Let’s start with a simple premise: No matter how expert you may be, no matter how many years you have been managing meetings, you should not attempt to plan and execute a meeting overseas without help from local supplier partners. If you...

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 ...

How to recover the value-added tax, or VAT, paid on international meetings

Freeman has named Jeff Singsaas senior vice president, global business operations, and Adam Charles senior vice president, managing director, Asia-Pacific. Both are joining the brand experience agency FreemanXP. Singsaas, who previously was head...

When I traveled to South America for the first time in my professional career last year, I realized just how powerful language is. Unlike in much of Europe and the Carribbean, where many know English as a second language, I found that even though...

The U.S. Travel Association has organized a leglislative “fly-in,” bringing hundreds of travel industry representatives to Washington, D.C., to talk about the power of meetings and travel to create jobs and fuel the U.S. economy...

Having kept a low profile for a bit, the Green Meeting Industry Council is striding back to life with new resources behind it and a new ability to spread its message and its impact across the meetings and events industry...