What do you think travel will look like in the near future? That’s what Marriott Rewards Credit Card from Chase asked a nationally representative sample of 1,002 Americans, ages 18-67, who stay in a hotel at least five nights per year for busines...
Baby Boomers and Millennials in the working world share a need to travel for business, but how they go about it can vary, according to a study of 521 business travelers called, “Booking Behaviors: Helping Business Travelers Book Smarter.” Conduct...
You know that the show floor at IMEX America, coming to Las Vegas October 13–15, is wall to wall with every meeting destination you can imagine—including some notable newcomers this year, such as Paraguay and Cuba. But if you haven...
The 2015 Convention Industry Council Hall of Leaders and Pacesetter Awards Celebration is being revamped from a formal multicourse meal affair to one that instead will offer “artistic” appetizers, cocktails, lounge-style seating, and entertainmen...
One of the many reasons I wish I could have gone to the Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress last month was to go to a session called, “Powering Up: Women and Leadership in the Meeting and Event Industry.” The panel featur...
There are meetings, and then there are meetings—about 11 million every day, by some estimates! Workers spend an average of about six hours a week in meetings (my, that seems low according to personal experience!). And participants say about...
There are meetings, and then there are meetings—about 11 million every day, by some estimates! Workers spend an average of about six hours a week in meetings (my, that seems low according to personal experience!). And participants say about...
I love this shot of some of the cofounders, from the fund Web siteKudos to the meetings industry pros behind the launch of The Meetings Industry Fund, a 501(c)(3) foundation that will provide financial help to people who plan, execute, deliver, a...
The course graduates, looking pretty happy about their accomplishment.This must be the cool-meeting season, because I keep hearing about standout events that I would love to be a part of. The latest is the first Global Event Design Certificate pr...
