Although cleanup is finally under way in New Orleans, the pain wreaked by Hurricane Katrina two weeks ago lives on for the city's meetings and conventions business, estimated to be worth $1 billion annually.
According to an announcement last wee...
Hurricane Katrina—a nearly 250-mile wide, Category 4 hurricane that hit land near the Mississippi/Louisiana border just over two weeks ago—devastated an area the size of Great Britain. It also devastated the lives of many special event profession...
Did you create the perfect product launch? A wonderful wedding? Outstanding event work in 35 categories will be honored by the Gala Awards. Entry forms for the competition are now available...
REPEAT events pose challenges for any producer. In the area of incentives, the pressure's that much more intense. Intended to show corporate employees what's in store for them if they work their hardest, these events must be sensational enough, y...
ANY charity event can offer good food, good drink and something nice to watch. But it's those benefit fêtes that give guests access to opportunities they wouldn't find anywhere else that are raising the bar in the fund-raising game.
THE STAR TUR...
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.-based TBA Global Events grabbed the spotlight last month when it announced its acquisition of event powerhouse PGI, a move that entrenches TBA as a top-tier producer of corporate and consumer marketing events. Here, TBA exe...
AS far as James Cutfield is concerned, bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. Not when it comes to Beverly Hills, Calif.'s Regent Beverly Wilshire — the elegant, Rodeo Drive-adjacent property whose event business he oversees as director of cater...
WITH an intricate inventory management system at work amid rows of colorful linen, stacks of white wood chairs and piles of folded canvas ready for the next special event, multimillion dollar event rental company Abbey Event Services counts on co...
FROM a snow-covered winter wonderland to a sky exploding with fireworks, special effects continue to captivate guests thanks to seasoned professionals, who ensure eye-catching — and safe — effects.
LIGHT MAKES RIGHT
Hands down, nothing is more ...