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Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future?

Smart Meetings

If that is the case for your attendees, here is a checklist of things to look for from a venue and the benefits of traveling this way. This will help narrow down the venue. This could mean places with fun attractions such as theme parks, zoos or historic sites. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites.

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11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

You want a company that knows its city well and has built excellent relationships with venues and vendors in the area. Partner with a company that’s taken the time to form positive relationships with venues and vendors of all kinds. And that’s not all you can expect from ADMCs! How long has the DMC been open?

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Remote-Work Movement Changing Downtown Atmospheres

MeetingsNet

With office-occupancy rates below 60 percent in many cities, there are fewer dining, entertainment, and other service options than before Covid. Should planners add this factor to their site-selection research? The reason? cities; New York is at 46 percent, says this Wall Street Journal article.

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Where’s the Meeting Planner?

Convene by PCMA

convention centers used criteria generally understood as key to site selection: exhibition space, meeting rooms, total space, distance from the airport, hotel availability, meal price, arts/entertainment, food availability, and walkability. The Wall Street Journal ’s recent ranking of the top 30 U.S.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

As I prepared to review the venue’s meeting spaces, room set options, and traffic patterns, I thought about how, today, competent logistics are the new meeting minimum. And they assume that when attendees are not in sessions, we should ply them with food and drink and entertainment.

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Arlington’s Convention Scene Set to Take Off with 2024 Convention Center Debut

Convene by PCMA

Halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth, Arlington occupies prime territory in the heart of Texas, where the state’s best attractions neighbor spacious meeting venues, and an international airport is just a quick drive away. by Loews, creating a combined grand total of 251,000 square feet of function space for business events.

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Top Hotels in Nashville and Why We Like Them

Blue Spark Event Design

Meeting organizers are constantly on the lookout for the best hotels in every city (if you need help with site selection and negotiation , let us know!). From SoundWaves, the city’s premier aquatic attraction, to an exciting lineup of activities and entertainment, there’s something for the entire family to enjoy. Let us help!