Global DMC Partners reveals the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world for 2018 and emerging markets for 2019. (CIT)

The project would include two new hotels and an expansion of the Indiana Convention Center featuring a 50,000 sq. ft. ballroom that would be among the largest in the nation. (The Indianapolis Star)

As a political epicenter, dealing with how convention planners respond to politics is not new for the city but the current administration makes it a particularly tough sell. (Skift)

Travelers have been put on notice as Hurricane Willa has grown into an "extremely dangerous" near-Category 5 storm that is expected to make landfall along Mexico's western coast by Wednesday. (NPR)

Are you looking to up your travel game? Here are a few tips that may help your next business trip run as smoothly as possible. (Forbes)

And why this introverted entrepreneur believes we should all stop calling it "networking." (Fast Company)

Visit Florida is moving forward with a $9 million marketing plan to combat negative public perceptions about how much of the state remains in ruins from Hurricane Michael. (Orlando Sentinel)

Indianapolis has locked down Gen Con, the annual gaming convention that attracted more than 220,000 attendees this year, through 2023. (The Indianapolis Star)

The central feature of the planned 1.2-acre, $76 million expansion is a two-story, 16,000- to 20,000-sq.-foot pavilion planned for a visitor center using high-tech to sell the city, and event space. (Dallas Morning News)

Destinations International announced Tony and Grammy Award–winning performer Leslie Odom Jr. will be the keynote speaker for Destination Showcase 2019. The Feb. 13 event, connecting event organizers with CVBs, will feature education sessions provided by PCMA. (Destinations International)

As the largest IMEX gathering ever, the event set a series of new records with over 13,000 participants making over 70,000 appointments. (Exhibition World)

One small tweak can make a big difference. (Fast Company)