Alyssa Frank is Sliding into the Industry
Alyssa Frank has grown into the meeting and events industry through her work with Minnesota’s Northwestern Mutual network.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dissatisfaction High Amongst Event Professionals
As diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives abound, and its acronym — DEI — is worn as a badge of honor in the business events...
Economic Uncertainty Eclipses COVID-19 Concerns in Business Travel Industry
Where does the recovery of business travel stand?
How to Identify the Ideal Digital Platform
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, planners’ attention turned to understanding the multitude of digital meeting platform options that emerged overnight.
Meetings and Events Moving Full Steam Ahead Toward Full Recovery
The meetings and events industry continues to signal that it’s moving full steam ahead toward full recovery.
The Newest Trends for Delivering Impactful Virtual Events
While in-person events are making a comeback, live attendance is up for both virtual events and webinars, with an increase in attendee engagement.
Hotel Industry Working with Job Corps to Staff Up
In an effort to ignite the hospitality workforce, attract more hotel employees and dampen the impact of the workforce shortage across services, the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation is partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps.
Will You Flip the Event Script for a More Sustainable World?
If you’re not talking about sustainability, climate or the environment, more than mere buzzwords, you’re already late in the meetings industry.
Business Spending Is Coming Back, but More Slowly than Predicted
Unfortunately, the travel industry isn’t escaping the same issues that are plaguing many industries across the globe right now— inflation, energy prices, supply chain challenges, labor shortages and more.
A Greener Future for the U.S. Travel Industry
To help coordinate disparate efforts, this summer, the U.S. Travel Association launched a new Sustainable Travel Coalition to help align the travel, transportation and technology sectors in developing and advancing strategies to enable a more sustainable future for the broader U.S. travel industry.