Long gone are the days where wellness was an afterthought at a meeting or event. Today, health and wellness sit front and center for attendees, with an ever-expanding view of what wellness at a meeting can entail.
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Creating Buzz-Worthy Events
Partnering with influencers can be a game-changer for a lot of reasons, from diversifying your audience to creating buzz about your event and increasing brand awareness, social media influencers have a lot of, well, influence, particularly among Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
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Meetings the Island Way
With more than 7,000 islands and islets, the multinational Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) gives meeting planners a vast array of choices, from uninhabited cays and islets for recreation and team building to independent destinations, each with its own distinctive cultural and geographical appeal.
September 2025
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Celebrating The Best Of The Best
By Coastal Communications
The deserving winners of the 2025 Distinctive Achievement Awards presented by Association Conventions & Facilities magazine have met or exceeded the high standards that association meeting planners demand today.
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The Effect of Immigration Policies on Today’s Events
By Maura Keller
More and more hotels, resorts and other venues within the hospitality and travel industry are facing an employee shortage and are grappling with finding much-needed people to fill roles due to the recent immigration crackdown.
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The Ability to Transform Trade Shows for Planners Ready to Embrace the Technology
By Matt Swenson
Planners still learning how to implement AI themselves are attempting to address the demand from association members about how it can be used in their jobs.
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How to Make Your Convention More Sustainable
By Charles Moss
To help solve the problem of reducing waste at conventions, it helps to examine what exactly that waste is and what’s happening to it.
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The Critical Importance of Personalized Event Experiences
By Charles Moss
Creating personalized event experiences for your attendees can make or break your next event.
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The Emerging Power of Social Media Influencers
By Charles Moss
Partnering with influencers can be a game-changer for a lot of reasons, from diversifying your audience to creating buzz about your event and increasing brand awareness, social media influencers have a lot of, well, influence, particularly among Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
Full StoryDestinations
The Bahamas & Caribbean
By Christine Loomis
With more than 7,000 islands and islets, the multinational Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) gives meeting planners a vast array of choices, from uninhabited cays and islets for recreation and team building to independent destinations, each with its own distinctive cultural and geographical appeal.
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Leveraging Lasting Gratitude for Yourself and Co-Workers
By Dr. Robert Turner
What if the fulfilling work life you’ve been searching for is within plain sight, in the everyday moments you typically overlook?
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How You Can Kill Stress and Increase Productivity
By Frank King
The real problem was stress — the silent drain that doesn’t show up on a Gantt chart but still wrecks your timeline.
Full StorySeptember 2025
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Long gone are the days where wellness was an afterthought at a meeting or event. Today, health and wellness sit front and center for attendees, with an ever-expanding view of what wellness at a meeting can entail.
Full StoryFeatures
Celebrating The Best Of The Best
By Coastal Communications
The deserving winners of the 2025 Distinctive Achievement Awards presented by Association Conventions & Facilities magazine have met or exceeded the high standards that association meeting planners demand today.
Full Story
The Effect of Immigration Policies on Today’s Events
By Maura Keller
More and more hotels, resorts and other venues within the hospitality and travel industry are facing an employee shortage and are grappling with finding much-needed people to fill roles due to the recent immigration crackdown.
Full Story
The Ability to Transform Trade Shows for Planners Ready to Embrace the Technology
By Matt Swenson
Planners still learning how to implement AI themselves are attempting to address the demand from association members about how it can be used in their jobs.
Full Story
How to Make Your Convention More Sustainable
By Charles Moss
To help solve the problem of reducing waste at conventions, it helps to examine what exactly that waste is and what’s happening to it.
Full Story
The Critical Importance of Personalized Event Experiences
By Charles Moss
Creating personalized event experiences for your attendees can make or break your next event.
Full Story
The Emerging Power of Social Media Influencers
By Charles Moss
Partnering with influencers can be a game-changer for a lot of reasons, from diversifying your audience to creating buzz about your event and increasing brand awareness, social media influencers have a lot of, well, influence, particularly among Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
Full StoryDestinations
The Bahamas & Caribbean
By Christine Loomis
With more than 7,000 islands and islets, the multinational Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) gives meeting planners a vast array of choices, from uninhabited cays and islets for recreation and team building to independent destinations, each with its own distinctive cultural and geographical appeal.
Full StoryPerspective
Leveraging Lasting Gratitude for Yourself and Co-Workers
By Dr. Robert Turner
What if the fulfilling work life you’ve been searching for is within plain sight, in the everyday moments you typically overlook?
Full Story
How You Can Kill Stress and Increase Productivity
By Frank King
The real problem was stress — the silent drain that doesn’t show up on a Gantt chart but still wrecks your timeline.
Full Story