In his welcome address at today’s opening ceremony for IMEX Frankfurt 2016, IMEX Group Chairman Ray Bloom hailed the vitality of meetings and events, as evidenced by the 42 new booths at IMEX this year (among them: Guatemala, Aruba, Romania, and ...
Association Day participants share ideas.Several educational sessions attracted corporate and association meeting planners to IMEX Frankfurt April 18, the day before the trade show floor officially opens.
The Professional Convention Management...
As a fifth on-site hotel opens this year, completing a 247,000-square-feet complex of meeting space, the Universal Orlando Resort is reintroducing its parks, hotels, and attractions to the meetings market.
“Commitment is the key word,” says Vi...
Cvent has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on investments in software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. The deal entails Vista acquiring 100 percent of the...
LIMRA's Larry Niland reviews financial regulations that affect incentives and commissions (photo by Specialty Imaging)What does the Department of Labor have to do with incentive travel? Potentially quite a lot, as the chief executives, sales head...
There are as many ways to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day as there are ways to hold a meeting. On April 14, the worldwide meetings and convention industry spoke with one voice through rallies, panel discussions, proclamations, seminars...
I may be stuck at my desk instead of being out and about touting the benefits—economic, and more importantly, educational and professional—of meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows, and exhibitions as so many are doing ...
Every meeting planner has heard about the power of sensory experiences to engage audiences and create memories. But in practice, how do you really integrate sight, smell, touch, sound, and taste into your event? Koncept Events took on the...
