Opinion

Moody Melbourne

September 9, 2026Should events and tourism really be under one roof?Three different organisations, three different purposesRead More

A message of support from convention bureaux around the world

April 29, 2020A message of support from convention bureaux around the worldWith governments around the world halting all but essential travel, convention bureaux are feeling the strain.

IMEX group to launch PlanetIMEX a ‘destination in its own right’

April 29, 2020IMEX group to launch PlanetIMEX a ‘destination in its own right’IMEX Group has announced it will be launching PlanetIMEX, a virtual experience featuring 3D, interactive islands on Wednesday 6 May.

COVID-19: why we must ignore the voices of doom AND complacency

March 6, 2020COVID-19: why we must ignore the voices of doom AND complacencyI’m not sure what’s getting more tedious – the sensationalist reaction to every new outbreak of COVID-19, or those cleverer-than-thou voices imploring us to ‘calm down, dear, it’s no big deal’.

Coronavirus: a test-case for event risk management

February 26, 2020Coronavirus: a test-case for event risk managementWhat next? That’s the question haunting meeting and event planners as the novel coronavirus shows its contempt for national borders, crossing them with steady and deadly impunity.

Coronavirus: how fear of the unknown is testing nerves

February 12, 2020Coronavirus: how fear of the unknown is testing nervesI seldom have nightmares, but when I do they conform to type. The threat is always non-specific. I am not being chased down a side street by rabid dogs; I am not in the crosshairs of a sniper. Instead my dread comes from a shapeless feeling of uncertainty that intensifies to the point where I can...

Conference shame: why the industry needs to get its game face on

January 28, 2020Conference shame: why the industry needs to get its game face onI suppose it was only a matter of time.

Mental health: why meeting planners dont have time for Blue Monday

January 20, 2020Mental health: why meeting planners dont have time for Blue MondayIt is the third Monday of the year and the sky is that rinsed-clean blue – somewhere between a cornflower and the flag of Argentina - that can send negative thoughts scuttling for the shadows.

Is your keynote speaker worth a media gagging clause

January 8, 2020Is your keynote speaker worth a media gagging clauseWould you accept a media blackout clause issued by your keynote speaker?

How slow meetings could help quell the sound and fury

December 20, 2019How slow meetings could help quell the sound and furyIf Shakespeare was right when he described life as ‘a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing’, then what, one wonders, would he have made of social media?

Why it’s healthier to keep wellness off the programme

December 4, 2019Why it’s healthier to keep wellness off the programmeFrom superfoods to crystal singing bowls, aromatherapy oils to yogic retreats.Show More