Global Events Planning

In Atlanta and Nashville—two cities not typically battered by tropical storms—meeting hosts took different tacks on whether to proceed, and how.

25 hotels in 10 cities saw hotel employees walk out before and during Labor Day weekend, while three more cities could see work stoppages in the coming weeks.

Thousands of union workers, many at meetings-focused hotels, could walk out within weeks—or sooner, as some labor contracts have already expired.

A leader with the Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition talks about preparations for the Republican National Convention.

Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates.

A large fund from the national government is now available to destinations making bids to host larger events from outside the country.

North Carolina-based The Special Event Company has hired the veteran event specialist to head up both its academic conference area as well as its annual event for academic event professionals.