With the right planning and dedication, any event can aim for zero waste. This isn't just an admirable goal—it's a business imperative. As sustainability moves from a buzzword to a core business value ...

In her 12 years at event-technology firm Cvent, Allyson Keenan has risen from marketing intern to event planner to event-operations manager and event technologist. So, she has a broad and clear ...

Khris Baizen Senior Director of Production Sales Encore “I’ve embraced a mindset where change is not a one-time occurrence but a continuous cycle of improvement.” Read Baizen’s change story. Jennifer ...

increase in overall meeting and event costs for 2025 comes with a caveat from Maritz: You could pay more depending on the location. “If you’re looking at a major commerce hub that’s also trendy with ...

The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla., presently part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, will soon become the Signia by Hilton Diplomat Resort, reinforcing the property’s focus on serving ...

With many organizations in the midst of setting their travel and event budgets for 2025, the recently released Global Business Travel Forecast from business-travel and meetings agency CWT and the ...

As a group, the organizations on this year’s CMI 25 list executed nearly 150,000 corporate meetings and more than 1,400 incentive-travel programs. In total, those events used more than 7 million room ...

As a coalition of professional, industry, and labor associations within the business-event industry, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance engages state and federal officials to encourage them to ...

In Kauai, Hawaii, the Coco Palms Resort, once host to celebrity guests such as Elvis Presley, Rita Hayworth, and Frank Sinatra, never reopened after Hurricane Iniki struck the island in 1992. Now, ...

Research on climate-impact menu labels has proven their effectiveness with consumers. A study conducted in 2022 and published on the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network found that when certain ...

of the event or those attending the show for the first time. The researchers also found variations by industry. Food and restaurant conferences are one example of a late-registering sector, with 54 ...

According to the March 2024 Cvent Source Snapshot Report, which analyzes data from tens of thousands of event requests for proposal sent through the company’s system, meeting volume is creeping up ...