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 ...

Late October saw the debut of Pendry Hotels and Resorts’ 10th U.S property, Pendry Natirar, in Somerset County, N.J. Located on a 500-acre estate about 40 miles west of New York City and 70 miles ...

If your 2025 meeting budgets aren’t at least 4.3 percent over what you spent this year, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself in the hole. That’s upshot of the meetings and events cost forecast ...

According to a recent survey, it seems that a lot of corporate meeting planners are juggling more work beyond booking and building out their organizations’ events. The 2025 Planner Sourcing Report, ...

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 ...

Welcome to MeetingsNet’s 2024 CMI 25 list, a select directory of the biggest independent meeting-planning companies working with the U.S. corporate market. To compile the list, MeetingsNet compares ...

In late July, the American Society of Association Executives published a comprehensive toolkit to help association leaders navigate the various elements of risk and crisis management. The Associations ...

With its topping-out ceremony set for mid-July, the newest hospitality addition to the Shreveport-Bossier City area is on track to debut in Q1 2025. Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will be a 545-room ...

Just as the 2024 hurricane season began on June 1, a few meetings-focused hotels in South Florida, both on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, publicized promotions to the group market featuring especially ...

Let’s start with this statistic: On average in 2023, 45 percent of conference attendees delayed registering until four weeks or less before an event. That’s among the eye-popping findings in a new ...

To understand the attendee experience at your events, all you have to do is ask. If done right, the answers will help you build an even better experience the next time around because they’ll provide ...

Recent studies by the Incentive Research Foundation show a notable trend: Attendees are losing interest in formal, often lengthy award ceremonies. Instead, they’d rather experience the local culture ...