Is Pokémon Go just another (in the words of the author of this article in Special Events) “obsession-driven, purse-depleting, patience-testing passing tech trend,” or a fun new way to jazz up your next event? Anthony Bollotta, president of Bollot...

The quarterly Meetings Outlook from Meeting Professionals International is a regular snapshot of industry sentiment, challenges, and forecasts for the near future of events. In the just-released Summer 2016 edition, respondents are focused on...

Conference organizers who utilize education as a differentiator or value driver require feedback for continuous improvement and growth. The four most significant obstacles with session evaluations are:  ...

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...