March 14, 2023
Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, is set to be acquired by private equity firm Blackstone for approximately $4.6 billion.
November 14, 2022
According to a recent report by meeting and events data provider Knowland, meetings activity in October was up 131.7 percent from 2021.
April 9, 2021
In 2018, a network marketing group asked meeting planner Brittney Skinner to book an incentive trip for its top sellers.
May 2, 2020
It would be an understatement to say SMERF events come in a wide variety of types and sizes.
December 13, 2018
By D. Fran Morley
For nearly 25 years, starting in the early 1990s, I lived in Fairhope, Alabama, just a few miles down the road from the “Queen of Southern Resorts,” the Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa at Point Clear, a 550-acre resort complex on the shore of Mobile Bay. Over the …
October 24, 2018
Several Southern Properties Among Historic Hotels of America’s
Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels for 2018
Looking for a spirited spot to stay?
Historic Hotels of America®, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest Historic Hotels, has just named the Top 25 Most Haunted Historic …
July 11, 2018
Small Markets in the South are packing a punch and producing big time results when it comes to meetings and events. You can learn about the characteristics that make these destinations appealing in the July issue of ConventionSouth.
Additionally, here’s some Bonus Content about some Small Markets in the South:
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July 11, 2018
by D. Fran Morley
Within minutes of checking in to my room at Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, I unpacked, changed clothes and hit the beach for a long walk. That set the stage for the rest of my site visit trip: if I had even a short break, I was …
June 12, 2018
By T. Wayne Waters
It’s been something like six years since I’ve visited Wilmington, N.C. so I was happy to be coming back to the city for a recent press trip hosted by Wilmington.c. River District & Island Beaches. My earlier visit had been purely as a tourist and I …
May 16, 2018
It’s easy to use the cliché “string of pearls” when describing the 16 communities and neighborhoods that dot the beach and back bays of South Walton County, Florida. But reflecting on the days I recently spent there as part of a press trip hosted by Visit South Walton, I think …
