Requests for proposal, a vestige of the old economy, have been used for decades to secure event space. For those of you who haven’t had the joy of dealing with RFPs, this is how it works: Event hosts fill out a lengthy form encapsulating their me...

Credit: MacXever on Thinkstock by Getty ImagesWhile conferences held by non-governmental organizations recently got a reprieve from the four-year-old crackdown on government employees’ participation in their conferences, those whose content cente...

Thanks to the folks at Medway, a travel agency based in Kent, U.K., for this smorgasbord of international airline food. While the Cantonese dumplings on Cathy Pacific's meal look intriguing, we'll take the dessert on the Qantas flight any day of...

The Bath Pavilion, one of the venues available for rent through BetterVenues.comIt may still be sunny outside, but the holiday season is just around the corner. For event professionals, now’s the time we start to look at our budgets and dive into...

On September 8, the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day (designated by UNESCO in 1966), Rosewood Hotel Group announced its partnership with Room to Read, a global organization that aims to transform lives in low-income countries by foc...

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“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 ...

Meeting planners love to network with each other. And they love it when attendees at their own conferences network with each other. This year, IMEX America is giving planners the chance to try out one of the many matchmaking tools on the market...