Like many industry colleagues, I recently returned from IMEX America and have been reflecting on the importance of relationships to our business. During the flight home, I finished reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni in...
A competition at IMEX America introduced 10 intriguing meeting technology startups to attendees on the trade show floor, and named Speecheo, an online tool that allows the audience to synch their notes with the presentation, as the overall winner...
Global airline alliance oneworld has announced an upgrade to its meeting and convention program, oneworld events, dropping booking fees and allowing attendees to book through travel agencies.
Oneworld, a 15-airline alliance that includes America...
Built around a different M-word—“mindset,” not “millennial”—the new Canopy by Hilton hotel brand was developed based on research into what business and leisure guests want in an urban hotel today. It’s low-key, has a sense of place, and features ...
Creative venues can yield creative thinking. But how to know what’s out there beyond the hotel breakout room? One way is to search EVENTup, a Web site listing unique offsite venues in cities across the U.S. The roster already has surpassed...
MeetingsNet held its eighth annual CMI 25 Reception at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas. On the eve of IMEX America, Aureole restaurant’s beautiful Swan Court was the perfect setting to honor executives from North America&rsquo...
When organizations create social media accounts, they are entering into a virtual (albeit implied) contract with their communities. That contract is quite simple, promising...
With the largest trade show for the meetings, incentives, and exhibitions industry in North America, IMEX America, under way, American Express Meetings & Events released its 2015 Global Meetings & Events Forecast, showing the U.S. meetings...