Barbara Scofidio

Planners grapple with the reasons why many attendees don’t honor their RSVPs — and try to keep it from happening again.  

Building attendees’ commitment to your event and educating them on the implications of canceling feeds their “meeting-decline guilt” and keeps them from canceling.

Contracts are a planner’s first line of defense against extra costs on everything from rates to labor — and those annoying hidden fees.

here’s been a redrawing of the incentive travel map as companies wrestle with higher costs and shifting sentiments about international travel.

This power user of AI feels that the next wave of innovation will come from making meetings more human.

Adding thoughtful touches that stimulate the senses can transform an event experience. Here are 10 ideas.

The dopamine culture, built on short-burst stimulation and positive reinforcement, has infiltrated B2B events, especially trade shows. But has it gone too far? 

Hospitality businesses and meeting industry charities have jumped in to help unemployed government workers and families whose SNAP benefits are on hold — including some in their own industries. 

Treating every interaction as an opportunity to make people feel seen and valued, a tenet of the bestselling book by Will Guidara, applies as much to meetings and incentives as it does to restaurants and hotels.

The IRF’s annual survey of top-performing companies was full of surprises, like the discovery that the perceived value of an incentive reward is more important than the cost.