Heads up! Association planners should keep their eyes—and their contracts—on potentially disruptive developments that could put their meetings' viability at risk. Photo: Thinkstock by Getty ImagesWith associations typicall...
According to a new study, an average of one out of every three group room nights in the U.S. is booked outside of the official room block, so your room-block history only tells a partial story about your event’s value. It’s time for a...
Paul Van DeventerMeeting Professionals International has announced that Atlantic City, N.J., will host its 2016 World Education Congress. The conference will be held June 11–14, 2016, at the Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center, a ...
Hospitality and travel suppliers who work with meeting professionals planned to celebrate April 22, Earth Day 2015, in style. Here's what some of your partners were up to...
Christine ShimasakiWhile planners are not required to collect data on how their meeting, convention, or event performs in a destination, those who are diligent about gathering numbers from all the vendors they use and creating a reliable meetings...
The Society of Government Meeting Professionals has issued a warning to its members to help them avoid falling victim to an all-too-common meetings industry scam: hotel room block poaching. SGMP learned that a company not affiliated with the orga...
MeetingsNet’s exclusive survey of hotel sales and marketing executives reveals how and why hotels are changing the way they evaluate meetings business and allocate room blocks.
