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Oversize Logos at Events

Go big or go home, right? From unique photo ops to enhanced brand recognition, oversize logos can leave a lasting impression.

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Scan for More: New Tool for Interactive Conference...

Audiovisual/production company Animatic Media has a new product, Intelligent Content, that turns on-site images, words, or objects...

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Sustainability Spotlight: 6 Event-Industry Updates

Research, partnerships, and commitment mark recent meetings-industry initiatives.

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Hotel Workers in Several Cities Approve Strike Opt...

Thousands of union workers, many at meetings-focused hotels, could walk out within weeks—or sooner, as some labor contracts have a...

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SLS Set to Open First All-Inclusive in Cancun

North of the hotel zone, in Cancun’s Playa Mujeres area, the luxury property will offer 498 rooms and 23,863 square feet of event ...

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Things to Do in Milwaukee During Connect Marketpla...

We break down a few of the best events and activities to fill your free time.

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New Event Tech Tools for August 2024

BizBash takes a deep dive into the newest tech solutions for events of all types, plus the latest must-know industry news.

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New Venues in Washington, D.C., for Summer 2024 Me...

Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Washington, D.C.

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What You Might Have Missed During Summer 2024 in t...

Take a peek at the hottest events, pop-ups, and activations that took place in New York’s popular getaway spot this summer season....

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Attention, Planners: Countdown to Connect Marketpl...

With just over two weeks until Connect Marketplace kicks off, here’s a preview of a dozen show highlights to look forward to as yo...

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Hurricane Hurdles: Is Your Event Contract Well Pre...

With the southeastern U.S. getting flooded by Debby, some meetings could have their itineraries cut short—and face attrition fees....

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8 Event Invitation Examples to Increase Registrati...

One of the biggest challenges in hosting events is creating and sending effective invitations. If your event invitations are poorl...

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New Venues in San Francisco/Northern California fo...

Take a peek at these trending restaurants, resorts, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in San Francisco and Northe...

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San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Activations

Here's how Hulu, FX, Adult Swim, Peacock, Paramount+, eBay, and other brands grabbed attention from the convention's 130,000-plus ...

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New Venues in Canada for Summer 2024 Meetings and ...

Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Canada.

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NBA 2K25 Summer League: See How Brands Connected B...

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the annual event in Las Vegas.

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Pacific NW’s First InterContinental Opens in Belle...

Across Lake Washington from Seattle, the fast-growing suburb adds a luxury property with a small conference center.

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When Using a High-Profile Speaker Goes Bad

The National Association for Black Journalists landed Donald Trump on short notice for a Q&A panel session in the keynote slot. It...

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Event Lessons from Lollapalooza and the Olympics

Skip the same old, same old at your events. Innovative choices make for memorable experiences.

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Group-Friendly All-Inclusive Marriott Opens in Can...

The Marriott Hotels brand’s very first all-inclusive property has 25,000 square feet of event space, 13 F&B outlets, a large kids ...

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Renting or Buying an LED Video Trailer: Which Is R...

Whether you choose to buy or rent, our LED display screen technology sets the standard for your larger-than-life events.

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New Venues in Seattle for Summer 2024 Meetings and...

Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Seattle.

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WNBA All-Star Weekend 2024

American Express, AT&T, Google, and more scored big ahead of a broadcast that delivered the largest audience ever for a WNBA All-S...

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What Are Your Tricks for Getting Attendees Interac...

Here's how to make everyone—yes, even the introverts—feel connected at your next event.

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Draping Design Ideas

Drapes aren't just practical—they can transform ordinary spaces into opulent environments.

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What Do Younger Attendees Want?

While work-life balance is important, a new survey from ASM Global highlights the importance of work-conference balance, especiall...

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New Marriott Property Opens on Florida’s West Coas...

Adjacent to the Bradenton Area Convention Center, the 252-room Palmetto Marriott also has more than 9,000 square feet of meeting s...

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New Handbook: Event Risk and Crisis Management

ASAE collaborated with two risk- and security-focused societies to create a free guide for association leaders and event planners.

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Next-Level Social Responsibility for Event Groups

When new laws in a meeting destination created controversy among one association’s membership, it chose to engage and support the ...

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Austin Hotels Get Creative as Convention Ctr. Clos...

White Lodging Hospitality is the second hotel consortium to market its properties as a citywide convention package.

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New Venues in Nashville for Summer 2024 Meetings a...

Take a peek at these trending restaurants, resorts, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Nashville.

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How to Use Scents at Events

The right aroma can enhance your event’s atmosphere and leave a lasting impression—without overpowering your attendees.

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BizBash Fresh Faces 2024

See how these rising talents are set to transform the event landscape.

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People First, Tech Second in an Event Tech World

Tech has revolutionized how we connect at events, but people still come first.

