Smart Meetings

The American West of the 1870s was as far as can be imagined from a five-star hospitality experience, especially along the new railroad lines that replaced the wagon train trails. There were no dining cars in those territories yet. Locomotives needed to stop every 100 miles to take on fresh water for their steam engines. One man transformed all this. Along with, over the course of his enterprise, some 100,000 women.

For Marriott Convention & Resort Network’s Meet with Momentum Summer in the City customer event based at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, the brand played to the strengths of the destination with creative immersive activities.

Sports venues also have a way of engaging and creating memorable experiences with their local community, something meeting planners can leverage to make their events even more memorable by getting their groups involved during and around sporting events and engaging with the local community.

Discover Puerto Rico launched The Green Path, created to empower visitors to become certified ‘Responsible Travelers’ through engaging educational content and immersive storytelling rooted in sustainability.

Seasoned planners know the location alone can make a big difference in attendance and engagement. That’s why more and more groups are heading to beautiful island spots.