Trade Shows

Northstar Travel Group launching Meetings Show for the Asia-Pacific region

Jun 28, 2023

Northstar Travel Group is launching a new trade show for the Asia-Pacific meetings industry. The Meetings Show Asia Pacific will take place April 17-18, 2024 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, welcoming global exhibitors and an audience...

Puerto Rico’s meetings industry ends year with record numbers

Jun 7, 2023

Discover Puerto Rico, the Island's Destination Marketing Organization, is closing fiscal year of 2022-2023 with record numbers in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) sector driven by a diverse set of events hosted on the island. Puerto Rico...

JW Marriott’s new Clearwater Beach resort ready for your next event

May 1, 2023

JW Marriott has opened its newest property in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa is located on what has been called "America's Best Beach." The property is home to 20,000 sq. feet of event and meeting space. “We are excited to...

Hyatt launches Event Experience Guides for meeting planners

Apr 25, 2023

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has launched a new tool to help event planners plan their next event at a Hyatt property. Together by Hyatt is a series of Event Experience Guides, which will provide event planners with "an interactive, easy-to-navigate online platform with...

Omni Hotels adds instant booking for groups and meeting planners

Apr 13, 2022

Omni Hotels & Resorts, along with Groups 360, have announced a new instant booking experience for groups and meeting spaces. GroupSync is Group360's proprietary online booking marketplace, and is available now at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Frisco, Texas, and will...

Connect Meetings partners with World Meetings Forum to expand reach

Oct 28, 2021

Connect Meetings has partnered with World Meetings Forum (WMF) to bring their events to Latin American, Central America, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean destination management companies (DMC). "The increased presence of such destinations will meet the increasing demand...

IHG & PCMA introduce digital event course, on-site COVID testing

Oct 27, 2021

IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) to enhance their on-site and hybrid events, providing education for their employees by developing a Digital Event Strategist Introductory Certificate Course for...

CRVA opens expanded $127 million Charlotte Convention Center

Oct 22, 2021

The city of Charlotte's new Charlotte Convention Center expansion opened this week after nearly two years of construction. The $126.9 expansion was welcomed by the city of Charlotte and the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA). The new center broke ground in...