PCMA’s Catalyst Community offers their ideas on whether complimentary Wi-Fi service for event attendees is a must — and how to pay for it if it is.

‘Life’s Rewards,’ an eight-episode comedy program co-produced by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater DMO, gives the destination major screen time — and provides a case-study example of a new CVB business model spurred by the pandemic.

There is no such thing as a hybrid event — there are digital events and in-person events.

This webinar will outline the steps needed to develop and ultimately execute a safe and productive live in person event. Learn how the leaders of a recent event successfully executed their live-in person event and attracted thousands of buyers and exhibitors.

In the latest Business Events Recovery Dashboard, planners and suppliers are divided on whether the recent CDC guidance on vaccinated people going mask-free will result in higher attendance at in-person events. But they are both focusing their efforts on creating new business models that work in the current events environment.

Fortune’s annual survey of CEOs shows that only one in 10 corporate leaders plans to require proof of vaccination for employees to return to the office. And while few leaders want their teams to continue fully remote work, the majority are on board for hybrid work schedules.

The Incentive Research Foundation recently published a white paper summarizing facilitated conversations among incentive travel professionals who met in April in The Palm Beaches. Here’s a recap.

Fifteen months into the pandemic, some event marketers are still struggling to achieve similar results from their digital events as their previous in-person versions, according to a study from videoconferencing company BlueJeans.

Unpredictable airfares, fluctuating entry restrictions, and rental car shortages are just a few of the challenges facing travelers right now, according to travel writer Peter Greenberg, who spoke at Destination International’s recent CEO Summit.

Convene checked in with two associations that produced digital events in 2020 to learn what they are doing differently this year. One leaned into interactive online opportunities for participants while the other went from complimentary registration to an “attainable” pricing model.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF), but in many respects, ECEF 2021 — making its debut as a hybrid event — will feel entirely new. Produced by Lippman Connects, the in-person ECEF 21 will take place Nov. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, with

Join HQ and local leaders as we discuss the future of events, membership engagement, and volunteerism. You will hear from all 17 of PCMA’s North American Regional Chapters through a series of panel discussions.