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Rob Carey
Content Manager, Features & News

Rob Carey serves as content manager, news and features for Meetings Today, where he leads coverage of the latest trends, happenings, data and insights related to corporate meetings and incentives as well as association conventions and exhibitions.

 

Carey has been covering the business-events industry since 1992, when he was hired as an intern at Successful Meetings magazine in New York while still a student at Columbia University. During his 15 years at SM’s parent company Nielsen, Carey moved steadily through the ranks to become editorial director for Successful Meetings, Meeting News and the Meeting World conference and exhibition. SM and MN won several FOLIO: Eddie Awards for editorial coverage during his tenure.  

 

Carey then spent 11 years as principal of Meetings & Hospitality Insight, covering not just the MICE market for various industry publications but also writing about business disciplines such as hotel management, golf-facility management, small-business operations, middle-market leadership and others. For several years he wrote the annual trends white paper for the International Association of Conference Centers.  

 

In 2018, Carey became a senior content producer for MeetingsNet, an Informa media brand, and a panel moderator for Informa’s Pharma Forum annual event. 

 

Come September 2025, he moved to Meetings Today.  

 

A native of New York  Carey now resides in the Phoenix/Scottsdale metro area with his wife Kelley and their dog Ziggy. 

Event Contracts Survey: Planners’ Biggest Sticking Points

Meetings Today’s latest survey uncovered where planners are spending the most time and effort to hammer out event contracts.

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New Problem for Food and Beverage: Fertilizer Shortages

The Middle East conflict has greatly reduced fertilizer shipping, right before spring crops were to be planted worldwide. Come fall 2026, the result might well be considerably higher prices for food in North America’s hotels, resorts and restaurants.

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Tucson Meetings and Incentives Property Gets Big Refresh

The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa unveiled in late March a comprehensive renovation of its 115,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, plus a refresh of its 575 guest accommodations.

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Caesars Unveils Opening Date for The Vanderpump Hotel on Las Vegas Strip

Formerly the Cromwell Hotel, the 188-unit property has been completely overhauled to deliver an upscale environment curated by restaurateur and TV personality Lisa Vanderpump

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The ICE Airport Experiment, Day 2

The Trump Administration followed through on its stated intention to use ICE officers in airport-security roles starting March 23. The effect so far has been mixed. Here are details.

PCMA Sharpens Its Annual-Event Branding With New Name

The association announced in mid-March that its annual summer conference, formerly known as PCMA edUcon, is now the PCMA Business Events Summit.

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Airport and Airline Updates as TSA Issues Drag On

Security wait times are rising at more airports, while American Airlines’ CEO implores Congress to act right after he spoke at a huge industrial-sector conference.

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Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Unveils Industry-Growth Plans

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), the unified public policy voice of the U.S. business- and professional-events industry, announced the launch of ECA 2.0 to grow the industry.

RFPs: Make an Offer They Can't Refuse

Two hotel insiders detail how planners can build event RFPs that get noticed by sales reps and move negotiations toward ‘yes’

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California Women in Hospitality: Smart, Confident, Customer-Focused

In honor of Women’s History Month, we highlight three hospitality-industry veterans who have made their mark in the meetings and incentives industry in Southern California. 

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