Event Planning Careers: 3 Traditional Tools to Supercharge Your Job Search

By Anne Thornley-Brown Summary: For job seekers, the Internet is both a blessing and a curse. While the web provides greater access to

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Rainbow Registered Venues in Toronto

Toronto is widely recognized as one of the most queer-friendly cities globally. And thanks to Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce, the province of

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Revisiting Risk Management as In-Person Meetings Return

It’s been a tough couple of years. The pandemic, resulting shutdown and lingering impact on business events is rightly top-of-mind. The focus has

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Florida’s Rooftop Bars Serve Up Top-Shelf Event Receptions

Events and receptions at rooftop bars and restaurants are one of the hottest trends in the meetings industry, with new hotels boasting about their

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Cirque du Soleil’s Drawn to Life: A Spellbinding Experience at Disney Springs

Drawn to Life takes audiences on an emotional journey with Julie, a young girl who stumbles upon a touching gift from her late father: a

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Destinations International Launches New Business Intelligence Certificate

Destinations International (DI) is offering a new business intelligence certificate program to help destination professionals develop practical,

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Driving Forces in Meetings and Events, and What It Means to You

In this dynamic session, industry veteran Michael Dominguez shares the latest trends in the hotel industry and how they affect your meetings and

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Driving Forces in Meetings and Events, and What It Means to You

In this dynamic session, industry veteran Michael Dominguez shares the latest trends in the hotel industry and how they affect your meetings and

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Meet the Diverse Small Business Owners Who Help Make Milwaukee Meetings a Success

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, employing nearly half of the American workforce and representing approximately 99.9% of

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Constant Infrastructure Reinvention Keeps Denver’s Attractions Fresh

The Mile High City is the only mountain entry on Cvent’s list of the Top 10 U.S. Meeting Destinations, which is an even greater distinction

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2-Team Baseball Towns Offer More Options for Event Planners and Attendees

As I’m traveling to conferences and client meetings in larger cities, I often check schedules to find out whether local major league baseball

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Why Lincoln’s Haymarket District Should Be the Hub for Your Next Nebraska Event

The Haymarket neighborhood in Lincoln, Nebraska, began its story in the second half of

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Trendsetter Tuesday: A Conversation With Chase Brunson

Independent planner Chase Brunson is the foremost advocate for transgendered people in the meetings and events industry, frequently speaking for top

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How Meetings and Events at MGM Resorts Can Help Your Organization Make a Difference

How do you measure the success of a meeting or conference? Maybe it’s through attendance numbers, certain levels of engagement or business conducted

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The Caitlin Clark Effect, New Meeting Spaces and What’s Next for Indiana’s Largest Cities in 2025

The home of the Indy 500 and the new beneficiaries of the ‘Caitlin Clark Effect,’ Indiana has been a state on the rise throughout 2024. Now, heading

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3 Meetings Horror Stories: An Event Arrest, a Mad Magician and a Celebrity Mix-Up

“We can fill multiple books with ours, but it’s nice to know we are not alone,” Andrea Michaels, president of Extraordinary Events

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Arizona’s integrates its history and modern edge to attract meetings and events groups

In May 2018, the BBC reported on a compelling new discovery in central Arizona’s Verde Valley. Researchers determined that a wall of nearly 1,

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New Level, New Devil: Breaking Up with Burnout Culture

Season 3, Episode 2 Featured Guests: Kim Montoya, Founder of Twenty156 // Juliet Tripp, Group Strategy Director, Make Events

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A Wealth of New Facilities Has New Orleans Primed for Post-Pandemic Meetings

For a destination that prides itself on the pageantry of its history, a lot has changed in New Orleans since the pandemic 

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Wyndham Orlando Resort Delivers Distinctive International Drive Group Experiences

Touria Ouaddahou set out to change the event planning experience for the Wyndham

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