Andrea Doyle

Andrea has been covering meetings, events, and trade shows for more than three decades. She is the proud recipient of many journalism awards, the most recent of which was a story featuring Ron Walden, Reed Exhibitions USA’s first Global Executive Sponsor for Race. She received a B.A. from New York University, majoring in English and journalism. She kicks off every summer by participating in the Spring Lake Five Mile run and spends many weekends “down the shore” enjoying Asbury Park’s dynamic music scene.

Inspiration

European River Cruises Set Sail in Meetings and Events Market

Small river cruise ships are being custom built with meetings and corporate retreats in mind. Do they have the tools in place to accommodate these gatherings?

5 days ago

Skift's worldwide team gathers in Puerto Rico

Inspiration

8 Takeaways From Skift’s First Retreat as a Fully Dispersed Company

Skift gathered its worldwide team together for a retreat in Puerto Rico and discovered that traveling in a post-pandemic world can be challenging.

7 days ago

Destinations

Atlantic City – A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events

An effort is underway to make Atlantic City a premier cannabis convention destination. There is talk of a cannabis campus that will grow, cultivate, and sell various forms of marijuana. Can weed do for AC what gambling could not?

2 weeks ago

Event Management

Will Vegas Events Be All Shook Up Without Elvis Impersonators?

Some Las Vegas wedding chapels have received cease-and-desist letters instructing them to make sure Elvis has left the building. What does this mean to events?

3 weeks ago

Sustainability

IMEX Frankfurt Asks Attendees to Take Pledge on Sustainability

As the business events community gathers in Germany for the 20th anniversary of IMEX Frankfurt, not only is there a focus on reconnecting after being away for two years but on sustainability as well. IMEX asked all in attendance to take its People and Planet Pledge, consisting of four simple actions including choosing sustainable food […]

4 weeks ago

Business News

What Attendees Are Talking About at the Return of IMEX Frankfurt

Renewed energy from attendees and exhibitors fills the halls of Messe Frankfurt at IMEX Frankfurt. The annual worldwide exhibition for the global business events community gathers this week after a two-year Covid hiatus.

4 weeks ago

Technology

Touchless Activations at Tradeshows Here to Stay

Covid pushed society a decade ahead in terms of digitization, and many technologies are here to stay in the events and trade show industries, said Corbin Ball, a meetings technology expert, and owner of Corbin Ball & Co. However, even now that in-person events are back, health and safety remain a focus, with touchless technology taking […]

1 month ago

Event Design

Doing Hybrid Events Right Is Hard: Top CES Official

“How do you effectively connect online attendees and bring them back into your event?” asked Sean Perkins, Vice President, Marketing, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), producer of CES, during Skift Meetings’ recent Event Tech Innovation Summit. The integration of offline and online events is the next step in the evolution of events, he said, adding that […]

1 month ago

Business News

Trade Show Organizer Invests in Emerging Industries

As Covid shifted the world off its axis, the value of belonging to a group was magnified. Emerald has created a new division – Xcelerator – that keeps its focus on both community and a bold plan to launch 50 new brands.

1 month ago