Meetings and Events Industry News

Skift Meetings is moving from covering the meetings industry to serving its decisions with intelligence — new leadership, same editorial standard, bigger ambition.

AI can tell two attendees they should talk. It can’t make the introduction feel natural or find a comfortable way to end the conversation – the gap that a new premium service is trying to fill.

It’s time to retire the culture-and-connection pitch. New research from U.S. Travel shows that getting executive buy-in relies on messaging that connects to real business outcomes.

The latest funding round for Vendelux signals that business events are entering an era of accountability, where data — not gut instinct — will increasingly determine which conferences win corporate budgets.

Planners now have an AI co-pilot for contract review, but beware of some major blind spots. 

A look behind the scenes at how member voices shape our programming, events and community.

From a fan festival in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to more than 100 activations across the Seattle region, tournament hosts are rethinking the concept of a citywide experience.

The Republican mid-term convention in Dallas may not be a one-off. With coordination limits gone, expect political parties to detach from the presidential cycle — meaning convention centers and host cities need to start planning for political business in off-years, not just election years.

One of the hardest calls planners will be forced to make is to decide whether to move an event indoors. It’s also one of the riskiest.

Event tech vendors are starting to implement bring your own AI (BYOAI) policies. That means organizers can keep their data and pick their own tools, instead of handing the platform the interactions behind them.