Meeting Planner Resources

Meeting Planner Resources

Dominican Republic, incentive travel, incentive travel destinations, incentive planners, incentive travel planners

How to Choose the Best Incentive Travel Destination

Some destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico have drastically different airfares to and from the U.S. because of their popularity.
Emirates Airline, air travel, long-haul flights, international flights, meeting abroad, international meetings

How to Make Long-Haul Flights More Comfortable for Attendees

Airplane food is never great, so some of your attendees may have not eaten for a solid 15 hours.

6 Tips That Guarantee a Smooth Virtual Event

Unless you’re already an expert in online/virtual meeting technology, your IT department will be your new best friend and ally through the planning cycle.
Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows; San Diego; millennials, millennial meetings

Deconstructing the Misconceptions of Millennials & Meetings

Millennials actually prefer face-to-face meetings and events just as much, if not more, than previous generations.
Passport, international meetings, meeting itinerary, global meetings, meeting travel

5 “Musts” Your International Meeting Itinerary Might Be Missing

In the Middle East for instance, some women feel uncomfortable shaking the hands of men they don’t know, even in professional settings.
Meeting budget, meeting savings, cost savings, event savings

How to Trim Your Meeting Budget

By keeping branding generic—no specific date, venue or hash tag, for instance—that means that banners, staff uniforms and other signage can be used year after year without having to be replaced.
Vivra Chocolate, food trends, food and beverage

6 Foodie Trends Coming to Fruition This Summer

For the true foodie, pickling has outgrown its cucumber roots and expanded to other vegetables, from cauliflower to Brussels sprouts.
San Francisco, destination marketing, selling destinations, meeting destinations

5 Ways CVBs Can Help Planners Market the Destination

Most CVBs and DMOs have downloadable information and interactive maps for meeting planners to provide to their clients and conference attendees.
Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2016, diversity, diverse meetings

10 Tips for Finding More Diverse Speakers

Inviting people from all career stages will greatly increase gender and ethnic diversity.
Shangri-La Hotel Paris, Paris, hotel-room costs, meetings budget

5 Ways to Cut Hotel Room Costs

Hotel brands such as Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts offer loyalty programs for meeting planners to be able to earn and redeem points for groups, meetings conferences and events.
Meditation, Mindfulness, Workplace Mindfulness

5 Ways to Incorporate Mindfulness in the Workplace

Set aside a couple minutes by yourself or with coworkers to be mindful before walking into a business meeting.
Big Data, geolocation, data meetings

4 Ways Big Data Can Drive Your Events

Meeting planners can give attendees access to specific information, prizes and downloadable materials to help draw them into a specific trade-show booth or presentation located just a few feet away.

4 Ways to Drive Attendee Engagement on the Show Floor

Break down the barriers between your conference and exhibition with short talks on hot topics.
meeting app, event

4 Tips for Boosting App Adoption

Educate not just attendees, but also speakers, exhibitors and sponsors who have a lot to gain from using the app.