Planning and design

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June 3, 2026How to negotiate a room block when you're unsure of numbersWant to get the best deals for your delegates? Hotel insiders share their top tipsRead More

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March 13, 2024Industry-leading PULSE survey open to European planners EMEA findings from Northstar/Cvent Meetings Industry PULSE Survey will be compared to planners internationally.

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March 3, 2024How to…make your traditional conference transformationalTimes have changed, and so have delegate expectations. Paula Rowntree explains how to stay ahead of the game...

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February 28, 2024Half of UK-based PCOs have sales exceeding £1m, survey findsMore than half (57%) of the organisational members of ABPCO had a portfolio of events worth more than £1m.

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February 13, 2024Event planners urged to be 'disruptive' at Evolve conferenceThe inaugural Evolve conference for association event planners took inclusion seriously - and reaped the benefits

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January 31, 2024How to...get your delegates and sponsors to mingle!Richard Morris reckons reframing both the delegate and the sponsor experience is crucial to developing good business partnerships. Here's how...

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January 11, 2024Congress organiser completes takeover of communications agencyAIM Communications, part of AIM Group International, has bought the remaining 49% shareholding in Gas Communication & Partners

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January 10, 2024How to...move your flagship meeting overseas (for the first time)The story of how a US-based society completed the ‘daunting task’ of moving one of its banner conferences to Europe.

7 trends of business travel

December 19, 20237 trends set to redefine business travel in 2024Laura Busby, commercial director of Good Travel Management, shares what she thinks will be the biggest business travel trends of 2024…

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December 18, 2023Associations finding it harder to secure event sponsorsAssociations are finding it increasingly difficult to secure sponsorship for their conferences and events, according to a new survey

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December 17, 2023How to...improve your expo through member profilingRichard Morris asks why so many associations neglect the exhibitors at their events - and suggests how they can put that right.Show More