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Industry Association News

IACC and MPI Form Strategic Alliance

Organizations to collaborate on meetings industry initiatives. International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), the global association representing the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues, has announced details of a strategic partnership with Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global meetings and events industry association. The alliance will see the two organizations […]

Incentives

Whale Watching Off Santa Barbara

The area between the Santa Barbara Coast and the Channel Islands offer some of the best whale watching in the world. The Condor Express is one of Santa Barbara’s most modern whale watching, dinner cruise, party cruise, and private charter boats.

Event Design

Milwaukee’s Baird Center Offers Oasis of Calm

In Milwaukee, the Baird Center is undergoing a $456 million expansion that will include modifications throughout the facility to accommodate attendees that suffer from sensory sensitivity. Autism, PTSD, anxiety, cystic fibrosis, ADHD and epilepsy are just a few sensory sensitivities millions of children and adults cope with every day.

Destinations

Hilton to Manage Expansion Space at the Indiana Convention Center

Hilton officials have signed the management agreement to operate the new convention space and an adjacent hotel Two important milestones on the path to construction of the sixth expansion of the Indiana Convention Center and a new 800-room Signia by Hilton Indianapolis have now been reached. “The two items we crossed off the to-do list […]

Best Practices

2023 Most Read Articles on MeetingsEvents.com

These are the stories that resonated most with readers in 2023 Though our site is relatively new, these are the stories that have had the most resonance with readers last year. Check them out. 1. Great Corporate Social Responsibility ProgramsNeed a great CSR idea? Here are 18 of them. Click here to read. 2. Keep […]

Best Practices

Key Details Every RFP Should Have

The RFP process is a crucial step in any procurement process. It ensures fairness, transparency, and informed decision-making for both organizations and vendors. But don’t let that scare you if it’s your first time dealing with vendors. Follow this template and things should run smoothly.

Industry Experts

Blast Off?

Now, this is what I call a high-end incentive.  Space Perspective, the world's first and only carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, is on a mission to make space travel accessible to more people than ever before.

Incentives

Marriott International Redefines the Luxury Landscape

Marking Marriott's 500th luxury property with The St. Regis Riyadh, the company's formidable portfolio now spans 69 countries and territories with five new hotels slated to open in the final weeks of 2023 in coveted and emerging destinations around the globe.

Industry Hotel & Resort Companies

The Points Guy Releases Annual List of Best Hotel Openings of 2023

The Points Guy (TPG) released the brand's annual list of the most exciting, newly opened hotels that opened around the world this year. The list of fabulous properties is TPG's longest to date and includes everything from over-the-top jetsetter favorites to under-the-radar tropical resorts and even budget-friendly points hotels.

Destinations

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Celebrates Grand Opening

In a prelude to one of Las Vegas' most anticipated grand openings, Fontainebleau Las Vegas hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 13, hours before the resort's public debut.