Articles tagged “events industry”

There’s nothing like hanging 30 feet in the air or baking lasagna with total strangers to get people to connect – and both were activities at this year’s C2.

Skift Meetings’ Best Business Events of 2024 was a celebration of game-changing event concepts that have shaped our industry this year.

Independent planners are looking beyond their industry associations for the resources and connections they need to build their small businesses.

The theme of this week’s FICP Conference in Denver was ’Elevate,’ as the association raised the bar on its annual event.

The newly released 2025 CWT-GBTA Global Business Travel Forecast puts the average daily cost per attendee at $169 in 2025 – a massive jump from $88 in 2021.

Following a series of recent acquisitions of exhibition organizers, Clarion Events could be the largest if the right buyer comes along.

If your post-event surveys always result in generic responses, the first place to start is with the questions. Why not ask attendees how the event really made them feel?

GES exhibition services, part of Viad, is being sold to Truelink Capital for $535 million. It’s the latest events company getting an injection of private equity cash.

Though half the states in the U.S. have legalized cannabis, most business events are still not ready to serve sparkling THC-infused elixirs and gift attendees with boutique edibles.

As planners look to track event sustainability, selecting the right venue can go a long way to reducing any meeting's environmental impact.