The event planners featured here are the ones to watch in 2026 for their impact, creativity, and commitment to excellence. ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Sands covers travel and the hospitality industry. Conventions and meetings are big business for the hospitality industry.

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This story was originally published on Hotel Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Hotel Dive newsletter. The 2025 State of the Meetings Industry report, released by ...

The experts share their top picks so you can get organized for the upcoming year Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Grace Smith is a contributor to Buy Side and expert on travel and fashion.

Though companies are cutting expenditures, business meetings still are important. And so are meeting planners. Meeting planning is a $56.6 billion industry in the United States. Last year, more than ...

Visit Indy and city officials are preparing to host Meeting Professionals International, an influential group that books more than 10,000 meetings and events annually for large companies. They’ll roll ...

In partnership with American Express, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) released the initial executive summary of FutureWatch 2009, a forward-looking survey of its worldwide membership ...

Right around the beginning of 2010 I embarked on a new career path—I decided to become an event planner. Since starting, I have managed events in Singapore, Paris, Dubai, and Cancun, organizing ...

NEW YORK -- Foreign-flag cruise lines, which control over 90% of the berths serving North American passengers, represent an underused market for corporate meetings and incentive travel, according to ...