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Historic Spokane Property Debuts New Spaces
A new lobby bar and emporium dress up this historic hotel.
GBTA Launches Update to SMM Wheel
GBTA has updated its handy SMM Wheel to better encompass how strategic meetings management programs are evolving to meet today’s needs.
5 Trending U.S. Destinations for Business Travel
If Kalamazoo, Mich., isn’t yet on your host destination prospect list, you may want to reconsider. That’s just one of the top five trending U.S. destinations for business travel.
DNC 2024: Planning a More Sustainable Political Convention
The DNC did more than just talk trash at its 2024 convention in Chicago — organizers took action aimed at reducing the meeting’s carbon footprint and supporting sustainability locally.
Exclusive: Inside the Experience Gifting Trend
An insider’s take on why experience gifting is the next logical evolution for more rewarding non-cash incentives.
Exclusive: How to Engage Audiences on an Olympic Scale
Even if your event isn’t on the scale of the 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony in Paris, you too can use the audience-engagement tech to provide Olympic-Scale audience engagement.
How Responsibly Sourced Merch Creates More Meaning
Merchandise for corporate gifting programs can carry meaning far beyond rewards and recognition, especially when they’re responsibly sourced.
Top-Performing Companies Are Big on Incentive Travel
Top-performing companies motivate employees with incentive travel and gift cards more frequently than lower performers, according to new research from the IRF.
Exclusive: Joe Fijol on ETHOS’ Giving-Back Passion Project
ETHOS Event Collective Founder and Principal Joe Fijol has launched a passion project that puts giving back to the local communities at the heart of his company’s work.
Exclusive: What Keeps Jacqueline Seltzer on the Run
How Jacqueline Selzer’s not-so-secret avocation — marathon running — has helped her keep her stride in her long career as a convention and event specialist.
Exclusive: Event Trends You Need to Know Now
Brian Kellerman of experiential marketing and event management company GoGather shares what’s on his radar screen.
9 Top Summer Olympians to Take Keynotes to New Heights
While this year’s crop of Olympic athletes vie for the gold at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, there also are many Olympians who can inspire your audience to pursue their own version of excellence.
5 Ways Event Planners Can Combat Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a seldom-spoken-of byproduct of large gatherings of people — including at meetings and events. Here’s how you can help stop it.
Cost Is Increasingly a Key Site Selection Factor
Cost and value for the money are increasingly important factors event planners consider in the site selection process.
