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Top Cities Ranked by Event Professionals

Curt Watkins, principal at Watkins Research, on what’s changed in the CVB industry, and what planners are looking for now.

October 1, 2018

Why More Medical Meetings Are Looking at Airport Hotels

With time-strapped health-care professionals as their audience, more organizers are making airports their final event destination.

BY David McMillin October 1, 2018

3 Ideas for Economical, Food-Related Centerpieces

Instead of pricier floral arrangements, why not try a few food-related options?

BY Convene Editors October 1, 2018

Another Way to Look at ‘Sustainable Tourism’

A Tourism Ireland event at Lotte New York Palace Hotel in Manhattan reinforced the value of tourism to economies and societies.

BY Michelle Russell September 25, 2018

How CVBs Create Memorable Site Visits

Comments from planner respondents to the biennial Watkins Report show that when CVBs go out of their way to make personal connections with them, it has a big impact on site selection.

BY Casey Gale September 24, 2018

Placing Bets on Kentucky International Convention Center

With the Kentucky International Convention Center reopening, Louisville is back in the race to win convention business.

BY Cristi Kempf September 17, 2018

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Chef Goes Glocal for Worldchefs Dinner

How do you impress the world’s top chefs with the menu at a gala dinner? The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre chef decided to go all in with Malaysian cuisine. 

BY Corin Hirsch September 17, 2018

A Smarter Way to Fight Food Waste

At two successive food-waste conferences, attendees were given opportunities to continue to address this ‘societal breakdown,’ long after the events ended.

BY Casey Gale September 10, 2018

How to Meet in a Museum

The 21C Museum Hotel in Oklahoma City mixes whiteboards, paintings, and one-of-a-kind experiences.

BY Barbara Palmer September 4, 2018

Atlantic City Is Dealt a Fresh Hand

After years of struggles, Atlantic City’s future looks bright and sparkly with the opening of two new hotels.

BY Casey Gale September 4, 2018

3 Major Challenges Facing Travel and Tourism

At the IMEX Policy Forum 2018, World Tourism and Travel Council president and CEO Gloria Guevara Manzo identified three major issues concerning the travel and tourism community.

BY Casey Gale August 15, 2018

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