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A Happy New Year for meetings?

Aaron Wolowiec

The report, developed in partnership with the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau , found that in general, costs in 2015 for event services are expected to rise, while budgets are expected to grow only slightly. Specifically, analysts predict air travel costs to rise 5 percent; room rates 3.9 percent; and meeting room costs 2.5

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And the survey says…we’re scared

Aaron Wolowiec

The winter edition of the report found 44 percent of survey respondents think the meetings and events industry will change due to the increased threat of terrorism. Increasing costs and security concerns mean fewer people will attend events. The ripple effect: cost. And this includes educational programming. What do you think?

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If You’re Looking for a Job, Look Inland, Lists Say

Associations Now

Two new reports suggest that Midwestern and Southern cities have a better balance of job openings and cost of living than their coastal counterparts. ” Just one other city, Columbus, Ohio, hit the top 10 on both lists, each of which were based on a mixture of cost of living and job situation. .”