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The demand for travel is making it difficult for meeting and events planners to book rooms that leadership and attendees desire.

Planners face a host of legal issues as they plan and execute meetings. Here’s what industry legal experts say planners should understand.

The skies may still be friendly, but increases in fares have also made them costly.

Swag is serious business. It can create buzz around an event or organization long after a specific event, raise funds, motivate members, ramp up support for a cause and increase loyalty.

DEI, DEAI, EDI. You may see these letters arranged in a variety of ways, but they always mean the same thing: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility.

If there’s one thing we’ve heard in a multitude of interviews about the work of planning and executing meetings, it’s that the job is made easier and better when planners have solid relationships and partnerships to rely on.

The skies may still be friendly, but price increases have also made them costly.

Texas is no stranger to meetings. Houston, Dallas and San Antonio are probably best known to planners for good reasons — stellar facilities, options galore and excellent airlift among them — but they aren’t the only cities to consider.

New Orleans a go-to for association conventions and city-wides, but also a destination with one-of-a-kind boutique hotels and enough highly regarded restaurants and independent venues.

The Centennial State — named because it became a state just as the nation celebrated its 100th birthday — has always had a lot going for it. There are also hotels, convention centers and venues to meet the needs of any group.