Meetings industry veteran Christine “Shimo” Shimasaki, of Simpleview's 2Synergize, is privy to booking pace data from hundreds of DMOs. Here's her well-informed take on where the meetings industry is regarding the return to in-person events, and how data-driven strategic decisions are the key to its future.
Anaheim hosted its largest meeting in two years with an estimated 60,000 in-person attendees gathering for Informa Markets’ Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center March 8-12, 2022.
The bucolic, rural allure of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is giving way to the area’s desirability as a meetings destination, with lots of activity options for attendees in a variety of settings.
In Houston, planners have a plethora of venue options that will surround attendees in art, as well as the area’s natural beauty and storied history. We highlight a few standouts.
Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with PCMA leader Sherrif Karamat and DI leader Don Welsh to discuss the organization's upcoming Business Events Industry Week, current trends abour in-person meetings and the associations' stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
MPI joined IMEX Group in suspending business relationships with Russia and increased the scope of the ban by widening it to all companies in Russia, not just state-owned enterprises.
Beginning March 26, domestic travelers will not have to show proof of vaccination or a pre-travel negative test to enter Hawaii. The state’s mask mandate will remain in place.