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Groups360 Adds Control Tools for Enterprise Planne...

The sourcing-technology company has released a new meeting-management platform layered onto its GroupSync hotel marketplace.

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A Big Event: Informa Set to Buy Ascential for $1.5...

The business-conference and trade-show giant seeks to add the Money 20/20 and Cannes Lions shows to its portfolio.

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Business-Travel Spending Set to Hit New Highs in ’...

GBTA’s just-released 2024 Business Travel Index Outlook sees spending on a strongly upward trend, but progress varies among region...

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Southwest’s Mainstream Move: Good for Meetings?

There are at least nine smaller destinations that could benefit once the airline drops two key policies.

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How to Organize an Event – 10 Tips for Successful ...

Whether you are planning consumer, corporate, or B2B events, this article provides clear steps on how to organize an event from st...

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From the Desert to Disney—Lisa Messina on Joining ...

The destination sales leader moves from one meetings mecca to another. Here, she shares what she'll miss most about Las Vegas, the...

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Unlocking More Holiday Party Reservations: Leverag...

Discover how RestauRent can transform your venue into the top choice for holiday parties.

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Step Inside This Colorful Primal Kitchen x Pintere...

The two brands have teamed up this summer to showcase the condiment brand's products and food trends.

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The Bachelorette's Influencer Sleepover With Jenn ...

To promote the new season of The Bachelorette and celebrate the franchise's first Asian American lead, Disney Entertainment Televi...

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Brad Jackson Is on a Mission to Connect Experienti...

BizBash sat down with Brad Jackson, the founder of Out Of Office, to learn how he turned his freelancing experience into an AI-dri...

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Q&A with Destination-Sales Leader Lisa Messina

The new chief sales officer for Visit Orlando arrives from America’s other business-events megalopolis, Las Vegas. Here are Messin...

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Beyond Luxury: What Matters to Incentive-Travel Pr...

SITE’s latest survey of incentive-travel and motivational-event architects reveals trends around executive involvement in the plan...

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A Perfect Storm Hits GBTA Convention in Atlanta

The global I.T. outage from July 19 was still handcuffing Delta Air Lines on July 23, a day after the Global Business Travel Assoc...

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Corporate Travel Management Renames Its Meetings D...

CTM has dropped “Event Travel Management” in favor of a meeting brand that carries its own name.

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Corporate Group Wins Precedent-Setting Force-Majeu...

A Covid-era case may impact future event-cancellation lawsuits.

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5 Surprising Business-Travel Hot Spots

A new Amex survey identifies the U.S. cities seeing the fastest growth in business travel. They might be second- or third-tier con...

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Who Moved the Needle? EIC Reveals Its Honorees

The Events Industry Council has recognized five Hall of Leaders inductees whose careers have shaped the global business-events fie...

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases fo...

Whether you’re organizing corporate, consumer, or B2B events and aiming to improve your management process, this event planning ch...

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New Venues in San Diego for Summer 2024 Meetings a...

Take a peek at these trending restaurants, resorts, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in San Diego.

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Highlights From VidCon 2024 Activations

See how brands like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Disney+ impressed a crowd of 55,000 savvy digital creators.

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How the 2024 ESPYS Celebrated a Milestone Year for...

Tennis icon Serena Williams made her hosting debut for an award show whose winners included the University of South Carolina women...

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Food and Beverage Trends From the 2024 Summer Fanc...

The Specialty Food Association’s 68th annual Fancy Food Show boasted thousands of exhibitors from food and beverage brands big and...

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Fenty Beauty Has Returned to Roblox

The brand recently relaunched its experience on the gaming platform in conjunction with a new limited-edition product.

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How Milwaukee Got Crisis-Ready for the RNC

A leader with the Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition talks about preparations for the Republican National Conventi...

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Healthcare Exhibitors Flush with $$$

A survey of life-science executives finds trade-show participation has moved front and center in their marketing plans and budgets...

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[Webinar] How to Justify SKO Costs by Proving Impa...

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 2pm ET / 11am PT

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A Medical-Meetings Icon Gets His Due

William Reed is the backbone of the American Society of Hematology’s events team and a fountain of knowledge for planners in life ...

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Speaker Programs: Strategies for Better Engagement

A veteran pharma-event planner presents 3 creative ways to ensure HCPs stay attentive and retain more content when they attend in ...

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New Venues in Las Vegas for Summer 2024 Meetings a...

Take a peek at these trending restaurants, resorts, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Las Vegas.

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Ideas for Using Greenery in Event Design

Flowers get a lot of attention in the event world—but few things transform a space like some well-placed foliage. Here are some of...

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Keep Your Audience Engaged in a Distracted World

Not sure if your audience is retaining information and staying focused?

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New Venues in Atlanta for Summer 2024 Meetings and...

