Meeting Planning Toolbox

Is there a future for pre-scheduled appointments at exhibitions? One industry leader believes strongly in their value.

Designed for planning teams with large meeting portfolios, Thrust Events consolidates the task of gathering and analyzing carbon-emission data from participant travel and on-site activity.

More properties are joining the platform that allows planners to secure group room blocks for small meetings without an RFP.

Contract clauses that spell out a venue's sustainability responsibilities aren't effective unless there are consequences for non-performance.

Sodexo and Unite Here come to terms on F&B personnel’s wages and benefits just days before the largest post-Covid convention arrives in Las Vegas, and after picketing outside another large trade show.

Your attendees might not be Oscar nominees, but there’s still something to learn from the products and services in nominees’ luxury swag bags.

The meeting-technology company has announced a partnership with Destinations International, positioning it for a rollout of new services to the convention market.

The partial return of office workers to downtown districts is leaving gaps in restaurant demand that meeting planners can leverage.

Here's a look inside the sustainability elements tracked by event organizers for international conference/exhibition producer Informa.