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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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Vancouver Tries to Change the Tourism Bureau Model by Thinking Green and Local

By creating new networks between the bureau and local businesses—tourism and otherwise—the Vancouver "DMMO" is rewriting the rules of internal destination engagement.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Vancouver Tries to Change the Tourism Bureau Model by Thinking Green and Local

Meetings

17 European Countries Band Together to Create Meetings-Themed Marketing Organization

By pooling resources, the national DMOs can build on each others' strengths and expand Europe's exposure for corporate travelers and meeting attendees beyond the traditional first-tier countries.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

17 European Countries Band Together to Create Meetings-Themed Marketing Organization
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The Rise of ‘Innovation Districts’ as Creative Convention Venues

In addition to creative and well-designed infrastructure, these spaces also offer access to a destination's local education and leadership community -- additional draw for meeting planners and hosts.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

The Rise of ‘Innovation Districts’ as Creative Convention Venues

Business Travel

Interview: Cvent CEO on Meetings Industry Getting Pushed Into the Future

Some industries are much slower to change than others, and the meetings and events industry is one of them despite strides made by some early adopters.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Interview: Cvent CEO on Meetings Industry Getting Pushed Into the Future

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Smart Conventions and Meetings Are Redefining Face-to-Face Events

The convention of the future is a co-created hybrid mechanism of live and virtual engagement, fluidly connecting more people through more channels over longer periods of time to leverage the collective knowledge of the community.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

Smart Conventions and Meetings Are Redefining Face-to-Face Events

Announcements

New Skift Trends Report: The Future of Conventions

Understand the current state of conventions, what organizations are doing to improve and innovate them, and what the future brings for these large meetings and events. Get the report.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

New Skift Trends Report: The Future of Conventions

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

How Technology Is Upending the Meetings Industry

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

Apps Are Better Than Social Media for Engaging Event Attendees

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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

Mobile Events App DoubleDutch Secures $19 Million in Funding

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

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