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Meetings and Events Industry News

News, interviews, and coverage of the meetings and events industry, from in-person events to hybrid events to online events.

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Announcements

How Technology Is Upending the Meetings Industry

Hotels, tourism bureaus, meeting planners and delegates are having challenges keeping up with advances in event technology due to so many new platforms and providers arriving on the scene.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Business Travel

Apps Are Better Than Social Media for Engaging Event Attendees

Technology is only as good as the functions it performs and when it comes to conferences and networking, that means helping users make quick decisions and seamless connections.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

Mobile Events App DoubleDutch Secures $19 Million in Funding

There's a market opportunity in meetings and events -- a $500 billion one, according to DoubleDutch. Conferences need apps and data, and that's where DoubleDutch enters the arena.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Hotel Uses TED-Like Talks to Build Brand Loyalty with Clients

Omni is moving a step beyond content marketing to put on live events that give, in this case career advice, in order to receive, brand loyalty and (hopefully) new business.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

The Global Meetings Industry Regains Its Footing

By bringing together the largest ever cross section of tourism industry players, the Meetings Mean Business Coalition shows how the economic impact of business meetings dwarfs other industries, and why it needs to be supported by government at all levels.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

Sexy Las Vegas Ad Campaign Signals Meetings Business is Back in Sin City

After years of defending itself as a serious business destination for meetings and conventions during the recession, Las Vegas has a little fun with its new ad campaign now that group numbers are trending north again.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

The 20 Trends Destinations Need to Understand to Compete for Tourists

DMAI's report shows how and why destination sales and marketing organizations need to evolve beyond sales and marketing.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

Hamburg Is Becoming Europe’s Most Ambitious Urban Design Capital

As Europe's largest urban redevelopment project, HafenCity is attracting top architects and planners, but will it attract tourists?

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

5 Reasons Why Tourism Is Poised to Explode in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

While the United Arab Emirates diversifies its economy by leveraging its location as a global air axis, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are aggressively preparing for visitor numbers that will dwarf those of today.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

Montreal’s Brainy C2MTL Event Is Defining the Creative Conference

By focusing as much on the conference user experience and content delivery platforms as the content itself, C2MTL is rewriting the rules of conference management and having a lot of fun in the process.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago