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July 15, 2026When the hosts start writing the rules ...James Lancaster asks what lessons international bodies can learn from the FIFA World Cup 2026Read More

Knowing me knowing you: why partners should go on fam trips

March 27, 2019Knowing me knowing you: why partners should go on fam tripsThink you know somebody? Try to picture how they spend their working day, the specific tasks involved, the people they have to meet, the amount of time they spend surfing the internet.

Stonehenge dates Bring Your Own back to the Stone Age

March 15, 2019Stonehenge dates Bring Your Own back to the Stone AgeViewed from the A303, the trunk road that runs across southern Britain, Stonehenge looks rather like a collection of Weetabix artfully arranged in a field. A little underwhelming, perhaps.

Quality not quantity is key to industry’s sustainable future

March 5, 2019Quality not quantity is key to industry’s sustainable futureIt is clear the meetings industry has started to take itself more seriously.

Edinburgh and its ambassadors: what price the knowledge economy

February 20, 2019Edinburgh and its ambassadors: what price the knowledge economyAmbassadors play a key role in helping destinations secure international association meetings.

That moment when your president goes off-piste again

February 8, 2019That moment when your president goes off-piste againIt’s one of life’s great mysteries, why people who complain of being misquoted, or taken out of context, are so often the people to whom that sort of thing seems to happen quite a lot.

Conference security: tales of the unexpected in Brussels

January 30, 2019Conference security: tales of the unexpected in BrusselsWhat does a ‘proportionate response’ to the terror threat look like?

VisitBritain’s flagship business event MeetGB returns in 2019

January 21, 2019VisitBritain’s flagship business event MeetGB returns in 2019VisitBritain has announced its flagship business event MeetGB will return this year to show 120 international buyers why the UK is the destination of choice for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.MeetGB will welcome 80 suppliers from venues, hotels and local attractions across the UK to...

Conference wins show Dubai is ready to walk the walk

January 17, 2019Conference wins show Dubai is ready to walk the walkIt’s fair to say Dubai’s standing in the international meetings industry has, until now, owed as much to the power of marketing as the number of bums it attaches to conference hall seats. That’s okay. When you're trying to break into a long-established market you have to sell an idea, convince people...

Meeting in the age of high-stakes brinkmanship

January 7, 2019Meeting in the age of high-stakes brinkmanshipPolitics, on both sides of the Atlantic, has reached a deadlock.

Criticise COP24 if you will but meeting matters

December 21, 2018Criticise COP24 if you will but meeting mattersCOP24 was hailed by organisers as a ‘success’, but for many the UN climate talks were an example of international meetings at their worst – expensive talking shops that achieve very little.Show More