Making do with reduced budgets for events will be the No. 1 challenge facing both in-house and independent event professionals in 2011, according to the ninth annual planner forecast from Special Events. "Reduced budgets" is listed as an upcoming...
Confidence that the new year will bring better business for special event professionals is on the rise. According to the annual forecast from Penton Media, parent company of Special Events, 41 percent of in-house event professionals say they will...
The party rental business is predicting a better year in 2011, with 61 percent saying they expect to handle more events next year than they did in 2010. The findings come from the survey conducted annually for the last nine years by Penton Media...
Confidence in the future of special events is rebounding strongly, with both in-house and independent event pros predicting they will produce more events in 2011. The findings come from a survey conducted annually since 2002 by Penton Media, pare...
What are the major trends in the world of corporate events? Ask the experts. We did—here are the insights from the nominees for the 2010 Gala Awards for Best Event for a Corporation...
Members of the Special Events Advisory Board met last month in the magazine's editorial offices to choose the following as nominees for the Gala Award, the most prestigious award in special events. Click here for more.
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As noted in last week's edition of "Eventline," the business mood is beginning to brighten for party rental in the last half of 2010.
After a dismal 18 months where "too much inventory was chasing too few jobs," as one rental operator told Speci...
Whether served up, on the rocks or with a twist, cocktails have always invited innovation. Three hotel beverage specialists share bar trends from the fresh and fruity to the divinely decadent.