Articles tagged “event costs”

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?

President Donald Trump drew a line in the sand on Saturday, threatening 30% tariffs on August 1 on products from Mexico and the EU. Planners say this will only compound the effects tariffs are already having on all aspects of events.

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

Event planners have been struggling with rising costs, and there is no sign of this improving until 2024, according to the latest Global Business Travel Forecast.