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From public announcements to quiet corridor conversations, IMEX Frankfurt 2026 revealed the complex impact of geopolitics on global events.

More planners are focused on what can happen between sessions and venues. Austin’s past year of hosting more than 1,100 meetings without a convention center offers a blueprint for building better experiences around those moments.

Medical meeting planners are operating in one of the most complex and rapidly changing environments the industry has ever faced.

Adam Harris is drawing a line between the AI that wins demos and the AI that runs a hotel at 2 a.m. without triggering a chargeback. For operators staring down agent-on-agent commerce, that distinction is the whole game — and most of what's being committed to this year is on the wrong side of it.

The travel industry has spent three years talking about artificial intelligence. In the summer of 2026, we’re finally building with it.

As of April 2026, the index stands at 99. The East is gaining. The West is losing ground.

New York’s tourism has rebounded, but the organization responsible for promoting the city says it is working with funding levels that date back to 2006.

Billionaire Tilman Fertitta is buying a debt pile with a casino company attached. His firm is assuming $11.9 billion of debt from Caesars while putting up $5.7 billion to acquire it. Expect asset sales as an endgame.

South Korea exceeded pre-pandemic levels in April, welcoming more than two million international visitors. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

United is done trying to buy growth. Scott Kirby is now betting that weaker rivals will hand it to him for free.

YouTrip’s move raises a question: When do under-18s stop being an add-on to adult travel and become a customer segment in their own right? The answer may be much earlier than expected.

Developers are building a $150 million Sports Illustrated-branded riverfront resort in Tuscaloosa, with 161 units and roughly 12,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Plus, more hotel deal news.