Staffing, service levels, and event costs are all trending in the wrong direction, according to Meeting Professionals International’s latest Meetings Outlook survey.
VisitScotland’s Rory Archibald has launched an advocacy organization for the business-events industry focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as environmental issues.
Researchers have found a way to measure which cities have regained their downtown activity from before the pandemic, and which cities have not. The results could give planners clues on what the meeting experience in a city might be right now.
A hot topic during last week’s Hotel Data Conference was booking the right balance between leisure business travelers. Hint: A new meeting pattern could help groups having a difficult time at the negotiating table.
Roger Dow and Mike Gamble are preparing to launch Future Work Solutions, which will address the labor shortage in hospitality through a flexible worker system.
How well meeting planners listen to colleagues, management, suppliers, and others can be improved by practicing four things. In turn, planners can enhance their work performance—and their career path.
