Direct spending on travel in the U.S. in 2022 was on par with pre-pandemic numbers, but inflation had a major impact, according to new data released by the U.S. Travel Association to coincide with the travel industry’s annual Destination Capitol Hill trip to Congress to meet with federal policymakers.
Meetings industry veteran leader David DuBois, president and CEO of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, announced he will retire effective December 31, 2023, after a tenure of 11 years at the association.
Meetings Today touched base with Cooper at IACC's Americas Knowledge Exchange, its renamed annual conference that seeks to strengthen both the bonds of knowledge and integrate an influx of new leaders into the world of that thoroughbred meeting facility, conference centers.
MPI named Rachel Benedick its chief revenue officer and executive vice president of the MPI Foundation, replacing Annette Greg, who left the association to take the job of CEO of SITE in October 2022.
Wordly, a leading provider of AI-powered real-time live translation for meetings and events, launched Wordly 3.0, which adds natural-sounding voices and other translation features to its popular platform that has been used at major meetings industry conferences such as IMEX America and MPI WEC.
Celebration filled the air at SITE Global Conference 2023 in New York, where the global incentive travel association met to fete its 50th anniversary in the city where it all began.
Speaker Andre Norman stirred the crowd at SITE Global Conference 2023 in Manhattan with a gritty story of determination and redemption that will lift anyone, no matter what background they came from.
Destinations International partnered with insurance and risk-management company Anderson Benson to collaborate on event cancellation insurance and risk management policy options for destination organizations.
Event Leadership Institute (ELI), a major player in the meetings and conventions education space, has been acquired by PCMA. ELI founder Howard Givner, discusses the details of the acquisition, the mutual benefits PCMA and ELI members will receive and more.
