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Seattle Convention Center’s first female CEO, Jennifer LeMaster. We chatted with her about her journey after a panel at Northwest Events Show.

With a few tips in your back pocket to build strong vendor relationships, you can go above and beyond to make sure that vendors appreciate you and jump at the chance to work with you every time.

A Florida tourism tax bill was introduced in February, but according to a bill analysis filed April 22, the effect of the measure which passed by a margin of 62 to 45, would be to “change tourist development taxes (TDTs) from limited use revenue to general revenue, which must be used to offset county property taxes” beginning in 2026.

More than 300 hospitality experts gathered at MGM National Harbor this week for an interactive International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) Women’s Leadership Forum that put the emphasis on active. 

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott gifts the University of Utah a $25 million gift to create J.W. Marriott, Jr. Institute.

Event organizers of Capital Pride Alliance in Washington, D.C., knew hosting WorldPride 2025 would be a challenge. But when they were awarded the event by the global membership group InterPride, organizers saw it as a unique opportunity.

Other than running out of coffee, trying to sign contracts years out and arranging travel in a world where costs are the only thing rising faster than attrition rates is the definition of "stressful."