Eighty-five percent of AHLA member properties say they are “somewhat or severely understaffed.” Some are adapting through technology while the AHLA lobbies for more international workers.
New figures show that the meetings market is hot. But inflation, a slowing economy, widespread layoffs, and cost cuts could change the situation quickly. Industry notables offer advice to planners on maintaining their event portfolios.
At the recent Convening Leaders 2023 conference, the association for convention and trade-show management delivered advice from experts on pushing beyond one’s comfort zone to try new approaches.
With Chinese factories producing less and freight trips across the Pacific being cancelled more often, meeting hosts, sponsors, and exhibitors might want to rethink their approach to attendee gifts and giveaways this year.
In 2023, MeetingsNet will be a content partner for Catersource + The Special Event for the first time. For the March 27-30 convention and trade show at the Orlando Orange County Convention Center, we’ll deliver CE-credit-approved educational...
If you can’t get the hotel concessions your stakeholders are expecting, it’s in your best interest to educate them about the current landscape. Here’s how one meeting professional does it.
PCMA wowed attendees at its annual conference with memorable receptions, creative room-sets, and special events. Find some ideas you can use in our gallery.
A new insurance product allows organizations to choose which costs and revenue streams are covered, and under which disruptive circumstances. The choices are wider than ever, but some circumstances remain uninsurable.
Recent industry data finds a sizable increase in convention-center bookings for 2023, which should offset reduced transient business travel and keep urban hotel rates frothy.
