Association Conventions and Expos

Workers in Orlando and Las Vegas are setting the pace for fellow union members in three other cities, authorizing a strike in Orlando while setting a date for a strike vote in Las Vegas.

Refurbishment of 140 meeting rooms and prefunction/public spaces is in the works, while two new ballrooms are on the drawing board—and a headquarters hotel is back in the conversation.

An inside look at what executives such as CFOs are thinking when a staffer comes into their office and asks, “May I attend this industry event?”

A new research report puts numbers to the most important environmental impacts of the exhibition industry, and also recommends ways for show organizers to reduce those impacts.

Destinations International has published a best-practices document that it hopes will better protect destinations when citywide events cancel or change, and vice versa.

Changes include a new membership category and new learning areas for the Certified Meetings Professional designation.

Only eight percent of travel managers report current plans to limit travel because of the economy, but most see it as a concern.

One high-placed industry expert says that associations have work to do to return their trade shows to the prominence they had with marketers before Covid struck.

A couple of energetic show-floor activations, a fun sponsor opportunity, and advice on how you can experiment with new ideas without management breathing down your neck.

The Grand Hyatt Miami Beach will connect to the convention center while having four floors of meeting space of its own.