Wedding News
Bahrain turns wedding tourism into a government-backed strategy
Bahrain is turning destination weddings into a government-backed tourism product with dedicated logistical support.
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Insights
Event News
No convention center: Tech Week spread more than 1,500 events across the city
San Francisco Tech Week spread more than 1,500 events across the city, moving beyond the traditional convention center model.
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Trends
Hotel investment is moving beyond major cities: New MICE hubs are emerging across Asia
New hotel investment across Asia-Pacific is spreading beyond the region’s major gateway cities. The growth of upper-tier capacity is also increasing the MICE potential of secondary destinations.
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Trends
AI is becoming the new gateway to meeting destinations
Meeting planners are increasingly using AI for destination and venue research. With this shift, cities can enter or drop out of consideration before the formal bidding process even begins.
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Market Intelligence
Informa expands its events portfolio with $3 billion Clarion deal
Informa has agreed to acquire Clarion Events at an enterprise value of approximately $3 billion. The transaction will further expand the company’s scale in the global B2B events market.
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Event News
Sphere can be fully reserved for brand events of up to 17,500 people
Las Vegas Sphere is expanding beyond concerts and shows, positioning itself as an event venue that can be fully reserved for corporate events with up to 17,500 guests.
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Reports
The events industry is entering 2027 with greater optimism, but expectations are changing
According to MPI’s third-quarter 2026 research, 60 percent of industry professionals expect business conditions to improve, while purpose-driven event design is gaining importance alongside scale.
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Destination Analysis
A single convention generated $43.25 million in business activity in Cincinnati
Omega Psi Phi’s 85th Grand Conclave in Cincinnati generated more than 50,000 hotel room nights and $43.25 million in business activity.
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Industry News
Detroit prepares for convention competition with 1,600 new hotel rooms
More than 1,600 new hotel rooms are set to be added to downtown Detroit in the coming years. The additional capacity will become part of the city’s strategy to attract larger conventions and events.
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Event News
Tomorrowland Shanghai transforms its event venue into a 360-degree visual world
Tomorrowland is returning to Shanghai on October 17-18, transforming Hero Dome into a 360-degree event environment surrounded by a 99-meter curved LED screen and 80 ceiling-mounted displays.
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Destination Analysis
Sri Lanka wants to expand its share of the Indian wedding market
Sri Lanka is targeting Indian wedding planners through promotional programs held in Surat and Pune. The country is highlighting its proximity air connectivity, and luxury accommodation infrastructure.
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Event News
The sky is becoming a giant event stage: 11,000 drones take flight at once
A total of 71,207 drone flights were carried out across seven shows in Texas. In the finale, 11,000 drones took to the sky simultaneously, highlighting the scale that show technology has now reached.
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Opinions
Do major events have to be the same for everyone?
As mega events continue to grow, smaller and more specialized meetings are placing greater emphasis on the quality of engagement rather than participant numbers in certain sectors.
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Wedding News
Travel costs are becoming a new decision factor in destination weddings
Top100 Wedding Venues’ study of 3,101 venues highlights the impact of flight connectivity and post-airport travel on destination wedding decisions.
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Destination Analysis
Saudi Arabia is building a new luxury tourism corridor along the Red Sea
Saudi Arabia is creating a new luxury tourism corridor along the Red Sea coast by connecting hotel, marina and transportation investments in AMAALA and Shura Island.
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