Greg Oates

The collaboration between Visit Denver and one of Chicago's economic development agencies shows how tourism bureaus can create dynamic experiences to engage conference planners in their source markets.

A growing number of event tech companies and content creators are developing advanced VR and 360-degree video platforms to help planners better immerse themselves in prospective event venues and meetings destinations.

Corporate events planners have been slow to use automated event venue booking sites, but Kapow hopes to change that by embedding 3D video and fun group experiences into the mix.

Companies creating virtual reality videos and other immersive video formats say they're driving exponentially higher engagement levels between travel brands and consumers.

The evolution of Las Vegas as a lifestyle and entertainment destination is almost complete, but all of the hotels on the strip need to constantly evolve their design and culinary programming to remain competitive.

Virgin Hotels is attempting to find the right design and programming balance that caters to people within different age groups who share the same lifestyle values.

Digital platforms like Airbnb and Loomio are driving unprecedented levels of personalization and engagement for the meetings and events industry.

Cvent's new data platform helps meeting planners and convention bureaus compare sourcing trends and pricing patterns within their competitive sets.

Airbnb can't compete directly with hotels for meetings business in terms of product, but it will be able to grab market share in the future by offering a degree of personalization that hotels can't match.

Smaller lifestyle hotel groups are no longer disruptors in hospitality, so they need to evolve beyond the oversimplified "boutique is better" message.