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2024 Food & Beverage Trends to Inspire Your Event Menus

Event Marketer

According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2024 “ What’s Hot Culinary Forecast ,” social media is influencing how consumers cook, eat and interact with restaurants. Overall, the association’s survey found that comfort foods with a twist are on the menu this year.

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14 New Trends in the Event Planning Industry for 2024

Attendease

What does 2024 hold for the events industry? Let’s take a look at the top event trends that will shape 2024. Trend #1: Cross-Cultural Dishes & Menus Food and beverage selections at events are becoming more cross-cultural. Design-forward and elevated menus are in style for 2024 events.

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Earth Day 2024: Ending Single-Use Plastic

PCMA Convene

The official theme for Earth Day 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastic,” a call to arms issued by Earthday.org to reduce all plastic production by 60 percent by 2040 and to rapidly phase out all single-use plastics by 2030. “As Single-use plastic is a particular problem in the U.S.,

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Lessons Learned at IACC 2024

Smart Meetings

Luxury language and presentation tips IACC 2024 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey was centered around empowering attendees to be seen, heard and respected as they drive their careers forward as leaders in the meetings and events industry. The post Lessons Learned at IACC 2024 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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Contract Clauses Planners Need in 2024

Smart Meetings

Cohen, a partner at Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen LLC, who specializes in entertainment, criminal defense and hospitality law, to chat about what planners should consider adding to their contracts in 2024. Gratuities Minimums for food and beverage. How many comp rooms are available? Cost for meeting rooms. Resort fees.

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Get Excited for the Biggest Hotel Brand Openings of 2024

Smart Meetings

Major brands are set to debut highly-anticipated hotels in the coming year 2024 brings a wave of highly anticipated hotel openings in some of hospitality’s biggest brands. Discover the most anticipated openings throughout 2024 at Marriott , Hilton and IHG Hotels & Resorts. The property offers one 1,000 sq. of indoor meeting space.

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