The 2024 Business Events Consumer Demand Project is research conducted annually to understand the perception of Australia as a business events destination and ascertain an outlook for the international business events industry.  

The incentive travel segment has undergone a fairly radical transformation starting with the pandemic, when travel restrictions and outright shutdowns—especially to international destinations—caused a whole industry to reexamine itself or simply survive.

Here are some key insights, trends and best practices shared at Global DMC Partners’ 10th annual Connection, which addressed inflation rates, budgets and more meetings and events industry trends. 

According to Bizzabo, the average number of events increased by 52% in the first half of 2024, mostly due to the increase of smaller, field marketing events and the adoption of year-round event portfolios.

Inclusive food and beverage offerings and social responsibility initiatives drive some of the biggest shifts in IACC’s most-recent report, compared to results from 2020.

Knowland and Cvent recently revealed the top meeting and event destinations in the United States, ranking top group spots based on a variety of data. 

Here's how three hotel brands and hospitality companies are ditching the one-size-fits-all approach to corporate gifting to offer guests and meeting attendees personalized presents that feel like real rewards.

What are meeting planners asking for in Florida in 2024? According to these hospitality pros, it’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, history and culture and more curated experiences.

San Francisco has a long way to go when it comes to returning to the pre-pandemic luster the first-tier convention destination darling enjoyed. Will AI come to the rescue of downtown?