Meetings and Events Industry News

Incentive travel companies are under pressure to prove their programs drive real business results. One10’s new CEO points to a future in which motivation is achieved through behavioral science and analytics.

One major investment stole the spotlight, but most event tech companies are focused on partnerships, integrations, and — of course — AI upgrades

These 10 U.S. hotels, which have caught the eye of Skift Meetings editors, are destinations in their own right. Each property — new or renewed — will impress even your most seasoned attendees.

Regional instability is rippling across the global events industry, forcing organizers to make high-stakes calls with little certainty. IAAPA’s Middle East expo underscores the challenge.

After years of legal delays, San Diego is finally deploying voter-approved hotel tax revenue to fix aging infrastructure at its convention center before pursuing the long-promised expansion.

Just when these planners thought they had seen it all, this happened.

Germany's long history of trade shows just got beat by France, and India's crashing the party with less than 7 million square feet. Tradition and venue size alone won’t cut it, and a new ranking framework shows why.

As U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, business events across the Gulf are facing postponements, rerouted delegations, and operational disruption. The fallout of the conflict is reverberating far beyond the region.

Event teams don’t lose budget because leaders hate events. They lose budget because “success” gets framed as vanity metrics that can’t survive a CFO’s follow-up question.

The new owners of the largest climate-focused gathering in the U.S. — better known for AI, fintech, and health events — plan to reimagine the landmark event, part of Climate Week NYC.