Bites & Sites
A Five-Borough Business Events Strategy for Overtourism
To spread the wealth of business travelers, NYC & Company has been working to educate event organizers on opportunities offered by the rest of the city.
4 Reasons Why Global Tourism is Skyrocketing
“Coping With Success: Managing Overcrowding In Tourism Destinations,” a report published by the World Travel & Tourism Council in December 2017, identified four major drivers of the increase in global tourism.
Climate Debate: Caring for the Planet vs. Flying to Conferences
Climate activists are looking to ground air travel. Here’s why the business events industry should take notice.
In the Mood
A Dallas hotel’s pairing of drinks and dishes on a Mood Menu provides some bold — and mellow and cheerful — ideas for events.
What Will Personalized Nutrition Plans Mean for Group F&B?
As genomics and artificial intelligence help consumers make smarter choices for their stomachs at home, they may expect to find menus at meetings tailored to individual biological needs, too.
What’s New in Travel, Food and Beverage
What food trends and stories should event planners have on their radar? Convene provides a weekly roundup of what’s making news in the F&B and business travel worlds.
How the World’s Best Restaurant Completed its Renovation
As an episode in the “7 Days Out” Netflix documentary series showed, sometimes the most complicated projects rely on a simple tool for success.
3 Tips to Accommodate Food Sensitivities
As more attendees make special meal requests, event organizers should follow this advice to send them home satisfied.
Hamburg From Market to Table — Every Step of the Way
During a Hamburg fam trip, Convene’s David McMillin and event professionals, guided by a chef, shopped for and prepared a meal. Here’s what he learned about chanterelles, plums, and team-building in the process.
What’s New in Travel, Food and Beverage
What food trends and stories should event planners have on their radar? Convene provides a weekly roundup of what’s making news in the F&B and business travel worlds.
Meet Me in … New York City
The Big Apple tops STR’s 2019 list of U.S. destinations that meeting planners have their eye on, and across the pond, London leads the pack of international cities on their radar. See what other cities made the list.
USA Today Readers Name Best Hotel Bars and Restaurants
The newspaper’s 10Best makes it easy to love The Big Easy, putting The Pontchartrain Hotel’s Jack Rose and The Sazerac Bar at The Roosevelt New Orleans at the top of its “best” list. Check out what other hotels — across a variety of categories — earned a gold star from readers.