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Airbnb last year launched Airbnb for Events, a tool that shows short-term rental homes near an event venue. But as Airbnb eyes opportunities to attract more groups and business travelers, some roadblocks loom on the horizon.

Airbnb, now valued upwards of $30 billion and inching toward an IPO possibly as early as this year, has made an acquisition to continue to diversify its revenues beyond basic booking services for overnight accommodations in private homes. It has acquired Gaest, a startup out of Aarhus, Denmark that…

Marriott International partnered with PCMA Education Foundation to bring you this report on how Trends should represent seismic, long-lasting shifts that will be here to stay in the foreseeable future.

Meeting planners know this. Smaller meetings are not always the easiest to plan and their attendees sometimes don’t get to see much except for the walls of their meeting and hotel rooms. With budget cuts becoming the norm in today’s operating environment, the experiential part of the program usually gets the boot. RFPs aside, it’sContinue reading

With high costs and attendees tired of visiting the same destinations, more meeting planners are holding their events in secondary cities that offer not

Safety and security has been a key consideration in event planning for decades, but new threats from acts of terrorism, extreme weather, and pandemics are Safety and security has been a key consideration in event planning for decades, but new threats from acts of terrorism, extreme weather, and pandemics are increasing the need for diligence.

M&C's annual look at trends finds continued gains -- along with persistent challenges -- in major industry segments such as hotels, airlines, trade shows and more.

Convene's reporting on forecasts on lodging, travel, exhibitions, and more is filled with news of technological change — which doesn't eclipse the very human art of bringing people together.

London leads the pack of the “2019 World’s Best Cities,” a ranking of the 100 best-performing cities around the globe by Resonance Consultancy. The top cities were unveiled Nov. 7 at City Nation Place in London and online at BestCities.org. 

As meeting and event planners prepare for 2019, it's clear that financial pressure is poised to define the path of the sector going forward. American American Express Meetings & Events polled 700 event professionals looking at the ramifications of global trends on how they operate.

Use the new survey results to benchmark your incentive spending and programming against the industry at large.

Tourism boards have generally been tasked with selling, pitching a destination as other organizations handle economic development programs and incentives Tourism boards have generally been tasked with marketing a destination as other organizations handle economic development programs and incentives that help grow local economies. But increasingly, many tourism boards are wearing two hats for destination marketing and management as destinations grapple with overtourism and work to portray themselves as places you can also live and work.

A new report from the World Travel & Tourism Council identifies opportunities and risks for the travel and tourism sector in the near future.

Check out our infographic to get highlights of key findings under the areas of event budgeting, planning, marketing, onsite engagement, reporting, and event technology.

The events industry is thriving, but with opportunities come challenges. Here are the top three facing event creators in 2019.

It may be a new year, but event organizers are still dealing with the same issues they grappled with in 2018. Eventbrite polled 1,200 event creators on

Travel Leaders Group, the largest travel agency in the U.S., has lately set its sights on international expansion to complement its variety of offerings Travel Leaders Group, the largest travel agency in the U.S., has lately set its sights on international expansion to complement its variety of offerings in North America.

Following a year in which much of the news was subsumed by politics out of Washington, D.C. and the effects of extreme weather, 2018 was a return to good,

In U.S., group size likely to grow, as will lead times with space at a premium.

News from the world of leading destinations - November 2018

A measure of U.S. consumer confidence rose in October to an almost two-decade high, as consumers expected economic and jobs growth to power ahead in the coming months.