With numerous unique venues and unbeatable proximity to Denver International Airport, Aurora, Colorado, has the meeting planner necessities. This year, the destination begins an evolution that will make its group offerings even more robust.

The Baird Center celebrated the completion of its $456 million expansion in May 2024, but Milwaukee’s meetings makeover continues.

This sunny SoCal meeting oasis entered the new year hot with air service updates, new and renovated properties, and a list of upcoming developments to look forward to in 2026 and beyond.

I set out to gather tips for job interviews from professionals across the meetings, events and hospitality industry—from hiring managers to meeting planners to hotel general managers. Here’s their advice for being a candidate who stands out.

Events like the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum prove that there are many eager, young meetings industry professionals willing to put in the work. But to find them, we need to take off our blinders and look beyond LinkedIn’s search bar.

“Bleisure” destinations that offer a balance between work and play—like Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama—are capturing fresh attention from meeting planners. 

There’s a fine line for DMOs to walk as they figure out how to balance AI with something technology can’t replicate: the human touch. Here’s how two DMOs—Visit Milwaukee and San Francisco Travel—are embracing AI and authentically reimagining their destination marketing efforts.  

There’s a fine line for DMOs to walk as they figure out how to balance AI with something technology can’t replicate: the human touch. Here’s how two DMOs—Visit KC and VisitNorfolk—are embracing AI and authentically reimagining their destination marketing efforts.  

Here are three trends that are reinventing how hotels and resorts are designing and delivering high-end dining experiences that satisfy all attendee cravings, and examples of properties already hitting all the marks.