Contract Cheat Sheet

Every event contract is unique and so is every contract negotiation. But most groups, most events and most contracts share a few basics. We’re

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Major Meetings Upgrade for Boston Marriott

BOSTONThe Boston Marriott Burlington announced

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Planner’s Perspective: Racheal Faulks

What does your job entail? Planning fundraising and donor relation events for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.Describe your

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'We Cannot Fully Recover' Without Business Travel, U.S. Travel Says in State of the Industry

U.S. Travel Association leaders offered an assessment and vision for the U.S. travel industry at the association’s annual State of the Travel

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Plan to Shine at Huntington Beach

In Huntington Beach, California, our exhilarating, ocean side environment inspires business professionals to excel and shine. It’s a one-of-a-

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New and Expanded Convention Centers Heat Up the Texas Market

Texas is home to 90-plus convention centers, according to the Office of the Governor,

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Why Data-Driven Assessments Are the Key to DEI Strategies

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article in a DEI series authored by Greg DeShields and Zoe Moore, exploring diversity, equity

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Toronto takes the lead as games and recreation hub

This summer, Toronto and more than a dozen municipalities throughout southern Ontario hosted the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

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Projects in the Pocono Mountains Region Expands Meetings Options

Nestled in northeast Pennsylvania, the Pocono Mountains region is an easy escape from the metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. In

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Talking Tech

It should have been the perfect keynote. The conference, SXSW 2008, was one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year for both the

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Midsize mecca Rochester, N.Y., is boosting its infrastructure

Industrious by heritage and by nature, the festive “Flower City” continues to flourish in the bloom of renaissance and growth. As the

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Hilton Debuts Dynamic New Planning Platform

MCLEAN, Va.Hilton has introduced Connect at Hilton Worldwide, an online portal that gives planners instant access to event management tools and

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New Tennessee Openings and Developments for Planners (2022)

There’s no wrong meetings destination to choose from in Tennessee, whether you’re considering the state because of its access to the Great Smoky

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Lessons Learned

The mother of all public relations disasters for the meetings and incentives industry, the AIG junket at Southern California’s St. Regis

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Pigeon Forge, TN, Turns Up the Volume

At the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the town of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., only claims about 6,000 permanent residents, but 14,000

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3 Nashville Hotels Upping Their Meetings Game

It seems like Nashville is on every top travel destinations list in 2019, both for leisure and business travelers, including landing the sixth spot

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Helpful advice for beating the F&B budget blues

It’s pretty much a given that food and beverage costs, especially during the current hotel seller’s market, are rising faster than most

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Arizona dishes out delectable experiences

Whether it’s locally produced wines, pairing dinners, herb-infused cocktails, microbrews or the finest single-malt whiskeys from Scotland,

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Jacek Glesmann, CMP

LANAI, HAWAI‘IJacek Glesmann, CMP, joins Four Seasons Resort Lanai as director

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Sports venues loom large in West/Central Texas

Covering 267,000 square miles, the Lone Star State can seem infinite in places—especially when traveling across its vast western reaches.

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