New Venue Openings and Renovations in Washington State (2021)

By lifting all restrictions on June 30—with a

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Ruby River Hotel in Spokane

Funny Face Bakes Up Epic Custom Cookies for Events

I’m giving Mindy Weiss, of Beverly Hills-based Mindy Weiss Party Consultants, this find, as I saw her post an item on social

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Funny Face Bakery custom-made cookies.

A Beautiful Boston Renovation and Other New East Coast Hotels

Stay up to date on the latest venue openings and property renovations, including these found in the East. Massachusetts   This

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On Demand Webinar - The New Live Engagement Program: Virtual is Here to Stay

In this live webinar, we’ll share tips and best practices on how to improve your virtual event channel so you can deliver great virtual events that

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Futuristic Hotel to Debut This Fall in Orlando⁠—Plus 3 Other New Southern Hotels

Stay up to date on the latest venue openings and property renovations, including these found in the South. North Carolina  Opened

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Join the Celebration of Life for Meetings Innovator Elizabeth Glau

Many in the meetings and events world will gather online Sunday, August 15 to celebrate the life of

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Elizabeth Glau memorial on Eventbrite.

A Wealth of New Facilities Has New Orleans Primed for Post-Pandemic Meetings

For a destination that prides itself on the pageantry of its history, a lot has changed in New Orleans since the pandemic 

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New Orleans brass band.

Lessons Learned From the Pandemic Experience, According to Meetings Industry Leaders

The path forward is often paved by lessons learned from the past. As meetings and events industry professionals work to navigate through the pandemic

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2020 planner notebook with a mask on top

Columbus, Ohio's Collaborative Spirit and Preparedness Builds Confidence in Meetings

Meetings and conventions have started to return to Columbus, Ohio. “Things have come back quicker than anticipated, and we are extremely excited

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20 Meetings Trendsetters Who Made a Difference in the Last Year

As we (hopefully!) soon exit the “pandemic era,” we thought giving recognition to those who have helped keep the industry afloat was in order, as it

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4 Sports Venues for Memorable Events in Washington, D.C.

When it comes to professional sports, Washington, D.C.’s got it all, literally. It’s represented in the four major professional sports leagues in the

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On Demand Webinar - Legal Considerations in the Post-Pandemic Period

Join Meetings Today and top meetings industry attorney, Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., principal of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, to discover how you should

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VICI Properties to Acquire MGM Growth Properties for $17.2 Billion

A New York City-based real estate investment trust (REIT) will soon become the Las Vegas Strip’s biggest landowner. It was announced August 4 that

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Don’t Forget These 9 F&B Priorities as We Resume In-Person Meetings

As we begin to host in-person meetings again, what do we need to remember, relearn—and maybe re-invent—about

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Tap These 10 Key Negotiation Strategies as In-Person Meetings Resume

Distance truly does make the heart grow fonder, which is why the industry is buzzing at the

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Meet in Detroit and Meet Detroit

TCF Center  From outdoor meeting spaces to neighborhood harvests, Detroit is quite the green city. TCF Center is a Green Meetings Industry

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Detroit Riverwalk, Photo by Stephen McGee

Checking In With a Vegas Entertainment Vet

Jaki Baskow, CEO and founder of Las Vegas Speakers Bureau and Baskow Talent, is a Las Vegas entertainment and speaker booking legend, having plied

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Idaho Is Primed for the Post-Pandemic Era With Wide-Open Allure for Groups

Like many destinations that boast wide-open spaces and little congestion in their downtown meetings and conventions cores, Idaho was in prime

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Rafting near Boise, Idaho.

7 Lessons on Resiliency From a Meetings Veteran’s 70 Podcasts

"Team, I’d like to ask you to get ready to work from home in case we need to.” It was the end of February 2020 and I could see some smiling

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2 Outside-the-Box Teambuilding Ideas for Beach Events

As in-person meetings prepare to relaunch, beaches, a traditional event

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Wildly Different's Beach Buggy Battle teambuilding event.