Selecting the perfect convention venue

When choosing a venue, here are several important basic requirements that trade show experts recommend planners check out in advance.

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MPI Offers New Educational Programs

MPI announced two new educational programs: “No Turning Back: A Revolution in the Meetings Industry” and “The MPI Meetings Matter

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Cookie-cutter conference centers are a thing of the past

A decade or so ago you could grasp everything you needed to know about conference centers eponymously; they were a physical place to confer, first

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Fairmont Upgrades Worldwide

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has revealed a series of recent renovations and restorations. The hotelier has revisited ballrooms, guestrooms,

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Why Learning Your DEI Certifications Can Promote Supplier Diversity

While summer draws to a close and fall approaches, business leaders continue to combat rapidly changing health concerns, safety issues, economic

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New Management for Jersey Meetings Mecca

TEANECK, N.J.White Lodging has been selected to manage the Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, N.J. The 345-room hotel and conference center is part

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Brooklyn Marriott Revamps Meeting Space

NEW YORKThe New York Marriott at the

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Baltimore Hotel Finishes $15M Update

BALTIMORELaurus Corporation announced the completion of a $15 million property-wide renovation of the 393-room

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5 Florida Distilleries to Lift Your Group’s Spirits

Steel Tie SpiritsIn the hip Warehouse District in West Palm Beach, Ben Etheridge and his dad, Clint, opened rum distillery Steel Tie

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Meetings Market Trends Survey - 2010

Rock-bottom room rates, relaxed or non-existent attrition policies, plummeting attendance and slashed meeting budgets. Last year was an exercise in

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Site Pushes Inclusion of Incentives in New National Tourism Program

Site joins the travel and meetings industry in praising the establishment of the US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.  The Site International

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Not GDPR Compliant? Here’s What You Need to Do NOW!

In February 2018,

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Sheraton Macao Debuts ‘Meet 24’ Program

MACAUSheraton Macao Hotel has rolled out Meet 24, which provides smaller meeting groups flexible check-in and check-out times. The stylish Sheraton

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Nevada’s Thriving Economy Drives Group Business Forward

At our recent one-on-one sit-down during IMEX America 2018 in Las Vegas, Steve Hill, the new CEO and president of the Las Vegas Convention and

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4 Wisconsin Teambuilding Activities Your Team Won’t Hate

Planners dread hearing that the teambuilding activities they arranged for their groups ended up being total bores. Forcing fun and camaraderie can be

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Michigan (2012 Coverage)

More CoverageCVB Contacts - Michigan Michigan may be

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5 Ways to Encourage Authentic Meetups

Live event networking facilitators Shawna Suckow and Susan RoAne offered Meetings Focus ideas for intentional networking design at live

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Milwaukee Area

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Chef Ryan Clark Is Advancing Tucson’s Culinary Scene

For Ryan Clark, executive chef at Tucson’s Casino Del Sol, playing

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Pacific Northwest (2013 Coverage)

The Pacific Northwest, commonly known on the nation’s culinary stage as a major purveyor of wild salmon, mushrooms, game meats and berries, is

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