022 bookings lag 2019 bookings by 30%, sales leads are approaching 2019 levels in the first half of 2022, according to a new quarterly sales

Many feared the pandemic would put important meetings and conventions issues such as sustainability on the back burner as the industry recovers from

To app or not to app? To use VR or AR? To employ a chatbot or a robot? With technology advancing at warp speeds, it’s no easy task for meeting

Last year was the year of meetings roaring back following a tough stretch from 2020-2022. Despite the setback in group business—or maybe because of

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is a meetings magnet, with big-city allure, small towns filled with unique North Texas charm and everything in

The Wine Country of Napa and Sonoma counties epitomizes the good life, in California and beyond. Give your groups a taste of this good life at the

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Arizona’s heart beats for the arts and culture that established the destination it is today and continues to form the one it will become tomorrow.

Maryland Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation to its meeting and event

Having children should not preclude parents from attending meetings, and many conferences are recognizing this by offering services for attendees who