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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.
Choose Your Online Event Platform Using This Lens
It pays to dedicate more time to strategy and less to demos.
Zero-Attrition Offers Grow to Entice Group Business
More and more hotels are announcing that they’ve waived attrition fees for 2020 group bookings.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week.
What Planners Need From CVBs in the Time of COVID-19
PCMA Convene’s 2020 Recovery Directory looks at several CVBs to see what they are doing to ensure they can host safe and sanitary events and give planners and attendees the confidence to meet in their destinations.
Webinar: Re-Designing for Engagement in a Virtual Environment
In the past few months, the rapid adoption of virtual events and meetings have upended the events landscape and forced event professionals to rethink how participants engage, interact and communicate through a screen. How do you re-design your virtual events to effectively break through the noise to engage a distant (and often distracted) audience?
Roller-Skating Carhops? How One CVB Took a Retro Approach to Safely Showcase its Dining Scene
Newport Beach & Company serves up good food, entertainment, and safety during socially distanced media event promoting the city’s first-ever restaurant month campaign.
Faculty Webinar: Navigating the Future of Events
The world of events is changing. Organizations and their members have now embraced the idea of digital meetings and events, something that many may have never considered before. Our experts, Hud Englehart and Jim Russell, will discuss where the industry was, how it is transitioning, and what they see for the future.
5 Reasons Why and 5 Ways to Bring Meditation Into Your Virtual Event
Thinking of adding an optional mindfulness session to your online event program? Here’s a handful of things to keep in mind.
Columbus: An Ally in the Fight Against Social Injustice
As demonstrations have rippled through the country in recent months, Experience Columbus has taken decisive actions to communicate it supports minority communities.
Five Questions for George Aguel
As the Visit Orlando CEO prepares for his retirement after a 46-year career in hospitality and tourism, he reflects on his achievements, what’s next, and his thoughts on the industry’s recovery.