Business Is Back at Meeting and Event Companies
Many of the major meeting and event companies are emerging from the pandemic with new job roles, new hiring, and a gradual return to the workplace.
Mask Advisories Return, Led by CDC
Led by the CDC, mask advisories are making a comeback as COVID-19 cases rise across the country — including masks for those who are vaccinated in indoor public settings.
This week, the CDC reversed its...
Is Housekeeping On-Demand Here to Stay?
Hilton Hotels & Resorts has become the first major hotel chain to cease offering daily housekeeping and make the service on-demand.
Canada to Open to Meetings Aug. 9
Canada will reopen to fully vaccinated Americans on Aug. 9—the vaccination must be complete 14 days prior to entry.
Meeting Planner Salaries: Are You Getting Paid What You’re Worth?
Determining what a meeting planner's salary should be can be tough. Here are some stats and tools that may help.
Meeting planner salaries are tough to pin down, at least in part because the job...
2022 Demand Could Lead to Compression
industry experts have begun using the term "compression" to describe the demand on available space by multiple groups.
Splashie Awards Highlight Benefits of Cohesive Branding in Event Marketing
The winners of the Splashie awards for event marketing showcase how five organizations developed a branding framework to bring their events to life.
Looking for branding inspiration? Event marketers can look to winners of the...
As Vaccine Restrictions Lift, Hawaii Meetings and Incentives Heat Up
By loosening its vaccine rules, Hawaii has eased one of the last remaining barriers for meetings and incentives to return to the Aloha State.
Registrations Surge for IMEX America 2021
One month after registration for IMEX America 2021 went live, hosted buyer registration is already outpacing 2019 — which was a record year.
Cruising Returns to Alaska
Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas became the first large cruise ship to sail into Alaska waters and officially end the state’s nearly two-year cruise drought.
Innovate! Visionary Summit Wraps Up in Palm Beach
A top-tier group of meeting and incentive planners gathered with industry sponsors for two days of education and idea sharing June 27 to 28 at the fabulous Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, Manalapan,...
Resorts World Opens on the Las Vegas Strip
Resorts World opened for business on June 24 as the Las Vegas Strip’s first new ground-up resort development to debut in more than a decade. The integrated complex that makes up Resorts World opened with...
EU Opening to U.S. Travelers
EU representatives agreed this week to ease restrictions for vaccinated travelers and those coming from countries where COVID-19 is "under control."
MPI WEC 2021: A Bellwether for the Return of In-Person Events
Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress (MPI WEC 2021) landed in Las Vegas last week a bit smaller in attendance but bigger than ever when it comes to optimism for the post-pandemic return of...