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July 2025
Touchdown! Sporting events are all the rage these days. Destinations like Orlando, Atlanta and Las Vegas are getting in on the action—and creating community while they’re at it. After reading up on how to play ball with your corporate groups, check out some alternatives venues for their next gather, as well as catch up on the latest trends in new hospitality developments. Did you know America’s first hospitality brand was powered by a female fleet? They were called the Harvey Girls, and you’ll learn all about them in this July 2025 Smart Meeting issue.
Features
July 24, 2025
Bling Your MeetingsEvents That Live and Breathe
More than ever, as attendee interest in communal experiences, outdoor environments and emotional resonance continues to grow, event professionals are moving beyond traditional venues, like hotel ballrooms and convention centers,…
July 22, 2025
TrendsThe Women Who Fed the West
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.…
July 7, 2025
Bling Your MeetingsNew and Renovated Properties
New and renovated properties are catching the eye of many meeting profs. Jan Freitag, a leading market analyst in the hospitality industry, explains, economic conditions are driving this trend.
July 2, 2025
Bling Your MeetingsSports Venues: Sports, Community and the Power of Relationships
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…
In Every Issue
July 31, 2025
The List: Get Smart About Sound
Colored ”noises, which refer to different sound frequencies in the way colors correspond to different light frequencies, are becoming an increasingly common way to get rest away from home. Each…
July 28, 2025
CareerTake 5: Balancing the Stage
Jessie States, CMP, CMM, consulting vice president for Meeting Professionals International, knows a few things about booking keynotes that make an impact. We asked her how she does it.
July 23, 2025
Brilliant ExperiencesHidden Gems: Dark Skies, Brilliant Insights
Stargazing can foster a sense of wonder, curiosity and the perspective that whatever your challenges, they pale in comparison to the vast cosmos. And there’s no better place for that…
July 16, 2025
Food and BeverageEssential F&B: Culinary Afterthoughts
Why inclusive F&B is more important than ever Offering a meal is, of course, a time-honored ritual of inclusion. And in this moment when inclusion, as a pillar of DEI,…
July 9, 2025
CareerAccidental Planner: The ‘When’ of Efficient Event Sourcing
How do you properly source an event? For the basics and beyond, we talked to Gaylord National Hotel Manager Ryan Verhulst, who has more than 25 years of hospitality experience.
July 3, 2025
Smart Start RadioSmart Start Radio—”Don’t Water Down the Soap”: Hospitality with Intention, One Mocktail at a Time
In this episode of Smart Start Radio, hosts Sara Robertson and Eming Piansay sit down with two trailblazers transforming the beverage experience at events: Carl Radke, entrepreneur and co-founder of…
July 1, 2025
Food and BeverageHealthy World: Certifying Us, Not Them
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.
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