The Future of Sustainable Business Travel in the Meetings Industry

“If working apart, we are a force powerful enough to destabilize our planet, surely working together, we are powerful enough to save it,” said Sir

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Laws Governing Service Animals at Meetings: What Event Planners and Facilities Need to Know

Laws regulating the use and admissibility of service animals can be confusing for meeting planners and the facilities in which they hold their events

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Assuming the Risk: Event Security

Presenters: Mark Herrera, Brenda Rivers and Eric RozenbergJoin Meetings Today, Mark Herrera, Director of Education of the International Association

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8 New Hotels Transforming Meetings and Events in 2024

As we approach the new year, the world of hospitality is poised to welcome a wave of exciting new hotel properties offering fresh and inspiring

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Meetings That Flow Naturally in Indian Wells

Nestled at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the heart of Greater Palm Springs, Indian Wells, California offers meeting planners a destination

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7 Texas Breweries to Tap for Your Next Event

In 1914, Bavarian immigrant Kosmos Spoetzl landed in the German-Czech farming community of Shiner, Texas, 90 miles east of San Antonio, by way of

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Baltimore Chaos Impacts Events

BALTIMOREWith widespread rioting in Baltimore creating chaos, a city curfew in place and a state of emergency declared by Maryland Governor Larry

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Melissa M. Schepacarter, CMP, Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education

Melissa M. Schepacarter, CMP Meetings manager Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education PhiladelphiaIs the

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Should You Incorporate Artificial Intelligence Into Your Next Event? How AI Tools Can Benefit Planners

“I believe today’s world is yesterday’s science fiction,” said Ross Simmonds, founder of

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As meetings evolve, expect more #hashtags

Even in a digital age of hyper-connectivity, the importance of face-to-face meetings and events has not been overlooked. As companies expand, merge

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10 Meetings and Events Data Protection Tips

Recent high-profile data breach cases that impacted some of the biggest players in the hospitality world have brought the issue of data security home

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Independent Life: How Independent Event Planners Can Survive Commission Cuts

February 2019 will see another major chain joining the cohort of hotels

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Creating Memorable Events on a Budget

Producing a successful event involves creating a sensory experience utilizing targeted elements to capture the hearts and imaginations of guests. The

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Wolfgang Puck Catering Explores the Post-Coronavirus Shutdown Events F&B Experience

What will the meetings and events F&B experience look like after the COVID-19 shutdown ends?Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson sat down with Mary

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Essential Contract Clauses and Concerns for Post-Shutdown Meetings and Events

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, legal issues in the meetings industry primarily

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Tips of the Trade: Event Offers

Your corporate entertainment company should provide you with not only a list of headliners, but also their photo, biography and possibly their

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5 Essential Meetings Logistics Contract Tips

Event professionals increasingly need to negotiate explicit

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The Las Vegas Meetings and Events Momentum Isn't Slowing Down

My first IMEX America 2024 meeting this October was an early Smart Monday conversation on property with Tony Yousfi, chief sales officer at Venetian

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A Planners' Guide: Shipping Event Materials Across U.S. Borders Into Canada and Mexico

Call it a tale of two countries.In Canada, U.S.-based meeting planners and organizations can tap a variety of Canadian government programs and select

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