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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S. 2018 attendance vs. 2017 attendance — +5 percent compared to +3.6 30 — is that the U.S.

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2019 ASAE Preview: 8 Ways to Enjoy Columbus, Ohio

Smart Meetings

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Posted by Smart Meetings on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

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Customer Feedback: Rethinking the CAB Experience

PCMA Convene

In 2018, Bocherer felt that the time was right for an official board, and he turned to Michael Greto, owner of brand activation and event design firm The Chatt Hills Company, to outline plans for its first face-to-face meeting, Dec. It provided a way to get to know people in a different fashion.”.