Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson engaged meetings industry transgender advocate Chase Brunson to discover his journey and learn key tips for his planner colleagues to implement in their programs to ensure their events are welcoming to all attendees.
The Toronto-based Exhibition Place, a 192-acre complex and Canada’s largest entertainment and convention venue, was awarded the prestigious Rainbow Registered Accreditation by Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC).
Transgender meeting and event planner Chase Brunson shares his personal journey in the meetings and events industry, as well as tips his fellow planners can use to make transgender attendees feel included at events.
Meetings industry DEI leader Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and CEO of Destination DC, provides his opinions on where the meetings and events industry is four years after the George Floyd murder and Black industry leaders' response.
Maria Grasso, senior vice president of the Convention Division at the Philadelphia CVB, shares her experience with managing remote employees, caregiving for an aging parent and investing in her community.
Zoe Moore, proprietor of Zoe Moore Consultancy and one of the leading lights regarding meetings and events industry DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, shares her unfiltered thoughts on its current state with Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson.
Tourism Diversity Matters, a nonprofit organization founded to address systemic inequities within the travel and tourism industry, named Hattie Hill interim CEO after a leadership shakeup sparked by toxic workplace allegations.
As a guest speaker, Meetings Today’s Taylor Smith had the opportunity to attend the 2024 Women in Tourism and Hospitality National Conference March 28-29 in San Diego. Read on to learn about the history of the conference and see highlights from this year’s event.
Destinations International’s new alliance with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada aims to deepen the understanding and appreciation of Indigenous tourism through education.