Take a peek at these trending restaurants, resorts, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Atlanta.

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Inside Nike and Dick's Sporting Goods' It's Her Sh...

The two brands have brought back It's Her Shot, a mobile tour featuring skills clinics, pickup games, and WNBA appearances.

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Shreveport-Area Property to Open Early 2025

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will have the first land-based casino in northern Louisiana along with a 25,000-square-foot meeting...

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Meet the Woman Who Gets Event Entrepreneurs Talkin...

The TEN Collective, a community of small-business owners in the meetings industry, gathers online every other week to discuss thei...

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Hard Event Choices: Affordability vs. Sustainabili...

A major survey of planners finds that as meeting costs keep rising, sustainability slides down the list of priorities.

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Big Anaheim Meeting Hotel Refreshes

The Hilton Anaheim, adjacent to the city’s convention center, kicks off a year-long upgrade this summer.

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Hurricane Hardship, but the Show Goes On

A 12,000-person agricultural convention in Houston deftly worked its way around Hurricane Beryl—including holding breakout session...

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How to Choose the Best Event Registration Software

Choosing the best event registration software is vital for organizers aiming to streamline their event management. From managing a...

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New Venues in Boston for Summer 2024 Meetings and ...

Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Boston.

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Event Venue News for July 2024

BizBash rounds up the latest news from hotels, convention centers, meeting spaces, restaurants, and other event venues around the ...

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Why This Miami Shopping Destination Is Bringing Hi...

The Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-Up aims to introduce luxury retail to unexpected, underserved markets as well as bring the South ...

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Olympics-Themed Design and Catering Ideas For Summ...

From edible tennis balls to branded rock-climbing walls, these concepts are ideal for gatherings tied to the upcoming Olympic Game...

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16 Awesome After-Hours Activities for Corporate Gr...

From stargazing to s’mores, here are some fun ideas for event and meeting attendees to do once the sun sets.

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Marriott in the Travel-Management Space?

8 news briefs for the busy meeting professional, including Marriott’s new Spotnana-aligned tool, a big Maritz deal, Dave Dubois’ d...

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Dual-Branded Hilton Debuts in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A Tapestry Collection property joins a Doubletree property to form a 452-room complex with 38,000 square feet of meeting and event...

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Top Trending Stories on BizBash: June 2024

Wondering what the rest of the industry is up to? Here, BizBash offers a peek over the fence at what other event profs have been r...

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Top Brand Activations From Cannes Lions 2024

Discover how Pinterest, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Spotify, Netflix, and other big brands dazzled attendees at this year's Cannes Lio...

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New Venues in Orlando/Central Florida for Summer 2...

Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Orlando/Central Florida...

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Keeping Guests Cool at Outdoor Events

From misting stations to cooling towels, these creative (and often unexpected!) ideas can help your event guests beat the heat thi...

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New Event Tech Tools for July 2024

BizBash takes a deep dive into the newest tech solutions for events of all types, plus the latest must-know industry news.

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7 A.I. Tips and Techniques for Novices

Increasingly, business-event professionals are using artificial-intelligence tools to aid their marketing, brainstorming, data ana...

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Chicago’s Kimpton Hotel Monaco Rebrands as L7 Chic...

A 1912 building in the Chicago Loop that once served as a hat factory is now the first L7 hotel in North America.

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Pleasing the Toughest Event Audience: Fellow Plann...

As she builds out her shows’ educational and networking opportunities, Tinsley Conway of Connect Meetings stays ahead of mainstrea...

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New Meetings-Friendly Hotel Comes to DFW Metroplex

The Drury Plaza Hotel Dallas Arlington is the largest Drury to open with notable event space since the brand’s 604-room Orlando pr...

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Top Trends Changing F&B

The Specialty Food Association’s 2024 Summer Fancy Food Show provides insights into how people think about what they consume.

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Best Swapcard Alternatives and Competitors in 2024

With so many all-in-one event management platforms available today, selecting the best one for your company or organization has be...

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Networking’s Next Wave: 8 Interactive Ideas to Cap...

Beyond Small Talk: Innovative Approaches from Interactive Entertainment Group to Make Your Networking Event the Place to Be

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New Venues in New York for Summer 2024 Meetings an...

Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in New York.

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Cool Event Ideas From June 2024

Here’s a look at some steal-worthy ideas we spotted in June 2024.

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How Copa America Kicked Off Michelob Ultra’s Big M...

The Anheuser-Busch brand continues to invest dollars into the sport as it grows in popularity in the U.S.

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Creative Ways Brands Used the Sky as Their Canvas

From drone shows to punchy banners, see how brands made an impact by making everyone look up.

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Another Big City Sees Hotel Workers Get Sizable Ra...

In Washington D.C., unionized employees at 20 hotels will have new contract terms over four years, starting in September.

