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How the Events Industry Can Reduce Food Waste

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

Reducing food waste in the events and hospitality industry may seem daunting, but it is achievable. By taking proactive steps, you can plan menus for events of any size, whether for 100 or 10,000 attendees, that significantly reduce waste while setting a positive example for the rest of the industry. Read more...

What’s Hot vs. Not in Trade Shows Today

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)—the largest association for the industry, representing more than 12,000 professionals—recently released the latest edition of its landmark “The Art of the Show” textbook. Read more...

How to Choose the Right Dress Code for Your Event

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

Confused about event dress codes? Learn how to choose the best dress code for your audience, venue, and event type—plus tips for communicating it clearly to guests. Read more...

Rethinking event menus: Mindful choices for modern attendees

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

Nearly half of UK drinkers plan to reduce alcohol intake in 2025, driven by health-focused younger generations. Event venues, like RCP London Events, are adapting by prioritizing inclusive, non-alcoholic beverages and plant-based foods in response to changing wellness and sustainability trends. Read more...

Where Can On-the-Go Planners Find Healthy Airport Food?

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

Believe it or not, healthy food does exist when you’re traveling — you just need to know where to look. Read more...

How integrating technology — efficiently and creatively — can positively impact your ROI

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

Technology pervades every aspect of corporate events today, from the QR codes that automate the sign-in process to the livestream that allows event participation beyond the venue walls. The challenge is separating the true tools from the gimmicks and figuring out which types of tech will elevate your event. Read more...

10 Must-Know Terms for Budgeting

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

The world of budgeting has its own vocabulary – and you, as a planner, need to speak the same language as the CFO. Read more...

8 Easy Ways to Use AI to Plan, Expand and Measure Your Events

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

2025 marked a significant milestone in AI's mainstream adoption, from improvements in the core model of Open AI's ChatGPT to Manus, the first commercially available AI agent. Read more...

Lessons from quake-hit Bangkok: How to keep events safe

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

Event planners share what to look out in real time when emergencies happen. Read more...

Five Key Trends Shaping Venue and Event Management in 2025 and Beyond

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

What makes a great event? Is it a unique venue? Incredible keynote speakers? A beautiful destination? World-class food? Engaging displays? Or is it the seamless combination of all these elements? Read more...

5 Mental Resets for Onsite Meeting Planners That Promote Positive Thinking

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

No matter how seasoned you may be as a meeting planner, every event throws a curveball (sometimes multiple curveballs) once you arrive onsite. Something is practically guaranteed to go off script at every event, so most industry professionals know to expect the unexpected. Read more...

Getting the Most Out of a Destination

Tips and Trends | May 22, 2025

How to find unique, immersive activities to attract and engage groups Read more...