Eventplanning.com recently had the pleasure of attending the L.A. Times Travel & Adventure Show. Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the show featured booths and information on hot spots around the globe including Hawaii, Ireland, China, Japan and Africa. The show also included presentations by some of the hospitality industries top players, including Lisa Ling (host of Our America), Rick Steves, Alice Short and Adam Richman (host of Man v. Food), as well as a zip line, cooking demonstrations and cultural performances. We spoke with a number of experts to learn where the up-and-coming destinations to hold meetings and events will be. Our top picks are based off of their accessibility, affordability, attractions, activities and choice of venues. Boise, ID: Boise is quickly becoming a top destination for meetings,…

Affiliate Summit West 2012, an event for internet marketers, concluded a three day mixture of informative seminar sessions, booth exhibits and fun performances by Nelly, LMFAO and Tiesto. The three day event was held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from January 8th through January 10th. It is organized each year by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, who put on an “East” version in New York and a “West” version in Las Vegas each year. Major brands that attended were Groupon, Google, ShareASale and LifeLock. The conference boasts over 5,000 attendees each paying over $1000 per ticket. Keynote speaker was the entertaining and motivational Eric Thomas, who’s Youtube video quoting “when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe” went viral in late 2010. In a non-conference…