With everything from the high cost of airfare to the popularity of bleisure travel and direct access to local experiences, drive-to meetings have become increasingly favored among attendees in reasonable proximity—from 90 minutes to a few hours. Find out why Asheville, Valley Forge and Boise made our list.

Meeting planners in the Meetings Today Market Trends Survey respond as to whether they had leverage on room rates in 2018.

Meeting planners in the Meetings Today Market Trends Survey respond as to how to obtain free or reduced Wi-Fi.

Meeting planners in the Meetings Today Market Trends Survey respond as whether they offer sustainable, or green, meetings.

Meeting planners in the Meetings Today Market Trends Survey respond to whether their organizations have a security or disaster management plan.

Meeting planners in the Meetings Today Market Trends Survey give their opinions on how the U.S. economy will impact the meetings industry.

Integrating a piece of history into a meeting starts with its location. From coast to coast, the U.S. offers a bevy of storied properties. Following are just a handful of options, some recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as part of its Historic Hotels of America, which are selected for maintaining their “historic integrity, architecture and ambiance,” while others have their own stories to tell.

Meeting planner respondents from the 2019 Meetings Today Trends Survey respond as to what activities they're incorporating.

Meeting planners respond to whether contract attrition clauses are being enforced more strictly.

Following an extensive national search, the board of directors for the Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau (VisitNorfolk) has named Kurt J. Krause as president and chief executive officer of the organization, effective January 7, 2019.