JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa welcomed a new senior banquet chef, Aditya Kulkarni, whose global culinary career spans Europe, the Caribbean, India and the U.S. 

Your keynote speaker has an audience you cannot reach on your own. Here is how to turn that audience into your event’s best marketing channel.

Meeting prof Tya Bolton shares tips on how to use AI to create a highlight video from a familiarization trip that you can share with your planner team and clients.

The latest data shows that U.S. hotels are seeing notably stronger demand into early October, making short-term meetings significantly more costly to book than last year. 

We’ve gathered a list of major meeting hotels with new property openings, announcements and renovations heading into the second half of 2026.

New Orleans & Company championed its “Built to Host” mantra as it hosted a trade media group for two international events: North America’s 50 Best Restaurants and Sail250.  

Visit Orlando appointed Jessica Sibley as senior director of convention sales. Her new position coincides with the Orange County Convention Center’s $560 million expansion project.  

Gary Singh travels to Las Vegas for the splashy opening of The Vanderpump Hotel, along with other Caesars Meetings experiences.

Signia by Hilton Tainan will debut marking the brand’s first location in the Asia Pacific in July 2026. The 344-room hotel will feature nearly 20,000 square feet of meeting space.

The U.S. Travel Association launched the campaign to capitalize on research showing that business executives strongly appreciate the value of in-person meetings.