The German Convention Bureau's Future Meeting Space research project is looking at all the different needs meetings have to fulfill these days, from a totally unplugged retreat-type getaway for deep thinking to its exact opposite, and four more i...

I visited Paris for vacation in June...

In 2003, during the time that Kevin Iwamoto was managing corporate travel for a mulitnational company, a car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Jakarta. Iwamoto did his usual check-in with his travel management company to see whether any employees...

IMEX Frankfurt drew 3,500 exhibitors and 9,000 visitors to Messe Frankfurt in April. The worldwide destination executives and meeting planners who attend are accustomed to managing safety and security concerns at events and very aware of the...

The move to make the recreational use of marijuana legal is gaining momentum—it’s now legal to spark up a spliff in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington state. And legislation is on the November ballots in a number of other states as well, in...

The Orlando nightclub massacre was fresh in the hearts of those who attended Meeting Professionals International's World Education Congress in June. MPI recognized horrible attack on innocents at the LGBT nightclub with a moment of silence, and a...

A dozen years ago, strategic meetings management was born of a Global Business Travel Association Groups & Meetings Committee task force. Since then, a universe of technology tools, consultants, and industry education has come into being to...

Our sister magazine, Special Events, is out with its list of the biggest brands in destination management. See who made the cut, plus read about trends the DMCs are watching, such as...

White hydrangeas and deep orange roses and lilies helped turn the dinner on the opening night of the Host Global Alliance 4th Annual HGA Global Forum into a special affair, but that wouldn’t be the final act for the gorgeous buds and blooms...

United Airlines President & CEO Oscar Munoz, who has been on the job only since September 2015 (and took a little time off to have a heart transplant in January), empathized with the flying public’s experience during a Q&A at the Global Business...