What Lies Ahead: SITE and IRF Release Results From 2024 Incentive Travel Index

There’s a reason the IMEX team encourages attendees to share their thoughts and photos from the show floor using the hashtag #IMEXcited. There

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Incentive Travel Index 2024. Credit: SoolNua Design Studio

5 Experiential Trends to Enhance Corporate Events

With the lines between consumer and corporate events continually being blurred, attendees are increasingly demanding highly unique, high-touch

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7 Ohio Museums You Can Book for Special Events

For planners on the hunt for event venues that deliver a true sense of place, museums are often an ideal option. They might feature local artists or

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Downtown Columbus with National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Events Legend Andrea Michaels’ 6 Essential Tips for Event Presentation

Forty-year events veteran Andrea Michaels, president of Los Angeles-based

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5 Unique Desert Event Venues That Give Attendees a Sense of Place

Don’t be mistaken—when it comes to desert regions, the expansive images of barren landscapes and oppressive sun that may come to your mind are

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Cactus Alley reception setup, Springs Preserve, Las Vegas

9 Comfortable Work Shoes for Event Planners

[Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version from 2019.]We all know the pains of long days on one’s feet—it is

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Woman Trying On Shoes

PCMA Unveils Digital Experience Institute

As a platform to keep planners in the know and educated in the world of technology, PCMA unveiled its new

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5 Benefits of Hiring a Standup Comedian for Your Meeting or Event

For many of us, jokes and standup comedy are the last thing we are thinking about when attending a corporate meeting or event. After all, these

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Comedian  Keith Alberstadt Performing Standup Comedy

Pump Out the USO-Style Retro at Your Event With The Satin Dollz

Happy 2022 everyone. It’s a crazy time in our lives, and I know we are all ready for live events again.   People are constantly calling me

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The Satin Dollz entertainment troupe.

12 Major Changes Coming to the Meetings and Events Industry—And How to Prepare

We’ll excuse you if your head is spinning due to the massive disruption that’s impacted the meetings and events industry in the last two years.

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Photo of a highway leading to 2021.

ESPA Launches Event Service Prof Award and Designation

After the contracts are signed and the DMO, convention center or hotel salesperson steps away from the project, meeting planners often rely on the

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Group photo of ESPA members.

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The Essentials of Engaging Speaking

OMG! Have a great idea, unique insight or informed opinion that you just can’t wait to share? BZZT! Sorry, friend, but as it turns out, you’re just

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Futurist Scott Steinberg speaking.

5 Phoenix Offsite Event Venues Making Waves in the Desert

Phoenix and its surrounding Valley of the Sun communities have grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, with Phoenix ascending to become the fifth-

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Photo of people playing cornhole at The Duce lounge in Phoenix.

The Positives of Puppy Love at Events

The word “puppy” alone is enough to make some people smile. Watching a yellow lab fetch his ball at the dog park or seeing a new video of a

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MT LIVE! West Event and Lifeline Puppy Rescue

Insider tips for better attendance at association events

Association meeting planners face many of the same tests as other event coordinators in a rebounding economy, with one major additional challenge:

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How to Leverage the Atomic History of Las Vegas at Events

Written by U2 to promote their recent residency at the Sphere, “Atomic City” refers to Vegas’ atomic tourism era. Between 1951 and 1992, the U.S.

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View of A-bomb Test From Fremont Street June 24, 1957. Photo Credit: LVCVA Archive

Diverse and Immersive Event Experiences in Oakland, California

Oakland has all of the convenience meeting planners look for when sourcing a destination. The city across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco offers

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Aerial view of Oakland, California's Jack London Square

5 Teambuilding Ideas on the Beach for Your Next Event

Meeting in beachfront destinations like Florida or the Carolinas is no fun if your attendees are stuck inside all day, longingly gazing out of the

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Teambuilding day at The Diplomat