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Jan 10, 2025
While in college pursuing an undergraduate degree in communications and journalism, Robin Lickliter had envisioned a possible future as a magazine writer or sports broadcaster. But still unsure about her direction and feeling restless, she made the fortuitous decision to seize the opportunity to study abroad after winning a scholarship for Semester at Sea, an educational program that offers college students the opportunity to study abroad while traveling around the world on a ship.
While onboard, she met Annie Peiser, who introduced her to the vibrant world of events and live marketing and… more
Jan 09, 2025
To kick off the new year, Corporate Event News sat down with some of our industry’s most well-respected leaders to gain insights into what we can expect for business events in 2025.
In this second installment of our series running through the month January, we sat down with ASM Global Executive Vice President of Convention Centers Dan Hoffend and Visit Orlando President and CEO Casandra Matej. They shared what their organizations will be focused on this year and what they expect for the corporate event industry in 2025.
Dan Hoffend, Executive VP of Convention Centers, ASM Global
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Jan 08, 2025
If you are planning a corporate event in Europe in 2025, attendees and exhibitors will be required to apply for the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), which is set to launch later this year.
Citizens from visa-exempt countries, like the U.S., will need to apply for an electronic travel authorization before visiting the European Union (EU) for short-term stays of 90 days or less.
Due to start six months after the Entry/Exit System is deployed (no date is listed yet on the EU web site), every traveler entering Europe without a visa will need one, potentially… more
Jan 07, 2025
Whether it’s the Real Housewives franchise, Below Deck, Married to Medicine, or Southern Charm, Bravo’s suite of reality series has garnered passionate fan bases over the years. Bravo has celebrated these fandoms through experiential marketing—a strategy that the NBCUniversal-owned company has continued to expand since launching BravoCon in 2019.
After the network put BravoCon on pause in 2024 (the three-day fan convention is set to return to Las Vegas in 2025), Bravo used the hiatus to create new in-person experiences designed to immerse fans into the world of its shows. These have… more
Jan 06, 2025
Two major resort and casino brands recently unveiled new properties in the northeast and south with plentiful meeting and event space for planners.
Caesars Opens New Resort and Casino in Virginia
Caesars Entertainment celebrated the grand opening of Caesars Virginia, a new 587,000-square-foot resort destination casino resort and meetings property in Danville, Virg., which is located in southern Virginia along the North Carolina border about 60 miles north of the Research Triangle Park.
Opened on Dec. 17 with a ceremony led by Caesars executives and attended by local dignitaries and… more
Jan 03, 2025
Now in its 13th year, Amazon’s AWS re:Invent conference merged old and new for more than 60,000 in-person attendees at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Held Dec. 2-6, the event—Amazon's largest of the year— “focused on innovating and strengthening AWS building blocks for customers while adding several new ones,” said Tom Soderstrom, a director and enterprise strategist at Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant that provides cloud computing services.
Those “building blocks,” Soderstrom explained, spanned “computing, database, storage and inference to support every… more
Jan 02, 2025
To kick off the new year, Corporate Event News sat down with some of our industry’s most well-respected leaders to gain insights into what we can expect for business events in 2025. While none of them claimed to own a crystal ball, their extensive experience in producing impactful, high-quality live experiences for growing audiences has convinced us that these consummate professionals have their fingers on the pulse of the industry.
In this first installment of our series running throughout the month of January, we sat down with Shawn Pierce, president of Strategic Events, Meetings and… more
Dec 20, 2024
How Event Leaders Exchange Embodied the Theme of “Growth” at its Inaugural European Summit in Berlin
Event Leaders Exchange (ELX) and its invitation-only community for heads of events programming is no stranger to taking things globally. For the first time ever, however, it brought its band of event-industry visionaries together in real life at the ELX European Summit 2024, held Dec. 4-6 in Berlin, Germany.
The to-do adopted the theme of “GROWTH” to specifically tailor an itinerary for 24 of the world’s top-tier event professionals. But because ELX operates under the Chatham House Rule, a globally recognized informal agreement that allows participants to share information from a meeting… more
Dec 19, 2024
Just in time for the holidays, an event technology provider and a business event production company announced several upgrades and a new platform, respectively, to streamline and improve the event experience for organizers, attendees, and exhibitors alike.
GlobalMeet Unveils New Live Studio Control Room to Enhance Virtual Event Production
Webinar and webcast technology provider GlobalMeet made significant improvements and enhancements to its Live Studio Control Room and Presenter List to give event organizers more control, flexibility, and ease-of-use when managing virtual and hybrid… more
Dec 18, 2024
Two major resorts in Las Vegas and New Mexico recently completed and announced the kick off of guestroom renovation projects, respectively, to uplevel their business and leisure guest experience.
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Unveils Newly Designed Luxury Suites
Coinciding with its 25th anniversary, The Venetian Resort Las Vegas announced last May that all 4,000 of its guest suites would undergo complete renovations. Fast forward several months later, and the first of those updated luxury suites are now available for booking.
Combining contemporary aesthetics with a refreshed design… more
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