We’ve brought back the industry forecast, curating research and trends in travel, hospitality, events, event tech — and, new this year, hybrid work — to offer a (somewhat) clearer picture of where we may be headed.

The average number of open positions at hotels dropped in the fall, but improvements are coming slowly, report shows.

Study shows almost half of managers polled want to bring remote works back to the office, but more than 60 percent of workers don’t like the idea.

For the Events Industry Forecast, Convene editors mined numerous sources and found three trends that will impact travel — and the events and hospitality industries — in the near future.

A networking expert and a meeting organizer share their ideas about networking at events, and how to make everyone comfortable while doing it.

The business events industry will continue to face challenges in 2023. Here are five business trends to watch.

In her Convening Leaders 2023 session, Arianna Galligher will give participants tips for building their own resilience and on how to support their colleagues.

Black designers are coming together to address the lack of Black representation in the design industry, and the events industry is part of that effort.

In Convene’s October Recovery Dashboard Survey, we asked planners and suppliers to share how they are dealing with economic pressures and what factors will affect their 2023 business.

Sara Fellows, director of social media at mdg, shares her thoughts on the top social media sites to promote events for Convene’s annual Events Industry Forecast.

In our latest Meetings and Your Brain column, we look at why the first and last 5 percent of a meeting “really matters,” as conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker says.