Jan D. Freitag, CHIA, MBA National Director, Hospitality Analytics, CoStar Group Motivating force: When we have disagreements about future trends in our internal meetings eventually someone will say: “Let the data set you free”. I hope that my work with and commentary on the hotel data has allowed meeting planners to be more thoughtful about their […]
Back to Business Lisa Messina Chief Sales Officer, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Motivating force: My background in hospitality comes from a place of service. It gives me joy to help others achieve their goals—whether growing their career or pleasing their constituents by delivering fabulous events. Elements of a stellar hospitality career: I […]
Australia is is encouraging future planning with a new campaign called “Come and Say G’day—Don’t Go Small. Go Australia” by promoting the country as “a friendly, welcoming and enticing place” to meet.
SITE Classic, Society of Incentive Travel Executives Foundation’s annual fundraiser at The Boca Raton in The Palm Beaches, Florida, unveiled the latest trends to 230 global attendees.
Powered by Smart Meetings and IMEX Group The good news is that meeting professionals are busy planning events of all types again. The challenge is that these programs must navigate a complex maze of issues around lack of availability at venues, inflationary prices on everything from chicken to hotel rooms, increased technology lift, social change, […]
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Hilton and Marriott both reported increased earnings and revenue per available room after a summer of travel recovery, which bodes well for meeting professionals who are eager to attend events before taking a few extra days alone..
The Hawaii Convention Center is ramping up its efforts in implementing a carbon offset and environmental restoration program on the islands.
Many industry associations are beginning to introduce European initiatives or are in the early stages of hosting Euro events. Find out the who, what and where of the latest expansions.
What has been the response by global meeting professionals to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Despite the danger involved, the response has been nothing short of heroic.
