increase in overall meeting and event costs for 2025 comes with a caveat from Maritz: You could pay more depending on the location. “If you’re looking at a major commerce hub that’s also trendy with ...

The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla., presently part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, will soon become the Signia by Hilton Diplomat Resort, reinforcing the property’s focus on serving ...

priorities.Here are some highlights from the report, including predictions around for spending, meeting formats, and technology use in the year ahead. The full report is available here. Seventy ...

A recent global business-travel forecast details the factors affecting airfares as well as guest-room rates and costs for event elements at business hotels.

Welcome to MeetingsNet’s 2024 CMI 25 list, a select directory of the biggest independent meeting-planning companies working with the U.S. corporate market. To compile the list, MeetingsNet compares ...

The CMI 25, MeetingsNet’s list of the top independent meeting planning companies, is a resource for organizations looking for an experienced partner for conferences, incentives, trainings, and other ...

Some attendees of the Democratic National Convention had to deal with a stomach-turning protest incident that could be copied by activists at other association and corporate meetings.

In general, attendees go to conferences based on content, potential contacts, and convenience, not the attributes of the host convention center. However, the conference experience, which is strongly ...

In Kauai, Hawaii, the Coco Palms Resort, once host to celebrity guests such as Elvis Presley, Rita Hayworth, and Frank Sinatra, never reopened after Hurricane Iniki struck the island in 1992. Now, ...

Are you accommodating all attendees? Cvent accessibility expert Stephen Cutchins shares advice on planning for attendee limitations and touts the release of The Big Book of Event Accessibility.

A new Registration Insights Report from Maritz analyzes just how long conference participants are taking to commit, and suggests strategies to mitigate the effects of last-minute—and ...

According to the March 2024 Cvent Source Snapshot Report, which analyzes data from tens of thousands of event requests for proposal sent through the company’s system, meeting volume is creeping up ...