Smart Meetings

With national shortages affecting everything from staffing to chicken tenders, companies planning holiday parties now may find fewer options. We caught up with three experts for tips on how to creatively work around the challenges.

Being the biggest isn’t always the best strategy. Heather Mason, founder and CEO of the Caspian Agency, shares three ways independent planners can leverage their advantages to land those lucrative big clients they might think are out of their reach.

American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation (AHLA) just received a $1 million grant from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. This two-year grant has been given with the purpose of attracting youth to hospitality.

With cases of Covid variant Omicron rising overseas, borders are closing and restrictions are tightening once more. But what does this mean for meeting planners and business travelers? Is it time to “lift and shift” events again?

Four new and renovated venues and suites in West Hollywood, Philadelphia and Montgomery, Texas.

Events Industry Council (EIC) has started the first phase of its Equity Acceleration Plan. The plan aims to create a foundation on which to measure the industry’s current state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), so to better challenge racism and discrimination in events. You can help play a part by taking the survey included!

So, you're about to take a flight. When you’re asked to show proof of a negative Covid test, what type of test should you take, and where? International travel almost always requires testing; domestic travel varies from state to state. Here’s the latest on Covid testing.