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What to See, Do — and Eat — in Houston
Here are five things to know about Houston to help visitors experience the best of the city during Convening Leaders 2025 — or any time.
Convention Centers Get Cozy With Intimate Meeting Spaces
How the ‘hotelification’ of event venues like the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center speaks to attendee needs and taps into their emotions.
How Climate Change is Changing Travel
A new study reporting on consumer travel trends holds lessons for business event organizers.
Trends Report 2025: Help — and Bleisure Time — Wanted
Hotel staffing shortages and bleisure trips will impact meeting professionals’ planning efforts — and their attendees’ experiences — in 2025. Part of Convene’s Annual Events Industry Forecast.
Planners Respond to Fatal Food Allergy Reaction at an Event
An influencer attendee died at a recent event from an allergic reaction to the food she consumed, serving as a “stark reminder” of event planners’ responsibility to keep attendees safe, according to event professional Shameka Jennings.
Room Set: Volvo Cars’ Woodland Wonderland
For the debut of Volvo’s new line of electric SUVs — and a signature scent — an ethereal, forest-inspired event felt only natural.
Trends Report 2025: Meeting and Event ‘Destination Dupes’
A longtime event site-selection strategy is gaining strength — and it has a twin tactic on the leisure side. Part of Convene’s Annual Events Industry Forecast.
EIC Barometer: ‘Exceptionally Positive’ Forecast
The latest EIC Global Business Events Barometer shows industry resilience and an encouraging forecast for next year and beyond.
Including and Honoring Indigenous People
A growing number of meeting organizers and destinations have expanded their efforts to recognize and include Indigenous people, and their knowledge and culture, in their events.
Taking Advantage of Geography With an Unusual Off-Site
At ASAE’s 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition, Destination Canada broke the brand activation mold by whisking attendees away for an afternoon on Ontario’s Pelee Island. Here’s how they pulled it off.
Shared Meals and Interesting Topics — 2 Ways to Better Networking
More ideas about how to create more intentional networking at events came our way than we were able to fit in our upcoming September/October print issue on that topic. So we’ll be sharing contributions from event planners in our newsletters. Here’s the first.
What We’re Seeing: The Great Elephant Migration
A 100-strong herd of Indian elephant replicas — the Great Elephant Migration — makes its way to New York City, spreading a message of animal/human coexistence, and also of sustainability.