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.

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.

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.

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.

Creating personalized event experiences for your attendees can make or break your next event.

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.

When it comes to ensuring a successful association event, choosing a golf and spa resort will drive attendance and help groups meet their all of their meeting goals.

For planners, event sponsorship is a great way to significantly boost the event budget, leading to bigger, better events. But beyond providing financial support, sponsorships can also create new marketing and networking opportunities.

Want to keep your attendees engaged and focused at your next conference? If so, it is essential that you plan session breaks. However, as savvy event planners know, breaks in between sessions are not just meant for attendees to stand up and stretch or use the restroom. If planned strategically, this time can yield valuable […]

Want to create the kind of event that has people talking well before it begins and long after it ends? Then it is essential that you offer a truly engaging experience in which attendees can discover valuable content and connections.