The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved the formation of the Phoenix Sports and Events Commission, which will leverage the destination's outsized role hosting major pro sports events.

For a city of 546,574 people, Tucson has become a busy, busy place. Nowhere is that more evident than at the 233,000-square-foot Tucson Convention Center.

Meetings Today LIVE! Corporate/Incentive kicked off this week in The Bahamas, giving planners the opportunity to meet face-to-face with some of the top suppliers in the incentives sector and pairing the business experience with myriad activities offered at our host property, Atlantis Paradise Island.

I had the opportunity to experience Marriott’s Convention & Resort Network’s Summer in the City event July 10-12 in Chicago, and it’s easy to see why they’ve managed to take what used to be connecting at Cubs game and turn it into a nationwide meetings industry networking tour.

Olympian Meeting, a pioneer in integrating holistic wellness into the meetings and events industry, launched mindfulness sessions tailored specifically for the conference experience, available for free on YouTube and Spotify. 

One of Florida’s most iconic resorts, the Diplomat Beach Resort, is now under the Hilton umbrella. The resort will also be receiving refreshed amenities to reflect its new era for meetings and events.

Hyatt New York celebrated its 10th anniversary with the announcement of a multimillion-dollar renovation slated for completion in January that will inaugurate the 3,500-square-foot Manhattan Suite in a private wing on the hotel’s top floor.

Following an 18-month, $51 million project, the newly renovated Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland (HCCC) celebrated its grand opening and expansion earlier this summer and welcomed the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) as the first group to use the newly expanded space in August.