Smart Meetings

Six weeks out from the return of IMEX America to Las Vegas, the agenda is firming up and prospects are good for international travel.

Citing increasing vaccination rates, the U.S. announced that it will lift travel restrictions for vaccinated visitors from 33 countries.

Its impossible to bottle all the sparks from a gathering of leaders of this caliber, but we managed to capture some of the brilliant ideas floating about.

President and CEO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts David Kong will retire at the end of 2021. Kong joined Best Western in 2001 and was named CEO in 2004. His 17 years as CEO have made him the longest tenured in the industry.

When West Hollywood shut down due to Covid, city management analyst Paolo Kespradit and his team introduced a Covid-19 webinar series to cover topics like safety and sanitation protocols, and unemployment assistance, via livestream with Q&A. Here's a case study on the success.

Four new and newly renovated properties in California, Boston and Michigan.

When Hurricane Ida was headed for the East Coast, Marriott International’s Global Security Team swept into action, evacuating and securing properties in coordination with local emergency authorities based on plans that have been developed over years of experience with emergency situations—and updated as new realities arise.