Meetings and Events Industry News

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.

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.

The city and convention of the future are international, interdisciplinary knowledge sharing machines marrying live and virtual engagement.

In a world of increasing social and political polarization, airport cities become the new platforms for business discourse among mobile knowledge workers.

Offline Summit is interesting in the events industry vertical because it has a very specific mission focused on examining business outcomes versus experiential-meeting design bells and whistles.