Vince Alonzo
REAL ID Requirement: What Meeting & Event Planners Need to Know
Starting May 2025, it’s REAL ID or go home for domestic flights As a meeting or event planner, ensuring a seamless travel experience for your attendees is crucial. One major upcoming change could impact domestic travelers heading to your events: starting May 7, 2025, all U.S. airline passengers aged 18 and older will be required […]
Your AI Event Planning Launchpad: A Roadmap for Beginners
If you've yet begin the journey of integrating AI into your workflow, it's essential to have a structured approach. This guide combines key insights and practical tips to help you effectively leverage AI tools for enhancing efficiency, engagement, and personalization in your events.
Moana Surfrider Gets a $70M Makeover
For meeting and event planners seeking a blend of historic charm and modern luxury, in celebration of it 125th anniversary, the Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort & Spa, is undergoing a transformation that promises to elevate the Waikiki experience.
Burning Man’s Iconic 747 Lands at AREA15
AREA15, the immersive and experiential art and entertainment district in Las Vegas, announced that one of Burning Man’s most iconic large-scale art pieces—the famous Boeing 747—is now onsite at the expanded district.
Incentive Awards: Flexibility and Choice Reign Supreme
New research from Maritz, a performance improvement company, provides a roadmap for incentive planners to maximize engagement and ROI.
Dream Big, Event Planners
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, in collaboration with Headspace, is offering event planners a powerful new tool aimed at ensuring attendees are rested, engaged, and ready to maximize their event experience.
Want to Power Up? Try Powering Down
A smartphone is more than just a communication tool; it's a mobile command center. That's why powering down is a vital strategy for safeguarding information, optimizing performance, and ensuring your mobile command center is always ready for action.
Is Your Next Conference Kid-Approved?
In today's professional landscape, work-life balance is increasingly valued. That means providing childcare at conferences and off-site meetings is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.
11 Great Event Icebreakers
Effective icebreaker games at conferences and conventions should be engaging, inclusive, and relevant to the event's purpose. Here are some options with a brief description on how to organize them.
Breaking the Ice
The sound of silence. That's the nightmare of any event planner, or event attendee for that matter, when it comes to networking events at conventions, trade shows and conferences. This is where the magic of icebreaker games comes in.
