Articles tagged “meetings”

Just when these planners thought they had seen it all, this happened.

Industry leaders, including the head of CES, are speaking out about how new screening requirements for inbound travelers to the U.S. from countries in the Visa Waiver Program could mean higher costs, lost business, and meetings moving out of the country. 

The M&I 15 reflects a sector remade by consolidation — and stress-tested by the Covid pandemic. As mergers and rebrands compressed the field, capabilities have increasingly converged, leaving differentiation to come from corporate structure, service model, and where each firm chooses to specialize. Scale remains the entry ticket, but the gaps in focus are real enough to make buyers look twice at who they’re partnering with.

Planning international meetings requires you to bring your A-game to handle everything from cultural differences to anxious attendees.

Even if they don't have a team at the office, meeting planners are the leaders of their events, says Agnès Canonica, our February Woman Leader in Meetings.

The only way to transport everything was by cable car, the planners were not permitted to bring generators, the venue had never held a major event before — and then the rain came. 

New research reveals that attendees are looking to medical congresses as much for connection as for education.

When it comes to service animals, planners need to know what questions to ask both the attendee and and their suppliers to avoid any issues.

There are many variables, from inaccessible walking paths to long queue lines, that can make off-site excursions tricky for your attendees with mobility issues.

A turbulent year for U.S.-Canada relations has seen Canadian cities come out ahead as conferences move north.