Meetings and Events Industry News

Canadians balked at attending the NASSS’s conference in Seattle. The fix: add one in Vancouver as well as a virtual option. 

These new hotels and resorts offer planners a variety of settings for both meetings and incentive trips, from a new W in São Paolo and Hyatt Regency in the heart of Panama City, to beachfront resorts in Cancun and Costa Mujeres, Mexico, and Punta Cacique in Costa RIca.

Who better to create supportive and uplifting prompts for planners than a former event planner-turned-coach?

With the aim of transforming the standard 48-hour meetings business turnaround into real-time responses, Accor is partnering with MeetingPackage to automate group bookings and meeting space reservations.

Cvent's latest rankings show where meeting planners — predominantly U.S. corporations — are booking meetings globally.

It’s all about the experience these days: attendee experience, speaker experience, user experience, and especially experiential marketing. Experiences create connections and connections bring people back, making your event super successful.

Event organizers can’t control global crises, but they can control their contracts, which are now a critical first line of defense.

Hotel development on the African continent is shattering records, and these 12 new properties will expand the possibilities for meeting and incentive groups.

Germany's latest meetings industry report shows a trend toward fewer, but longer and larger business events, with attendance approaching pre-pandemic levels.

Anne Marie Rogers believes in the power of women to elevate other women — and she lives it every day.