Destination Analysis
UFI’s 2026 World Map of Exhibition Venues shows that Asia-Pacific now has 41 venues exceeding 100,000 square meters, putting Europe second for the first time with 38.
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Wedding News
The Knot’s 2027 trends show that weddings are evolving from single-day events into programs that extend across several days.
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Destination Analysis
The ATM Travel Trends Report 2026 shows that association meeting attendance in the Middle East has nearly doubled in a decade. Business events are becoming a key driver of tourism growth.
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Wedding News
A Top100 Wedding Venues study covering more than 3,000 wedding venues shows that airport-to-venue access is becoming an important factor in destination selection.
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Insights
The 2026 Incentive Travel Index shows that per-person spending has increased by 8 percent, while geopolitical risk, safety, and air access are becoming more influential in destination selection.
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Reports
Maritz’s new price index shows that some event cost categories have increased by as much as 146 percent since 2019. As a result, organizers are increasingly redesigning their programs.
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Conferences & Meetings
WTTC and ICCA are joining forces to measure not only the economic impact of business events, but also their contribution to knowledge transfer, investment, employment, and long-term destination value.
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Wedding News
Bahrain is turning destination weddings into a government-backed tourism product with dedicated logistical support.
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Trends
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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Reports
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
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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Opinions
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
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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Opinions
Ninety-one percent of hotel chains are already using artificial intelligence, yet only 28% have a clearly defined company-wide AI strategy.
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Opinions
Events are getting bigger with more stages, sessions and content. But the industry’s real scarce resource may no longer be space, but attendees’ time and attention.
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