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How to Improve Air Travel: Ideas from 11 Association Meeting Planners

Connect Your Meetings

Back in May, news reports of airport security lines stretching for what seemed like miles in hubs like Chicago and Atlanta sparked new conversations about what’s long been causing headaches for meeting planners: air travel. Many agree that the airline industry itself is broken, yet improvements by major U.S.

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The Power of Purpose is Fueled by Collaboration

Smart Meetings

Read More: Power Of Purpose 2023 Highlights In the process of evolving the offerings, what was Destination Showcase became Showcase, a place modeled after the energy of South by Southwest for technology companies, agencies, hotels, airlines, any supplier that works to make events successful can get connected to meeting producers who need their help.

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In-Person Events: Good News and Bad News

MeetingsNet

Two bodies of research highlight planners’ challenges and potential attendees’ preferences when it comes to meetings. In a late June webinar that drew more than 700 corporate and association meeting planners, 64 percent of attendees responded that they expect their organizations to return to holding in-person events by January 2021.

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Meeting Job Candidates Have Changed. Are You Prepared?

MeetingsNet

As the workplace recovery continues in 2023, corporate and association meeting departments are likely to pick up the pace of recruiting—especially if the economic outlook is strong. MeetingsNet talked to industry executives who have observed the changes and the challenges of rebuilding meeting teams over the past year.