Now in her 32nd year as executive director of Visit Irving, Maura Gast shares with Senior Contributor Jeff Heilman her perspective on the cinema of it all in this “highlight reel.” 

Select group-friendly honorees from Michelin Guide Texas to up the F&B offerings during your next meeting or event.

Here’s a look at what’s new and what's to come in Annapolis, Baltimore and Ocean City, Maryland. 

Reflecting on “the greatest job opportunity ever,” Texas food critic icon Patricia Sharpe dishes on her era-defining career with Meetings Today Senior Contributor Jeff Heilman.

The AirPods Pro 3 earbuds can conduct accurate real-time translation during conversations via a simple finger tap, making it easier for planners and attendees to interact with those who speak a different language.

Hyatt launches Convention Alliance to incentivize meeting and event planners to book multiple events at its properties. 

Lindsey Brown, co-founder of the Southern Smoke Foundation, a national crisis relief organization for food and beverage workers, is supporting those impacted by the Texas Hill Country floods and beyond.

Two Houston First Corporation execs share their vision for the future of meetings and conventions in the city.

Meetings Today has announced the winners of its 2025 Best of Meetings Today Awards, an annual recognition given to the top meeting facilities and destination marketing organizations (DMOs) in North America, as well as the top global DMOs.

With the brand-new BullStreet District, a decade-long development that is bringing in a neighborhood with amenities that rival downtown, Columbia, South Carolina, is a city on the rise in a region that is one of the fastest in the U.S.