Meetings and Events Industry News

If you feel like your resume keeps going into a black hole, here’s why — and what you can do about it. 

Selecting a beach destination for a conference comes with obvious upside: Most attendees are eager to pair their professional responsibilities with a desirable setting and the calming soundtrack of ocean waves.

Planners are trained to move fast on new business. Scammers are exploiting that instinct with increasingly convincing, AI-powered tactics.

Since the show aired in 2021, planners have embraced the White Lotus theme — and now the French Riviera will be their new backdrop.

The World Cup will only last for a few weeks, but the tournament carries long-term implications for meetings and conventions. Learn how Kansas City’s sports strategy has created a winning formula for welcoming major business events, too.

Handmade gifts by local artists are always a home run. But sourcing large quantities can be challenging.

Events are lagging behind the personalization standard set by digital platforms. Without guided experiences, attendees disengage, and retention suffers.

Nobody gets promoted for knowing how many croissants to order. A new book argues that planners who keep leading with execution will keep getting treated like order-takers — and offers a way out.

With no central ethics body or clear path for reporting issues to associations, where can victims and whistleblowers turn to report unethical or illegal behavior?

A fire just before Ulta Beauty World opened highlights a key vulnerability for planners: the move-in window, when exhibitor activity is highest, and oversight is more difficult to maintain.