Articles tagged “destinations”

The DMO's role in the meetings industry is expanding: Visit Atlantic City is showing what it looks like when a destination partner moves from the margins to the center of event execution.

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.

Planners sourcing on Cvent stuck to their guns on destination selection. On the hotel front, Cvent’s criteria shift now rewards hotels that bid the most, resulting in significant ranking shifts.

Travelers are not staying home, but they are changing destinations.

The traditional destination growth model, built on attracting first-time visitors might become unsustainable with rising acquisition costs, shifting traveler behavior, and growing competition. Destinations must work on strategies to be chosen again.

As of March 2026, the global travel industry is no longer moving in a predictable direction. Global travel demand across regions is diverging, dictated by the realities of geopolitics.

The World Cup will only last for a few weeks, but the tournament carries long-term implications for meetings and conventions. Learn how Kansas City’s sports strategy has created a winning formula for welcoming major business events, too.

You probably haven’t been to Grenada — yet. As hotels open new luxury properties and airlines add service in this under-the-radar Southern Caribbean country, this tri-island destination is moving quickly onto planners’ lists, particularly for programs that center exclusivity, cohesion, and culture over mega-resort scale.

As AI tools transform how meetings are planned and delivered, Atlantic City is embracing a nearly 100-year-old board game to inspire a better attendee experience. Buy Boardwalk, draw a Chance card, collect $200 when you pass Go, and learn why MONOPOLY matters to the city’s meetings and events.

The 2026 travel landscape is increasingly bifurcated. Visa-free policies and growing airline capacity are accelerating growth in the East, while the West must navigate significant policy-driven uncertainty.