Meetings and Events Industry News

The biggest players in the convention industry are pivoting their operations to align with evolving digital platform trends, including the rise of the sharing economy.

Airbnb and other room-sharing companies have the ability to drive increased attendance to conventions, but there seems to be a lack of awareness among many planners about the overall user experience and value proposition.

According to DMAI's new CEO, the organization needs to package its destination marketing products better, and improve its promotion of signature digital tools like DestinationNEXT.

The future of Cvent is going to focus on international, multilingual expansion and new digital tools to integrate event management and brand marketing.

Conference organizers are reaching out to the Paris Convention Bureau more than in the past few months, but the numbers are still significantly below 2015.

There's still a lot to be done to educate more meeting planners about the value proposition of the sharing economy in the meetings industry.

The IMEXPitch contest does a great job showcasing new event tech in an easy-to-digest experience, but it needs a bigger stage.

Philadelphia and Cleveland have invested heavily in their downtown districts and public-private partnerships, so they're viewing their two national political conventions as coming-out parties for the convention industry.

Global Meetings Industry Day is an advocacy effort by hospitality and tourism companies to promote the value of face-to-face meetings, but there should be more focus on industry insight versus marketing-speak.

Tourism bureaus around the world are rallying their troops tomorrow to promote the economic impact of meetings and conventions with an unprecedented show of industry solidarity.