Speculative ticket selling should be banned completely, Dave Touhey emphasized to Congressmen and staff. “It is fraud and of no benefit to consumers.” Touhey, Connett Consulting, was representing IAVM, and by extension, the Fix The Tix Coalition of which IAVM is a member, during testi

The fact that California has officially ended its publicly funded travel ban to states with laws that discriminate against LGBTQ+ people is good news for all venues in those states, particularly meetings and sports venues. The actual impact of the 2016 legislation had been supplanted

“If you had a Buffett date, you just couldn’t get the happy off your face,” said Russ Simons, Venue Solutions Group. Jerry MacDonald, president and CEO, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas, lost an anchor tenant when the legendary lifestyle singer/songwriter Jimmy Bu

Shopping the trade show floor at VenueConnect 2023 in Pittsburgh had special purpose for Randy Brown, CVE,  Michelle Frank and Steve Knight. They are in the group planning a $40 million, 8,000-seat amphitheater in Elkhart, Ind., which is on a fast track to open in July 2025. Brow