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June 9, 2026Plans revealed to scale back Trump's unpopular tourism screening proposalThe Trump administration plans to scale back its proposal for foreign travelers from visa waiver countries to submit five years of social media history, targeting specific travelers based on their ESTA responses instead, following concerns from the international events community and civil liberties groups.Read More

Pilot event: ‘Act normally’ they said. But could I remember how

April 29, 2021Pilot event: ‘Act normally’ they said. But could I remember howWhen the call came to attend Liverpool’s Good Business Festival kick-off event, ‘Change Business for Good’, it was an unhesitant “yes” from me.

Delegates mingle without masks at UK pilot business event

April 29, 2021Delegates mingle without masks at UK pilot business eventData collected from the UK's first business event without Covid measures since the country went into lockdown in March 2020 will determine how and when meetings can resume safely.

A third of convention bureaux suffer public sector funding cuts

April 28, 2021A third of convention bureaux suffer public sector funding cutsOne in three convention bureaux suffered public-sector funding cuts over the last 12 months, according to a new report into the effect of the pandemic on the meetings industry.

Speaker line-up revealed for UKs first maskless business event

April 27, 2021Speaker line-up revealed for UKs first maskless business eventThe Good Business Festival has announced the speaker line-up for its launch event ‘Change Business for Good’.

All change?

April 27, 2021All change?How the rush to digital left its mark on in-person meetings

Author Priya Parker to headline free RECONVENE event

April 23, 2021Author Priya Parker to headline free RECONVENE eventPriya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, will speak at a two-day, free event to help event professionals prepare for the restart of live events.

Deep Dive S1: I fear a turn back to complacency Jeff De Cagna

April 22, 2021Deep Dive S1: I fear a turn back to complacency Jeff De CagnaIn this episode of Deep Dive, we talk to new AMI columnist Jeff De Cagna about how contrarian thinking can help reinvigorate associations with added purpose, why associations have a tendency to think conservatively (small 'c'), why membership is one of the foundational orthodoxies that needs to be...

Glasgow leads on sustainability with Tourism Declares membership

April 22, 2021Glasgow leads on sustainability with Tourism Declares membershipA convention bureau has become the first in the world to join an international effort to slash carbon emissions by a half over the next decade and avert catastrophe.

Roaring back

April 20, 2021Roaring backEmboldened by the vaccine rollout, eventprofs are increasingly working on in-person live events for this year, according to the latest Northstar UK PULSE Survey

Five Minutes With... Kit Lykketoft

April 20, 2021Five Minutes With... Kit LykketoftJoin Holly Patrick and Kit Lykketoft, director of Convention at Wonderful Copenhagen and the newly elected chair of the Best Cities Global Alliance Board, as they discuss events post-pandemic, swimming in Copenhagen harbour and elevating buyer confidence to meet again.Show More