From infrastructure to safety — here’s what makes a city a prime place to live and meet.

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre thinks outside the ballroom.

Curt Watkins, principal at Watkins Research, on what’s changed in the CVB industry, and what planners are looking for now.

With the Kentucky International Convention Center reopening, Louisville is back in the race to win convention business.

The 21C Museum Hotel in Oklahoma City mixes whiteboards, paintings, and one-of-a-kind experiences.

What’s the common denominator in the perception of large and small cities as desirable places to live, work, or visit as a tourist or attendee? It’s their vibrancy, according to one destination-branding firm, which has found a new way to measure just that.

Nothing dampens the spirit of Long Beach, where the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center introduced a colorful new attraction last week.

A recent report by the Urban Institute identifies U.S. cities whose economic growth corresponded with the inclusion of low-income residents and communities of color.