Event Management

As in-person meetings and events come roaring back, so do the bad actors looking to rip off your attendees, your sponsors, and your organization. Be on the lookout for these common conference scams so you can stop the scammers before they do any lasting damage.

Demand for hotel space is rising almost as fast as inflation. In this challenging climate, what can meeting and event professionals do to secure the best deal? Five experts from Hilton spill their secrets.

Distributed companies benefit from regularly gathering teams and creating camaraderie. Some companies are happy to use up funds previously allocated to office leases. Others invest even more.

Some planners believe recorded conference sessions should be uploaded ASAP. Others feel the material should be repurposed, which takes time — weighing the pros and cons of sooner versus later.

Planning pros are starved for time, and any tool that can help with project management is welcomed. But not all are the same. Here we look at some options and the strengths and weaknesses of each.

A hurricane is considered a typical force majeure event, but if a business event is canceled before it makes landfall in an area not under an evacuation order, are you still protected?

A newly released report suggests that 2023 room rates will rise, often in double digits, in 25 major cities worldwide. This is unwelcome news to business event budgets already ravaged by inflation.

Strikes, acts of terrorism, or extreme weather, as demonstrated this week by the wrath of Hurricane Ian, are potential disruptors when a group gathers. What can cities do to help event planners when disruption hits? 

How the request for proposal became a vehicle for the misappropriation of someone else's work. 

As costs for just about everything skyrocket, what should meeting and event planners do? Is package pricing the way to go?