Hilton is keen to emphasize the charitable efforts that have helped define it for a century as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Its Hilton Effect Foundation, Travel With Purpose, Meet With Purpose and the more recent Random Acts of Hospitality service initiative harken back to its founder’s belief in bettering humanity.

Major travel-related industry associations have banded together with ECPAT-USA to launch the 20By20 initiative to train 20,000 business events professionals to fight human trafficking by July 2020. Here's how you can join the fight.

Columbus is on the move, with young entrepreneurs opening up artisanal businesses and restaurants in its Short North convention district. A formerly forgotten flood plain is also set to explode as a haven for makers and a forward-thinking convention center that recently emerged from a $140 million renovation and expansion rounds out the offerings.

The image of President Donald Trump standing in front of the U.S. presidential seal altered to include the symbol of a Russian double-headed eagle clutching golf clubs at Washington, D.C.’s, Marriott Marquis may be as horrifying to meeting planners as it was intentionally, or unintentionally, funny to the world.

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson details some of the top stories of the week, including big news from Destinations International’s Annual Conference, tips for executing a successful hosted-buyer event and how to make sure your feet—and the rest of you—hold up on the road.

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson spoke with Hilton's Daniella Foster, senior director of corporate responsibility, and Carole Munroe, director of portfolio, loyalty and content, about the hotel chain's many charitable efforts as it celebrates its centennial. This is a transcript of the Meetings Today Podcast interview.

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson talks with Hilton's Daniella Foster, senior director of corporate responsibility, and Carole Munroe, director of portfolio, loyalty and content, about the hotel chain's many charitable efforts as it celebrates its centennial.