Meetings and Events Industry News

Compliance issues and transparency demands make medical and pharma meetings among the most complicated and challenging types of events to plan.

Scrolling, texting, checking email. Attendees may be physically present at events but are often mentally elsewhere. Some planners think phone-free events may be the only way to get their attention back.

Data, facts, and figures from across the industry reflect a challenging landscape for 2026 — with some bright spots.

Olympic athletes and U.S. presidents on stage. Private invites to an AI discussion in Gloria Steinem's brownstone. Intimate opportunities to meet investors. These women's conferences keep raising the bar.

Airlines are replacing Spirit's routes, but not its ultra-low-cost fares. For planners already navigating rising costs, the timing couldn’t be worse.

Vienna already ranks among the world’s leading destinations for international programs — but the city is investing even further in the experiences and infrastructure planners increasingly prioritize, including new luxury hotels, immersive off-site venues, and culinary experiences.

The European Stroke Organisation has hosted its last five conferences in Helsinki, Basel, Munich, Lyon and Milan. This week it’s gathering somewhere much smaller — and harder to reach.

Orlando, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale keep developing their convention infrastructures to meet growing demand — and there’s no end in sight.

Nashville's downtown stands to get its largest hotel — and with it the ability to chase meetings and events it currently can't accommodate.

Managing rooming lists is the "most hated job in hotels" because much of the manual workflow involved hasn't meaningfully changed in years. Hivr and Radisson are using AI to go after a problem most others have ignored.