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Travel-management-company partnerships aim to increase Airbnb acceptance for corporate travel.

Meeting and event safety and security are now top of mind with planners, according to MPI's winter 2016 Meetings Outlook report.

Our columnist handicaps the race for the biggest financial prize since London was thrust to the fore.

Meeting planners, hotel executives, and 44 convention bureaus in the U.S. can now see data on how they all engage with each other during the destination-so

As more business travelers turn to ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, their employers appear to be slowly adapting. According to a new survey fro

So you hate destinations crawling with tourists, clogged with traffic, and stuck in some decade where walking to a sidewalk cafe and ordering a sensible gl

The inaugural Offline Summit convened in Brooklyn earlier this month to explore the future of event and experiential marketing. As it's used in this case,

One of the themes in Skift’s 2016 Megatrends report looked at the “Cities As Platform” concept, whereby governments are developing digital platforms to fac

The Washington D.C.-based Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) is an advocacy group comprised of some of the biggest brands in hospitality and tourism,

London is the world's best-performing city and San Francisco has the best long-term potential — in terms of economics, talent, culture, technology, well-be

Here are the world's best places for five-star shopping.

Airbnb's advance into business travel gets stronger this week as American Express Global Business Travel, one of the world's largest travel management comp

The dining, travel, and accommodations spending that goes along with corporate meetings, not to mention the cost of securing a proper meeting venue, can be

Chip Conley, head of hospitality and strategy at Airbnb, discussed the opportunities and challenges of room-sharing for meeting planners during his speech 

The Skift Meetings Innovation Report is a weekly newsletter defining the future of business events by deciphering disruptive strategies that improve engage

The ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft have taken business travel by storm. Are meetings next?

Learn best practices from three global organizations offering staff cultural training for over 10 years.

Travel buyers and policy managers have sharing economy on the brain. The questions go something like this: “Is Uber safe?” “Can I or should I prevent travelers from accessing Airbnb?” “Is my expense reimbursement policy in line with my travel policy on Lyft?” And, finally, “If I close my eyes, will this all go away?”  

According to the United Nations, in the year 2100 the world’s population will be 11.2 billion people. Not surprisingly, Africa and India account for much of that growth, meaning businesses will steadily expand into those regions. As such, we could see a booming global marketplace, which opens the door for associations. As markets grow, businesses…

The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) has, this week, released a statement regarding the reaction of meetings industry leaders to recent terrorism incidents and the potential effects on ongoing event activities. Along with deploring such acts as “contrary to fundamental industry objectives of enhancing global knowledge, exchange and understanding”, the statement calls for “perspective

Our annual survey takes an in-depth look at meetings, conventions, trade shows, incentive programs and more held outside the U.S.

The Cvent meetings management company announced its annual top 50 convention cities for 2016 in three different categories for the first time: the United S