Planning meetings and events outside the U.S. can be exciting—but it also can be stressful. In addition to language, time zones, contracting, and VAT issues, meeting professionals, like everyone else who travels to foreign lands, also have to ada...

Oh say can you see ... the strength of the meetings industry? OK, hopefully others will come up with way better lyrics on February 25 when the teambuilding and corporate entertainment outfit SongDivision is gathering #EventProfs for a 15-minu...

In the 2016 Winter Meetings Outlook from Meeting Professionals International, respondents predicted a little spending increase but a bigger pricing increase. MPI put those predictions together and what came out was a 2.5 percent decrease in...

Destination mangement company AlliedPRA, based in San Diego, has announced a partnership with venuesworld.com, based in Dublin. According to Denise Dornfeld, CIS, chairperson of AlliedPRA, the partnership of her company with venuesworld.com, which...

After a search that began last fall, the Destination Marketing Association International has hired Don Welsh, CEO of Choose Chicago, as its new president & CEO...

Today's guest post is by Andrew Taffin, CEO of Tallen Technology Rentals.   Meeting planners who can execute flawless events domestically and outside the U.S. are a cut above the rest. However, before you can legitimately add the word “glob...

With the new year comes announcements of board and leadership appointments for some industry associations. Here's a quick roundup...

St. Croix is the largest of the three U.S. Virgin Islands, yet less well known than sister islands St. Thomas and St. John. What I discovered during a recent visit is that St. Croix has an authentic island vibe, surprisingly good cuisine, and a w...

Groups get the warmest possible welcome at Atlantis, Paradise Island, in the Bahamas, a multifaceted resort where the service during the 2015 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference was above, beyond, and consistent from the f...

Many planners have groups booked into European destinations in the coming months, and many are likely struggling with the decision of whether to carry on with their programs as planned or to rebook in a destination perceived as safer. The planner...