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Big Meetings Agency Adds Facial-Analysis Tool to O...

ConferenceDirect will collaborate with technology firm Zenus to provide event clients with an attendee-sentiment gauge that’s prom...

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One Event-Sustainability Struggle: The Food-Waste ...

According to a new study by the World Wildlife Fund and Astrapto, meeting professionals want more collaboration with venues to sol...

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Historic D.C. Hotel Gets a Complete Update

A host property for many international dignitaries and a few U.S. presidents, the 559-room hotel has updated its guest rooms, meet...

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California Drops the Hammer on Hidden Fees

7 things meeting professionals need to know about the Golden State’s new “Honest Pricing Law” that goes into effect on July 1....

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Two of Chicago’s Biggest Summer Galas Were Just Da...

From Cabaret to A Midsummer Night's Dream, one design team was behind this year's looks for the Museum of Contemporary Art's ArtEd...

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Event Engagement Ideas From Money20/20 Europe

The fintech conference merged cutting-edge technology with memorable moments of human connection.

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Double Impact: Co-Located Event-Tech, Sustainabili...

Event Sustainability Live will once again run alongside Event Tech Live at ExCel London, and include a new sustainable-event showc...

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Texas Hill Country Sees Meeting-Property Renovatio...

Outside of San Antonio, a 227-room Hilton adds décor upgrades with a western flavor.

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Best Eventbrite Alternatives and Competitors in 20...

Disclaimer: This analysis was conducted considering the best eventbrite alternatives and competitors based on the information avai...

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Best Whova Alternatives and Competitors in 2024

Disclaimer: This analysis was conducted considering the top Whova alternatives and competitors based on the information available ...

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Pride Month 2024: A Look at Events Celebrating the...

Find out what you might have missed during this monthlong series of events and what’s still to come.

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Memorable Moments From Google I/O 2024

See inside Google’s 2024 I/O developer conference, which was packed with announcements and artificial intelligence demos—plus expe...

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Turning One-Time Event Guests Into Annual Attendee...

What keeps an event attendee coming back year after year? We asked some experts to share their secrets to year-round engagement.

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Inside Activations From Gov Ball 2024

Brand activations showed up and showed out at this year’s Governors Ball Music Festival from the likes of the NBA, Supergoop, Raku...

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Inclusivity in Many Ways: The National Medical Ass...

Derrick Johnson, director of conventions & events for NMA, discusses how the annual-meeting experience is enhanced by engaging att...

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A Winning Event Combo: Recognition, Appreciation, ...

The two co-located conferences that comprise the American Nurses Association’s annual meeting deliver plenty of celebration along ...

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Multi-Language Interpretation Tool Debuts for Inte...

Interprefy Now is geared towards sessions where conversations take place, such as ad boards and investigator meetings, rather than...

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What's New in Meetings and Trade Shows: June 2024

BizBash rounds up the latest news related to meetings, trade shows, and CVBs/DMOs.

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Carbon Labeling on Event Menus

In the future, understanding the carbon impact of food choices could be as simple as counting calories—transforming consumer habit...

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Event Venue News for June 2024

BizBash rounds up the latest news from hotels, convention centers, meeting spaces, restaurants, and other event venues around the ...

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Books for Event Professionals

Planning your summer reading list? We've got you covered.

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This Firm Capitalizes on Company Culture to Create...

BizBash sat down with TENFOLD founder and CEO Rachel Friedman to talk about how financial firms are seeing the ROI in experiential...

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Call for Nominations: BizBash's 15 Over 50

BizBash is highlighting event profs who inspire us with their longevity and leadership.

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Why Tribeca Fest Organizers Expanded One of Its Si...

Find out why brand storytelling got a bigger stage at this year's event. Plus, see other events and activations from the annual fe...

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Duke Energy Center Pulls the Plug Until 2026

Cincinnati’s convention center is closing on July 1 for comprehensive upgrades to the building’s systems, meeting spaces, and aest...

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5 Ways to Make Your Event More Inclusive of the LG...

From the registration process to the know-before-you-go document, here are some ideas to help make events more welcoming.

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Elvis Slept Here: Kauai’s Coco Palms Resort Redeve...

IHG will have its first property in Hawaii with the revival of the resort that served as the backdrop for the hotel scenes in “Blu...

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Risk and Reward: Meetings in Hurricane Season

Favorable hotel deals are appearing for event groups willing to gather in hurricane-prone areas in late 2024 and 2025. How does a ...

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Planners, Suppliers Weigh In on Engagement Strateg...

Personalization is the name of the game, but the challenges in doing that are formidable, say survey respondents.

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Best Stova Alternatives and Competitors in 2024

Disclaimer: This analysis was conducted considering the leading event management platforms based on the information available on t...

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