Barbara Scofidio

As affordability continues to be a top challenge in 2026, planners will be forced to balance broader cost-cutting strategies with small details that make all the difference.

Stay ahead of industry trends, connect with peers, and discover new opportunities at the meetings industry’s top events.

Innovation in meetings has moved from a “nice to have” to a “must have.” These 12 innovators share how the key is not being afraid to fail.

Among Skift Meetings’ Women Leaders in Meetings, one thing stands out more than anything else: Each is focused not on her own success, but on elevating everyone around her.

These 16 influential industry leaders — who shape strategy for the world’s largest meetings and events — will advise the Skift Meetings team for a one-year term.

The year’s biggest news stories were dominated by the impact of the new Trump administration, but there were plenty of other topics in our Top 10 Articles of the Year. 

A decade of consolidation has resulted in a handful of DMC networks and mega-firms that make up the majority of the industry. Here’s a rundown of eight of the biggest in the business and what they have to offer.

There are many variables, from inaccessible walking paths to long queue lines, that can make excursions tricky for your attendees with mobility issues.

A turbulent year for U.S.-Canada relations has seen Canadian cities come out ahead as conferences move north.

As human trafficking advocacy leader, Sandy Biback steps down from her role at MPAHT, the number of victims is more than the entire population of her home country of Canada.