Meetings and Events Industry News

Airbnb can't compete directly with hotels for meetings business in terms of product, but it will be able to grab market share in the future by offering a degree of personalization that hotels can't match.

The city and convention of the future are international, interdisciplinary knowledge sharing machines marrying live and virtual engagement.

In a world of increasing social and political polarization, airport cities become the new platforms for business discourse among mobile knowledge workers.

Offline Summit is interesting in the events industry vertical because it has a very specific mission focused on examining business outcomes versus experiential-meeting design bells and whistles.

The CitizenLab platform fills the need in conventions today for an affordable, scalable community engagement tool connecting conference delegates and exhibitors with local citizens and policy makers.

Omni Hotels has developed an intriguing hotel design model and a unique positioning in the market by building properties in partnership with major sports teams and cultural institutions.

CMOs are investing more in live events because they deliver brand messaging effectively amid the growing cacophony of digital marketing in our daily lives.

With so much digital noise overwhelming our lives, CMOs are seeing live events in a new light to better engage distracted audiences.

A focus on integrating business objectives and creative inspiration is driving innovation in event strategy today, and it's finally spreading into the mainstream.