Strategic Partners

As the meeting planning profession continues to evolve, so do its strategic responsibilities. More and more, corporate meeting planners are taking a

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Take 10: 'In Balance: Mind, Body and Meeting Wellness' With Deborah Gee

Deborah Gee answers additional questions from the 08.

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Joel Whitten

Joel WhittenSr. Meeting PlannerSubway World HeadquartersMilford, Conn. Do you find that your booking window is increasing or shrinking recently

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COVID-19: Complete List of Coverage - New Content

COVID-19 is affecting all of us in every aspect of life, and is most likely making your job more difficult in ways many of us may never have imagined

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This Year’s SITE Young Leaders Conference Is Focused on the Future

A few days before thousands of people from around the world pack the tradeshow floor at

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SITE Young Leaders Conference 2022

Negotiating Speaker Fees

More CoverageAffordable MeetingsProfessional

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IACC's Meeting Room of the Future Survey Reveals Key Post-Covid Trends

IACC, which represents conference centers located throughout the world, unveils a Meeting Room of the Future Study every year. The 2023 version—the

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Exhibitions on the Rise

The America Express Meetings Forecast identifies four distinct trends that are common across all markets:Budget Challenges Mean More Local

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Services With A Smile

Perhaps fearing that there really is no such thing as “free”—and that all no-cost services carry a debt in some shape or form

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Flight Plan?

After the snowy Valentine’s Day tarmac sit-in that put JetBlue in the public relations hot seat, and the Christmas holiday Texas tarmac

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Flight Plan?

After the snowy Valentine’s Day tarmac sit-in that put JetBlue in the public relations hot seat, and the Christmas holiday Texas tarmac

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Government Shakedown

Oh, for the days of the $16 muffin. Although the mundane reality of that “scandal” never quite caught up with the sensational headlines

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Benchmark Names Top 10 Meeting Industry Trends

Benchmark Hospitality International—a hospitality management company that operates 35 award-winning hotels, resorts, and conference centers

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Oakland Debuts New Destination Brand

OAKLAND, Calif.After a year of research conducted by travel industry research firm, Young Strategies, Inc., Visit Oakland has developed a new

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IACC Expands Membership to Include Smaller Meeting Venues

IACC is seeking to expand its membership base by updating and relaunching its Global Standards of Brilliance criteria in an effort to attract small

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Scott Shellman & Wendi Haught, Framework Meetings & Destinations

Scott Shellman & Wendi Haught, CMP Partners   Framework Meetings & Destinations   Coeur d’

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2017 Trends Survey Interview With Joel Whitten

Joel Whitten, Sr., Meeting & Event Planner, SUBWAY Franchise World HQ, Milford, Conn.Do you find that your booking window (the time

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IMEX Group and QuickMobile Release Mobile Research Findings

FRANKFURT, GermanyIMEX Group and QuickMobile released the findings of their first annual mobile event technology research study at IMEX Frankfurt.

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Rev. Randy Bryant, Florida State Assoc. of Free Will Baptists

Rev. Randy Bryant, CMP Executive Director Florida State Assoc. of Free Will Baptists Vero Beach, Fla. Is the

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