In 2023, when Destinations International (DI) announced the selection of Tampa Bay as the site of its 2024 Annual Convention, some of the association

Coordinate schedules, confirm site visits, manage budgets, review every layout—it’s a lot. Every detail, every choice, makes an impact.Now, pull it

Editor’s note: Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO of Destination DC, is a leading proponent of

Associations are often like a microcosm of larger society.  They have governing bodies, commerce-producing units, educational institutions

Zoe Moore, proprietor of Zoe Moore Consultancy, is

DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, has become an issue of paramount importance in the meetings and events industry and throughout U.S. business

The knowledge and duties of event service professionals (ESPs), aka convention service managers, is where the rubber meets the road in the meetings

The demand for hospitality, events and tourism companies to take accountability for their social footprint is not solely for the benefit of one group

In 1987, two African-American directors on the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) board, A. Bruce Crawley, a prominent marketing

Roughly four years ago in the wake of the George Floyd murder, influential African-American leaders in the meetings and hospitality industry took a

Following a pandemic hiatus, Tourism Diversity Matters’ (TDM) The Collective Experience

DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, is an unstoppable force in the meetings and tourism industry and beyond.Meetings Today touched base with two

While summer draws to a close and fall approaches, business leaders continue to combat rapidly changing health concerns, safety issues, economic

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck even after pleas from the

Denise Reid, new president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA), shares how event service professionals are on the front line of

By the time election day arrives, most are sick of hearing about politics no matter their political leanings.But the policy positions of candidates

Always ahead of the curve, California is taking a leading role in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the tourism and meetings and

In the run-up to his keynote address at Event Service Professionals Association’s 2023 annual conference, meetings industry leader and DEI champion

One year ago, we started this series of articles for Meetings Today by explaining 

I was recently honored to be recognized by Meetings Today as one of its 20