Skift Versus Magazine: Meetings Expertise Vs. Meetings Experience


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Meetings must evolve to keep things interesting for attendees, and the ability to offer them unique interactions helps set cities apart.

A primary shift in the destination meetings industry over the last decade prioritized the value of the overall "experience" to engage attendees on a deeper, more visceral level. Destination marketing organizations, hotels, convention centers and meeting planners jumped on this trend in force by offering new lifestyle-oriented group activities ranging from cooking and mixology classes to community volunteer programs. Note: This is an excerpt from The Versus Issue, the second print magazine from Skift. Download Your Copy The more experiential programming was designed to inspire colleag