5 Meeting Venues that Prove the Costa Rica Hype Is Real
Costa Rica continues to attract groups for its adventurous spirit, with tree houses and waterfall hikes aplenty.
4 Ideas for Creating Brag-Worthy Meetings & Incentives in Great Britain
Historic cultural and hyperlocal experiences and a plethora of new meeting venues are shaking things up for visiting groups.
Atlantic City Goes Virtual with New Site-Selection Experience
Atlantic City, N.J., developed a VR experience for meeting planners to explore the city’s convention district from the comforts of their office.
4 Benefits of Doing a Hotel Buyout
For a fully customized and personalized event experience, consider buying out the hotel.
MGM Resorts Combats Hunger With Latest Initiative
MGM Resorts International will help groups give back to the Southern Nevada community with the launch of a new standardized program created to fight hunger.
5 Meeting Trends for 2018
From live streaming of sessions to locavore teambuilding, here are 5 meeting trends for 2018 identified by Benchmark's properties.
It’s Austin’s Turn to Dominate Meetings & Conventions: Here Are 5 Reasons Why
It's Austin's turn to dominate meetings & conventions. Here are five, turn-your-head reasons why.
The Kessler Collection Blows the Dust Off of Savannah’s Power Plant District
This year will see the redevelopment of the cobblestone-lined waterfront along Georgia's Savannah River into the Plant Riverside District.
3 Enriching Cruise Experiences Highlight the Scenic Difference
Seamless luxury is the guiding principle for Scenic, especially when it comes to group bookings and cruise experiences, and the new Scenic Eclipse takes the luxury experience up a notch.
3 Ways Westin Cape Coral Will Attract Groups in 2018
The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village recently opened the 12,250-sf Tarpon Point Ballroom, the largest event space in Cape Coral, Fla.
4 Luxury Travel Trends from Virtuoso’s “2018 Best of the Best” List
Virtuoso released its “2018 Best of the Best” list of the world’s best hotels and experiences for meeting planners to expect in the new year.
Nostalgic St. Croix
A group of 19 attendees from Texas met on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) for an incentive trip this past August just weeks before hurricanes Irma and Maria swept through.
3 Ways to Stay Healthy While Meeting in Monterey & Beyond
California's Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau released a list of ways to stay healthy while meeting by the sea.
1 Day in the Conference & Convention Center Ecosystem (An Infographic)
It’s an exciting time for meetings across the US as convention centers and hotels ready themselves for the demands of the future while also integrating more seamlessly into the neighborhoods and cultural acumen where they reside.


















