2026 Meetings & Events Trends
Your 2026 Meetings & Events Trends Outlook for Greater St. Cloud Hello, event planners and experience creators! The air is buzzing with new possibilities, and as we look ahead to 2026, we see a whole new world of event trends emerging. Attendees are looking for more than just a place to meet; they want to […]
How to Encourage Bleisure Travel
Bleisure is the act of combining a business trip with leisure activities in one trip. Bleisure trips allow professionals to take advantage of cost-covered travel expenses by extending their stay and/or activities beyond solely business. According to an Expedia Group study performed in 2018, an average of 60% of business trips turned into bleisure trips […]
Must-Have Mobile Meetings
You know it, I know it, we all know it: if your organization is not embracing mobile technology at every turn, you’re missing out. Attendees are beginning to expect mobile and social elements at events, from conference apps to branded hashtags and more. There is so much you could be doing, it can be overwhelming […]
Partner Tours that Delight
In 2017, 31% of all spending on travel was done for business travel. Meetings, conferences, retreats, events, they all require travel, and often require being away from family for some period of time. So when the opportunity arises for family members of event attendees to travel with each other to a new destination, it’s important […]
A Conversation with Visit Greater St. Cloud
Every staff member at Visit Greater St. Cloud has had the following conversation many times… “So where do you work?” “I work for Visit Greater St. Cloud which is a DMO” “Oh… so what is that?” Even though the DMO is a vital component of promoting the local economy, most people unfortunately don’t know what […]