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Austin’s New Strategy: The Mini-Wide

While Austin’s convention center is closed for a massive rebuild, the city is getting creative to serve group business with a decentralized event model called the mini-wide.

Experts Predict Zero Revenue Growth for U.S. Hotels in 2025

A perfect storm of factors is putting the brakes on business and leisure travel, leaving hotels with zero revenue growth.

Luxe Talent Specialists CDR Join WTTC

London-based CDR, specialists in luxury travel, are new members of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

How We Travel Will be Reshaped Within 10 Years, Report Says

The way we travel will transform by 2035 says a new report showing the influence of Gen Alpha on the future of travel and travel planning.

What in the World is Going On?

The 2025 Global Business Policy Council (GBPC) CEO Retreat revealed challenges and opportunities for the international business world.

DI Sessions Take On the Future

The Destinations International Annual Conference may be in the past, but the info released there will impact your future.

Planners & Tech: Where is This Relationship Going?

Two planners discuss the role of technology in their work, from tech-driven graphics and design at events to planner use of AI.

What Keeps Planners Up at Night and How to Manage It

Guest columnist Heidi Dillon shares tested strategies for coping with planner stress. Among her many insights: it's not always about you.

MPI WEC St. Louis ‘Rallies’ the Future of Meetings

The future of meetings is being planned now, attendees found out during MPI WEC St. Louis last week, What will that include?

Exclusive: Interview With Carla Cobos Hull

Helping planners deal with and decrease stress is critical to their mental and physical health, says fellow planner Carla Cobos Hull.

MPI WEC St. Louis Starts Next Week

MPI WEC St. Louis comes to the America's Center next week (June 17-20), drawing an expected 2,500 event professionals.
Katie Moser Stuck, Director of Marketing & Business Development, GoGather

Exclusive: AI for Event Marketing

Event marketing expert Katie Moser Stuck talks about how to use AI for event marketing without losing the human spark.
Planning with purpose can achieve lasting impact, says Destination Canada study.

Planning with Purpose: Tips from Destination Canada’s New Study

Destination Canada Business Events' Legacy & Impact report reveals the drivers of impactful planning.

A Sunshine Setting for Prevue’s Visionary Summit

The Opal Sol on Clearwater Beach was the sunny setting for 30+ planners attending Prevue's Survival Strategies Summit this week.