Meetings and Events Coverage

Business Travel

Meeting Planners Are Relying More on Tourism Bureaus in 2016

The new Fulcrum report gives tourism bureaus a better idea of the business challenges facing planners, and how they can help planners deliver better business performance without giving them a free handout.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Meetings

CES 2016 Review, GoPro Events and More in Skift MeetingsIQ

The 2016 meetings scene is all about making technology more seamless, user friendly and valuable for a broader spectrum of conference planners and attendees.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Understanding Marriott’s Vision of the Future of Meetings in 2016

The value of this meetings industry trends list over others is that it profiles the major macro level trends, versus all of the ancillary micro trends which stem from them.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Business Travel

How Intel’s CEO Set a New Standard For Conference Keynote Speeches

The Intel keynote at CES 2016 last week showed it's possible to keep audiences engaged for long periods of time by blending live experiences and virtual content with next generation technology.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Meetings

The Rise of Brooklyn, 5 Event Startups and More Skift MeetingsIQ

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Manhattan’s Uninspired Meeting Scene Is Good News for Brooklyn

Although Manhattan continues to market successfully to meeting planners by promoting the city's iconic selling points, the most exciting spirit of innovation to create memorable events is in Brooklyn.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels

The Hotel In-Room Tablet Isn’t Dead, It May Even Be Evolving

In a forty or even four hundred room hotel, in-room tablets are nice, but almost always feel like overkill. When you're talking thousands of rooms they may be the best way to communicate with the modern hotel guest.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Meetings

Millennial Trends Review, Smart Hotels and Cool Event Tech in Skift MeetingsIQ

Skift | 8 years ago

Business Travel

The Biggest Thing We Learned About Millennials in Meetings in 2015

Dramatic socio-economic and political events over the last 15 years have formed the priorities for Millennials more than the advent of digital technology.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Meetings

Skift MeetingsIQ: Glasgow Trends, St. Louis and Baltimore CEOs, Microsoft HoloLens

As 2015 comes to a close, here are some of the most disruptive trends that have impacted destination meetings and event technology development over the year.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago