Meetings and Events Industry News

Their project-based nature and a lack of industry oversight make events a target for everything from bribery to fraud.

The Justice Department is moving quickly to leverage Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, invoking it as evidence that President Trump’s proposed White House ballroom is a national security necessity.

Certain organizations are in the business of hosting high-profile speakers and attendees. Has the D.C. shooting changed anything for them?

Anaheim’s family-friendly reputation is maturing as major industry events choose the destination for an expanding portfolio of immersive environments that deliver high-impact, personalized experiences

The events industry has long treated security as a venue problem. A string of incidents is making it clear that planners can no longer afford that assumption.

Saturday’s shooting at the Washington Hilton is forcing planners to confront a difficult reality: even the most high-profile, heavily secured events are not immune to risk. Traditional approaches to event security may no longer be enough.

As planners move beyond generic ballrooms, Convene’s latest opening signals growing demand for venues with character, neighborhood identity, and built-in storytelling.

After a leadership scandal, Tourism Diversity Matters is attempting a comeback, but its scaled-back ambitions reflect a broader cooling of DEI momentum across the business world, meetings included. 

Europe is always high on the wish list for incentive groups, and these new hotels will only make it more desirable.

Geopolitics, AI, and economic challenges are forcing event leaders to rethink where events happen and how they prove their value.