Attendees at IMEX Frankfurt expect to learn the latest news about international cities, emerging destinations, hotels, resorts, and the state of the global meetings industry. This year, attendees can also take away the experience of attending a...

Visiting the immaculate Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, it’s easy to see the appeal of this 650-room property for meetings and incentives. Sitting directly on a lovely quarter-mile of private beach just 10 minutes from the For...

Finding a meetings job means working your network, being persistent, and figuring out how to stand out from the crowd.

My team within Financial & Insurance Conference Planners plans meetings for meeting planners, and we also attend our fair share of meetings of all types, sizes, and purposes. I recently attended my own company’s annual all-company...

The just-released “GBTA Business Travel Index Outlook—U.S.: Prospects for Domestic & International Outbound Business Travel 2015–2016” projects only a three percent growth in business travel spending in 2015, the...

Both leisure travelers and business transient travelers make their own choices for air transport options. But as meeting planners for conferences and incentives, we are the ones choosing airline transport options. How should we react after recent...

Financial & Insurance Conference Planners has been approved for Certified Meeting Professional Preferred Provider status from the Convention Industry Council, which administers the CMP designation...

For the third consecutive year, Singapore Changi Airport tops the list of the World’s Best Airports, released this month by air travel rating company Skytrax. Launched in 1999, the awards are based on surveys of passengers...

Atop Ink48, a Kimpton hotel in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, is a two-floor luxury penthouse suite recently renovated to serve as a corporate event space. Gone are the curtains, carpets, and outdoor jacuzzi; now you’ll find hardwood floors, sleek fur...

When Marriott International began placing envelopes in guest rooms to encourage guests to tip housekeeping staff last year, it prompted discussion of tipping habits in general. The topic is right up the alley of Jacqueline Whitmore, an etiquette ...