Meetings and Events Industry News

Global exhibition organizers have announced more new shows along with office openings in Saudi Arabia, but Riyadh’s limited convention capacity remains a barrier to growth.

Attendees may travel thousands of miles and spend hundreds of dollars just to show up at your event. Finding a way to show appreciation for their attendance is not only required, it is expected. Yet, often we forget this very crucial element of planning successful events.

Planners grapple with the reasons why many attendees don’t honor their RSVPs — and try to keep it from happening again.  

All too often, choosing a destination for incentive travel forces meeting planners to prioritize either a busy city or rural country, business or wellness, modern developments or rich cultural experiences. Here’s how planners get to have it all on the island of Ireland.

Building attendees’ commitment to your event and educating them on the implications of canceling feeds their “meeting-decline guilt” and keeps them from canceling.

Many meeting professionals struggle to plan more sustainable events. Caesars Entertainment’s company-wide waste reduction initiatives, along with its comprehensive event tracking tools, help planners address these challenges and build effective sustainability strategies for greener meetings.

Allegra Roccato's leadership journey has been shaped by personal resilience and a deep commitment to inclusion. She is living proof of the value of empathy, trust, and creative problem-solving.

Encore is using its new line of credit to expand internationally. With the acquisition of production company Eclipse, it expands its London footprint and gains a home advantage at some of the city’s top venues.

Contracts are a planner’s first line of defense against extra costs on everything from rates to labor — and those annoying hidden fees.