'Now' Negotiating

Unless you’ve jettisoned all electronic and paper media, you know a chorus of voices are predicting a U.S. economic recession, possibly the

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Georgia is flush with after-hours entertainment

Georgia easily conjures images of daytime activities, from relaxing at the host hotel’s outdoor bar with fellow attendees to hitting the links

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Los Angeles Tourism Numbers Nearing 2019 Levels—With Major Events on the Way

Los Angeles Tourism announced that tourism to Los Angeles County generated $34.5 billion in total business sales in 2022, reaching 91% of 2019’s

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Arizona

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Event experts weigh in with cost-saving tips

Saving money never goes out of style, regardless of the current economy or the budget you’re working with.For “dollars and sense” insights in a

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Event experts weigh in with cost-saving tips

More CoverageEvent experts weigh in with cost-saving

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New and renovated properties showcase locations

When it comes to key trends with meeting properties, it’s hard to find a more compelling wave than the endless array of new and revamped venues

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Industry Vet Launches International Hospitality Women’s Day

An oft-cited statistic about the gender composition of the meetings and events industry cites that more than 80% of planners are female, which is

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Essential De-Stressing Tips for Meeting Planners

It’s no shocker that the job of planning meetings and events can be quite stressful. We have to manage everything from speakers and hotel

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Chicago Shows Off Hotel Boom

CHICAGOAlready known as a haven of hospitality, the Windy City is showcasing a major hotel boom of recent and upcoming properties ranging from hip

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The Bahamas is exotic and ever-expanding

With its azure water, sparkling beaches, adventures by land and sea, and cultural allure spanning everything from Junkanoo Festivals with folk music

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Detroit ups the ante on dynamic dining

The Motor City has an eclectic heritage highlighted by everything from automobiles to superb songwriting, but it may be time for a new star to steal

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Luxury Redefined: Off-the-Beaten-Path Is the New Luxury of Incentive Travel

In a world seeking a balance between luxury and sustainability, off-the-beaten-path destinations provide a new kind of prestige—one built on

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Luxury Redefined: Off-the-Beaten-Path Is the New Luxury of Incentive Travel

Austin and the Texas Hill Country are as alluring as ever

Already highly regarded for its renowned live music scene, culinary options and venue choices, Austin is now in the midst of a hotel building boom

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Latest & Greatest: Coastal Mexico (May 2015)

Los Cabos The Cape, a Thompson Hotel will debut in June n the

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Sports lore runs deep in Pennsylvania

In 1878, “Bud” Fowler, from New Castle, Pa., first broke the color barrier in professional baseball. (Jackie Robinson’s 1947

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Off-season settings deliver group values

For planners that keep encountering top-tier properties and destinations that seem just a bit out of their budgetary reach, it might not be where

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Oklahoma gets groups in the sporting spirit

Few destinations do a kick-off event better than the Sooner State, at the meeting venue, in hospitality—and on the gridiron and other arenas of

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Rhode Island is all the rage as it continues to evolve

Rhode Island might be a charming and storied destination that conjures images of sailing and elegant mansions in Newport, and hallowed grounds of

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4 Questions Event Pros Should Ask the Chef

What are you feeding your meeting attendees? How you handle menus plays a big role in how people perceive your event. Attendees who can’t eat what

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