#CSRShareDay was held on January 22 and in one 24-hour period, 3,725 tweets with 437 contributors had an estimated reach of 802,826 contacts, all with the intention of increasing corporate social responsibility in the meeting and events industry...
The Society of Government Meeting Professionals has issued a warning to its members to help them avoid falling victim to an all-too-common meetings industry scam: hotel room block poaching. SGMP learned that a company not affiliated with the orga...
Cruise Lines International Association sees seven trends ahead for an industry that continues to grow globally:
1. Passengers Come BackCruise travelers intend to continue to set sail: 62 percent are return cruisers. Overall, CLIA member ocean pa...
This list of the 12 Most Interesting Food Trends of 2015 by Greg Morado in the Houston Times is just so, well, interesting. I was expecting the usual trends, like locally sourced ingredients and s'mores bars—don't get me wrong, I love me some s'...
You can find a lot of articles written on clarifying why a meeting is being held and even more articles on the business value or return on investment of meetings. In my experience, though, most planners are missing another critical element—strate...
It’s a meeting planner’s biggest challenge: How to find a regular supply of new and engaging designs for events, activities for meetings, and ways to wow a jaded audience. One-up yourself with this collection of ideas we’ve...
Image by Xesai/Thinkstock by Getty ImagesWe all know we learn better when our emotions are engaged—when we connect emotionally with something, we can’t help but pay more attention to it. It also has a better chance of finding its way into our lon...
Hilton Worldwide has introduced Meet with Purpose, a program to help meeting professionals make healthy choices not just for themselves and their attendees, but for the environment as well...
