Meetings and Events Industry News

Certain organizations are in the business of hosting high-profile speakers and attendees. Has the D.C. shooting changed anything for them?

Anaheim’s family-friendly reputation is maturing as major industry events choose the destination for an expanding portfolio of immersive environments that deliver high-impact, personalized experiences

The events industry has long treated security as a venue problem. A string of incidents is making it clear that planners can no longer afford that assumption.

Saturday’s shooting at the Washington Hilton is forcing planners to confront a difficult reality: even the most high-profile, heavily secured events are not immune to risk. Traditional approaches to event security may no longer be enough.

As planners move beyond generic ballrooms, Convene’s latest opening signals growing demand for venues with character, neighborhood identity, and built-in storytelling.

After a leadership scandal, Tourism Diversity Matters is attempting a comeback, but its scaled-back ambitions reflect a broader cooling of DEI momentum across the business world, meetings included. 

Europe is always high on the wish list for incentive groups, and these new hotels will only make it more desirable.

Geopolitics, AI, and economic challenges are forcing event leaders to rethink where events happen and how they prove their value.

Gen Z and Millennials are projected to make up 75% of the workforce by 2030 — and we still have little clue as to how to engage them.

When the World Cup comes to town, even long-booked events have to adapt. One Houston conference is turning friction into opportunity.