“I can understand that, given the current situation, international groups may express concern about bringing a meeting to London,” says Chris F.J. Lynn, vice president, North America & Emerging Markets, Business Tourism, London & Partners, which ...
An early morning power outage in Atlanta caused serious computer system issues for Delta, resulting in flight delays and cancellations for the airline’s flights throughout the globe today.
While the Delta ground stop was lifted as of 8:40 a.m...
Is Pokémon Go just another (in the words of the author of this article in Special Events) “obsession-driven, purse-depleting, patience-testing passing tech trend,” or a fun new way to jazz up your next event? Anthony Bollotta, president of Bollot...
The quarterly Meetings Outlook from Meeting Professionals International is a regular snapshot of industry sentiment, challenges, and forecasts for the near future of events. In the just-released Summer 2016 edition, respondents are focused on...
Conference organizers who utilize education as a differentiator or value driver require feedback for continuous improvement and growth. The four most significant obstacles with session evaluations are: ...
The German Convention Bureau's Future Meeting Space research project is looking at all the different needs meetings have to fulfill these days, from a totally unplugged retreat-type getaway for deep thinking to its exact opposite, and four more i...
When it comes to exhibitions, a lot of trade show executives are expecting to see some growth this year. According to an online survey of 233 exhibit executives this spring, conducted by Exhibit Surveys and Lippman Connects, 68 percent expect to ...
Europeans—who take up to six weeks of vacation a year—think Americans are crazy. And maybe they are—according to Fortune magazine, U.S. employees leave 429 million vacation days on the table each year. And it gets worse: While 40 percent of execu...
IMEX Frankfurt drew 3,500 exhibitors and 9,000 visitors to Messe Frankfurt in April. The worldwide destination executives and meeting planners who attend are accustomed to managing safety and security concerns at events and very aware of the...
