The Bleisure Travel Trend Isn’t Going Away: How to Incorporate It Into Your Next Event

What does bleisure really mean for the future of meetings and events? We explore why this travel trend isn’t going away and how to select your

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Denver, Boulder, Aspen and Colo. Springs please the palate

Denver, Boulder, Aspen and Colorado Springs offer easy access to farm-fresh culinary options and these well-established mountain communities are also

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Myrtle Beach has a unique backdrop for every event

Planners contemplating booking Myrtle Beach will quickly learn that this famed southeastern beach destination has everything needed to execute a

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Central Illinois Tempts Groups With Food Tours, Cooking Classes and Other Culinary Experiences

Like the chocolate wrapped in the middle of a croissant, the culinary scene in Central Illinois is surprising and delicious.In this decidedly tasty

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Southern beachfront locales energize groups

Meetings Focus checked in with seven coastal destinations in the Southern U.S. to see what they can offer attendees in the way of casual

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Agricultural event meccas shine in the Midwest

Planners organizing an ag event in the Midwest certainly have a large field of choices to plow, whether putting together a large-scale farming expo,

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Is There Inflight Wi-Fi Going to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Hawaii or the Caribbean?

In 2018, a few months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, I

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Tennessee is stomping ground for fun agendas

Thrills abound in the Volunteer State, from pro basketball in Memphis and football in Nashville to hang gliding in Chattanooga, ziplining through the

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Anaheim Breaks Ground on CC Expansion

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A Plea for Better Risk and Contingency Planning at Meetings

One question asked in the 2019 Meetings Today Trends Survey was

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Tracy Stuckrath's Essential Meetings F&B Checklist

Planning food and beverage events is more than just selecting the menu items. As you select the ideal hotel or convention center for your event, use

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Bonding experiences take center stage in SW Florida

Constructing a memorable teambuilding experience is basically child’s play in Florida, home to a year-round funscape of beaches, parks,

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4 Hotels Offering Speakeasy-Style Spaces for Groups

Over a century ago, when Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920, thousands of formerly legal bars and saloons almost always catering only to men

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Alphonse Bar at The Westin Lima Luxury Hotel & Convention Center, Peru

Ever-evolving Texas metros reach for the stars

When we launched Meetings Focus Texas in 2008, the U.S. was confronting the full brunt of the global economic downturn. Yet, as we noted in

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Q&A With Current and Former Planners on Transferable Skills

Thinking about some of the interesting people I’ve met in the meetings and hospitality industry, these four—Amy Beaulieu, Jacy Hanson,

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Creative reinvention is the theme around New York City

First in 1939, and then again 50 years ago in 1964, New York City hosted the World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, each time

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Dear Ashley: Creating Opportunities for Local Communities to Engage in Destination Events

Dear Ashley, How can we create opportunities for local communities to engage in our destination events? Sepideh Eivazi

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Learning to cook chicken paprikash from local chef, Brigi, in Budapest, Hungary

Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast are distinctly different meetings locales

If it’s true that opposites attract, groups will be drawn to two neighboring regions set between Fort Lauderdale and the Space Coast, one

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Western Canada is primed with distinctive downtime diversions

Western Canada seems huge, but one can count on two hands the number of major urban locales that regularly attract meetings and conventions. With

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Convention centers adapt to tradeshows of today

Once upon a time, in the words of tradeshow consultant Traci Browne, the typical event held in a convention center exhibition hall could be described

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