Articles tagged “costs”

Airlines are replacing Spirit's routes, but not its ultra-low-cost fares. For planners already navigating rising costs, the timing couldn’t be worse.

As affordability continues to be a top challenge in 2026, planners will be forced to balance broader cost-cutting strategies with small, surgical cuts to their F&B, speakers and entertainment, decor, and gifting.

Planners are searching for solutions to combat rising costs on F&B, transportation, labor, and other aspects of their events.

We went straight to the source, our meeting planner audience, for ways to shrink your F&B budget.

Cost increases as a result of tariffs are hitting event budgets hard at a time when planners have already been navigating rising costs due to inflation. What can incentive planners do?

With tariff-driven inflation and hidden fees on the rise, event planners are forced to rethink budgets and sourcing strategies. 

The best cost-saving ideas are the ones that are easiest to implement and invisible to attendees.

Predicting the future of the meetings industry is tough, but we do it every year. As we look back at 2024, here's our honest look at what we got right, what we got wrong, and what's still percolating.

Concerns linger about destination safety, rising costs, audiovisual/tech expenses, and hotel contract inflexibility, according to Future Partners State of the Meetings & Convention Industry research.

Taking last year’s budget and adding an inflation adjustment will no longer cut it given today’s economy.