News & Trends
Business Events Industry Adds More Than $1 Trillion to Global Economy
Preliminary results of the first Global Economic Significance of Business Events study commissioned by the Events Industry Council demonstrates the industry’s impact.
How Planners Can Put Restorative Innovation Into Action
Restorative innovation is resonating in the business events industry. Here’s how planners can put it into action.
Are Event Strategists Ready for Multi-hub Meetings?
Meeting Design Institute President Maarten Vanneste says rapid tech evolution is driving this format but many planners are not yet embracing it.
Is Telepresence Coming to a Screen Near You?
The next chapter of digital events will include speakers who are streamed as holograms. Learn about Vimeo’s new feature that will make the sci-fi-sounding world of 3D holograms a reality.
Taking Strategy a Step Further
Dan Sundt, chief eXperience officer of CXO Marketing Inc., on experience design and how to avoid “better sameness” when designing events.
Crafting Experiences That Stir the Soul
At the Skift Global Forum, one entrepreneur shared her blueprint for making mini vacations into rich learning opportunities — and her approach speaks volumes for event organizers.
Top Cities Ranked by Event Professionals
Curt Watkins, principal at Watkins Research, on what’s changed in the CVB industry, and what planners are looking for now.
Is it Time to Break Up With Your Phone?
The evidence keeps piling up that smartphones — or more precisely, the way that most of us use them — interfere with our ability to focus and think deeply.
Homelessness is a Shared Problem — and on All of Us
This summer, an article about a conference for physicians pulling out of its host city because attendees felt unsafe walking the streets of San Francisco — where open drug illness
Visa Issues Force Business Festival to Develop Plan B
Organizers of the Fifteen Seconds Festival faced unforeseen issues with U.S. immigration officials, but they aren’t letting those challenges cancel their first-ever event in Detroit next week.
Here’s How Gen Z Looks at Data — and What It Means for Your Strategy
As event organizers look to collect data from the next generation of participants, they must overcome a challenge much bigger than API integration: They will need to earn their trust.
2018 Best in Show Awardees and Outstanding Nominees
Celebrating the best of the events industry, including top venues, ideas and experiences from all across the world.