Smart Meetings

This week in travel, AmEx Global Travel has cited a strong and sustained recovery in business travel, a survey found that inflation would not cause most travelers to cancel their travels, Destinations International unveils a new tool for destination organizations to incorporate EDI practices, and more.

Reno has recently undergone a renaissance with many meeting venues having upgraded their facilities, alongside citywide improvements guaranteed to inspire.

Visit Indy and Visit Tampa Bay have been working hard to include accessibility information in their websites and advertising. Learn about the steps they've taken to make their destinations more accessible for all.

Smart Meetings made wellness—physical, mental, social and career health—a focus for the annual Northern California Experience last week at Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

Heat is one of the leading weather-related killers in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year, according to the National Weather Service, so event planners should closely track heat warnings and advisories issued by local authorities and the NWS to anticipate what additional measures need to be taken to protect event attendees and staff.

There are many ways to live like a local in Puerto Rico. Panaderías, art-laden barrios and the new Distrito T-Mobile complex make for a planner's paradise. This is “living Boricua.”

The aviation sector as a whole is responsible for 2.5% of all CO2 emissions. That might not seem like a lot, but until new technologies mature, jet planes will be particularly difficult to decarbonize.