Are You Ready for the Next Natural Disaster?
With all the crises—volcanoes in Hawaii to wildfires on the West Coast—being ready to deal with a natural disaster is part of the job description.
Women Meeting Planners Share Advice on Sexual Harassment
Who better to provide advice on sexual harassment in scenarios common to meeting planners than their fellow meeting planners? Here are some of our favorite responses from the nearly 400 women who wrote to us:
How to Integrate Wellness Into a Meeting Like a Pro
When you eat healthy and integrate wellness into your lifestyle, you feel better. You think clearer, you’re less stressed and you look better.
10 Tips for Healthy Eating on the Road
It's not easy to eat healthy when you travel for work—especially in the meetings industry. To help, we asked attendees, speakers and sponsors from our Meet Well Visionary Summit for their favorite tips.
Hyatt Bans Hate Groups
A line has been drawn, sending a clear message of acceptance at a time of unprecedented—in-your-face—intolerance.
Take Advantage of User-Generated Content at Your Event
Here are four ways to use user-generated content effectively for your next event.
Where Can You Find Healthy Airport Food?
We all know that feeling of rushing to catch a flight and searching for something—anything—that resembles healthy airport food.
How to Deal With Protesters at Your Meeting
In these turbulent political times, it's important to have a plan in place for how to deal with protesters at your meeting.
Five Signs Your Annual Meeting Needs a Revamp
Annual meetings are a key tool in boosting excitement and morale within an organization. If your attendees seem disinterested, it’s time to revamp! These signs and tips will help turn your meeting into an unforgettable experience.
7 Negotiating Strategies From the Pros
Do you loathe contract negotiations? To make it easier, we have compiled a collection of favorite negotiating strategies for meeting planners.
#MeToo Meets Meetings
Establishing code of conduct at events is now a top priority as nearly 60 percent of women event planners report having endured #MeToo moments.
The Pressure Test: How to Avoid Choking Under Stress
For Type A meeting planners who are choking under pressure or are afraid to make mistakes, you might be interested to know that there’s a name for that.
#MeToo: Majority of Women Meeting Planners Have Been Sexually Harassed
A majority of women meeting planners—56.4 percent—reported having been sexually harassed at some point in their careers, according to a soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue and the Society of Incentive Travel Excellence. #MeToo
An Expert’s Take on Benchmark’s Top 2019 F&B Trends
Tracy Stuckrath, president & chief connecting officer of thrive! meetings & events, discusses Benchmark’s 2019 F&B trends report.
