Global economic growth has been climbing steadily since 2013, a trend that will continue into 2016, according to data crunched by CWT for its 2015 Meetings & Events Forecast, a supplement to its 2015 Global Travel Price Index, which was this...

The solo traveler knows it’s sometimes a bit lonely on the road. Meeting planners understand this better than most; when your attendees go home and the last box is shipped, there’s often empty time to fill. I’d resolved in the...

Watch Now According to a recent study by Gartner, 70 percent of companies will use gamification but 80 percent of their initiatives will fail to meet business objectives due to poor design. Learn how to to tailor the techniques used to the goa...

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 @ 2 p.m ET / 11 a.m PT The success of your meeting held outside the U.S. is directly tied to objectives and strategies for the event, which are just as important to define clearly as those you use to plan your U.S.–bas...

THIS WEBINAR IS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND 24/7 The Live Webinar took place on Thursday, May 29, 2014 @ 2 p.m ET / 11 a.m PT In the meetings industry, room block poaching refers to businesses that actively seek to recruit or divert event attendees a...

Watch it now - On Demand The MeetingsNet Innovative Meeting Design Webinar Series is a fresh look at meeting formats, learning environments, teambuilding, and F&B from the most forward-thinking experts in the field of meeting architecture thro...

Nina Freysen-Pretorius, founder and CEO of The Conference Company, South Africa, is the new president of ICCA. Despite a period of geopolitical unrest and fears about the spread of Ebola, members of the International Congress and Convention Asso...

Packing for a trip can be a time-consuming and stressful task. Many people see it as one of the worst parts of a trip. As travelers worry about complying with airline guidelines and taking everything that they might need, they often put off...

As editors in the meetings media, we get press releases every day from destinations and hotels all over the world. Those press releases often turn into news pieces or stories that we deliver to you...

Walking the aisles of the Sands Expo during IMEX America October 14–16, you heard one phrase repeated by exhibitors: “We’re busy!&rdquo...