Columbus’ business entities—from the hospitality community to the city government and higher education institutions— understood the important of meetings to the state capital. Here’s how they collaborated to create a safe and inclusive environment for groups.
While meetings and conventions took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, Columbus didn’t stop working to ensure that when the time came to return to in-person meetings, planners and attendees had all the tools they needed for a successful event.
Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sits down with Hilton Worldwide Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales Americas Frank Passanante about some big news from the iconic hotel company, including the massive new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas development and Resorts World.
California is set to allow gatherings of up to 5,000 people indoors and 10,000 outdoors without significant health and safety precautions. Following is the situation on the ground in three major California meetings and conventions destinations, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento.
Matthew Maddox, CEO of Wynn Resorts, thinks deep about what it means to be a leader, how Wynn Resorts navigated the pandemic, and why face-to-face meetings will only emerge stronger once COVID-19 is in the rear-view mirror.
While many destinations suffered a calamity during the COVID-19 pandemic, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina’s leisure tourism market kept the coffers full, and some major renovation and new-build projects are welcoming back meetings and events groups.
As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in the U.S., meetings and events organizers are faced with the hot-button issue of requiring proof of vaccination, or “vaccine passports,” for admittance to events. Here’s what experts convened by the Event Leadership Institute think.
