Listed as a UNESCO heritage site, Florence is the Cradle of Renaissance. Not only does it capitalise on its fascinating history when enticing visitors from around the world, but is ... Read more
Start-up pitches, Google Hangouts, pizza, cocktail making and Jaffa Cakes? It can only mean one thing surely… an Event Tech Lab night! Last week, #CocktailHack, sponsored by ibtm world, took ... Read more
Last week we were lucky enough to catch up with two top chefs, who together have set up a highly successful event catering service. Caroline Anson, from Anson & Curtis, ... Read more
More and more Conference Planners are getting frustrated with hearing the same old pitch from hotel sales teams. They want to partner with venues that get their world and want ... Read more
This week ICCA released its annual statistics on the number of rotating international association meetings hosted by countries and cities… with Paris hitting the top spot again. 214 meetings were ... Read more
Testing/rehearsal times should be absolutely non-negotiable for any event. Having worked in events for a number of years, at planet planit, I am still surprised that people do not test ... Read more
Exhibitions are where we make a lot of new (professional) friends in a very short period of time. Proper follow-up, through LinkedIn and other channels, is essential. Because your network ... Read more
Apps are everywhere and can do everything from helping us accomplish mundane tasks to keeping us entertained while we wait for the bus. But what happens when we need a ... Read more
Social media is forever changing and what channel is best for your events or how you use them is something that will always need to adapt. However, we think these ... Read more
1. At EIBTM last November, you revealed the Trends Watch Report 2014. What have you been up to since then? I had to look at my diary to answer this ... Read more