Event Venues

Dutch Museum and Convention Center Partner for Drive-Through Exhibit

A Rotterdam art museum and convention center embraced the new drive-in trend for an innovative experience for art lovers during the pandemic.

BY Curt Wagner September 21, 2020

Hotels and Event Venues Get Schooled

Meeting space is being repurposed to cater to the needs of schoolchildren — and their working parents — to get their work done in a safe environment outside the home.

BY Convene Editors September 16, 2020

How an Incentive Group Met Safely in Aruba This Month

The Fields Group’s client wanted to reward its sales partners with a trip this year, despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how they pulled it off.

BY Michelle Russell September 11, 2020

Zero-Attrition Offers Grow to Entice Group Business

More and more hotels are announcing that they’ve waived attrition fees for 2020 group bookings.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst September 10, 2020

Hilton Expands Cleanliness Standards Program to Event Planning

Hilton EventReady with CleanStay will address “the whole event experience.”

BY Barbara Palmer July 10, 2020

4 More Venues Earn STAR Certification for Facility Preparedness

The Orange County Convention Center, Overland Park Convention Center, Hard Rock Stadium, and STAPLES Center follow the Georgia World Congress Center as accredited facilities.

BY Curt Wagner July 9, 2020

3 DMOs on Group Business in the Living-With-COVID-19 World

Destination and venue leaders from three convention cities share how they have weathered the first half of 2020 and what they are doing to prepare for the future.

BY David McMillin July 2, 2020

How CVBs Are Helping Destinations Safely Reopen

As destinations have started to lift stay-at-home orders and businesses are reopening their doors, CVBs are helping to ensure their communities stay safe as they ready to welcome visitors once again.

BY Casey Gale June 28, 2020

Lack of Standardization at Event Venues in the Time of COVID: A Good Thing?

As the events industry eagerly looks forward to the possibility of bringing small groups together face to face, initiatives around safety and hygiene at event venues are proliferating. And perhaps the lack of uniformity is okay, as long as the standards are consistently high.

BY Michelle Russell June 25, 2020

Hilton CEO Talks About the Future and the Guest Experience

In a Washington Post webinar, Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta discussed the contactless hotel experience and how the recovery will play out.

BY Michelle Russell May 22, 2020

How to Make the ‘New Normal’ of Face-to-Face Work

As event organizers try to envision what’s next for meetings and trade shows, Freeman has released a new set of considerations and changes to help safeguard their attendees.

BY David McMillin May 20, 2020

A Socially Distant Concert During COVID-19

The first concert in a music venue since the COVID-19 crisis began included fog sprayers, fan pods, and limits on bathroom-goers. Is this a preview of the future of face-to-face engagement?

BY David McMillin May 20, 2020

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