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Ultraluxury Checks into Las Vegas

Smart Meetings

Forget quiet luxury, Las Vegas goes big on experiences and a quartet of new entries to the venue menu prove the point. Since opening, Rubio has seen a major uptick in corporate meetings, particularly in the IT, fintech, medical, and incentive trip sectors. The Vault at Bellagio Investments in 2.1

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Grass Roots Meetings Industry Report wins Business Travel Journalism Award

Event Industry News

The report was produced and edited by Tom Lambregts, marketing manager at Grass Roots Meetings & Events; Mark Harris of the Travel Intelligence Network, and Des McLaughlin at Mac-D Consulting. The awards are judged by a panel of industry leaders including corporate buyers, associations and venues.

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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

About a decade ago, corporations began involving their procurement departments in the meetings supply chain, giving them ultimate say over goods and services such as venues, hotels, travel partners, catering, technology providers — basically, almost every aspect of live events. LEAN AND (NOT SO) MEAN.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. million in 2007 to $6.6 TOP OUTSOURCED ITEM, 2007–2017.