Most Popular Meeting Cities for 2020
The most popular meeting cities, according to CWT M&E, the global meetings and events division of CWT, consists of London as number one.
Report Finds Nearly Two-Thirds of Event Speakers are Male
Despite blowback in recent years around the phenomenon of all-male speaker panels (“manels”), not much progress is being made when it comes to event speakers, according to the new Gender Diversity & Inclusion Report...
Heat-Mapping Can Increase Your Meeting ROI
Seeing traffic flow in real-time through heat-mapping can allow for timely adjustments and post-event analysis, thus increasing the meeting ROI.
Sharing-Economy Venue Booking Platforms Help Planners Find Space
Peerspace, Splacer, Spacebase, Bizly, MeetingsBooker, and other shared-economy venue booking platforms make it easy for planners to find non-traditional and unusual venues.
Packing for Incentive Travel Just Got Easier
Black-tie dinners, award ceremonies, business lunches, these are all part of the typical incentive travel trip. These gatherings can also make packing complicated.
Enter Rent the Runway, the company that pioneered apparel rental, and select...
Sustainable Travel Strategies
One of the most important decisions a company can make around sustainable travel is whether or not a business trip of meeting is a must.
2020 Incentive Trends
Top 10 incentive trends for 2020 include regional diversity and authentic immersive experiences, according to SITE and Brightspot Incentives.
Emergency Preparedness Advice
Industry veteran Danielle Restaino Walters shares some emergency preparedness tips to help ensure that you and your company are ready for...basically, anything.
Pros’ Site Inspection Tips
A top challenge for service professionals in 2020 is the site inspection, according to Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA).
Haute Dokimazo’s Secret Family Reunion
Eighty event and marketing pros signed up for HD’s “Secret Family Reunion” with no idea where they were headed until two hours before their chartered flight took off.
More Plant-Based Menus in 2020
Kimpton's 2020 F&B Trends forecast once again predicts the next big thing in flavors and ingredients, including black garlic, s’chug and nutritional yeast.
Amenity Experiences Take Off
“There is a big difference between a room drop and an experience where you go into a room and select your gift. This is particularly true for incentives, where guests may go from table to table selecting their gifts.”
Using Haka for Teambuilding
Looking for a new way to energize your meeting or breath new life into teambuilding programs? Tapping the ancient Māori ritual called haka may be just the thing, says Karl Burrows, director of Haka Works.
Check Out This Human Trafficking App
A human trafficking app known as The STOP APP lets users anonymously report any suspicious behavior or incidents anywhere around the globe.
