Thoughts and advice from MPI’s online programming during the annual day of celebrating and promoting the power of in-person meetings.

St. Louis and Kansas City are hustling and bustling, while Branson is music- and nature-focused and more leisurely paced. Here's the latest and greatest from each destination.

Long Lake Management agreed to purchase all outstanding shares of Amex GBT stock for $9.50 per share—a 60% premium to its market price—which reflects the potential Long Lake sees in maximizing AI across Amex GBT’s customer-facing and back-end operations. 

A new survey from Encore and Boldpush reveals that attendee-to-attendee connection is the top driver of in-person business event success.

In Wickenburg, Arizona, Rancho de los Caballeros Resort completed a $100 million renovation in March. The multiyear renovation began in 2021. Spanning across 18 acres, the property boasts 9,000 square feet of meeting and event space. 

The first Meetings Today LIVE! event of 2026 took place May 3-6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 40 planners and 40 suppliers gathered for a wide-ranging Midwest meetings experience. Here's what planners saw and experienced. 

Located on 300 acres in San Antonio, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Villas completed a $100 million transformation. After a multiyear renovation, the resort is rolling out a new event venue: Rancher Hall Waterfront Event Venue. 

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson traveled to Asheville, North Carolina, for a meeting planner fam trip and discovered a mountain gem of a destination.

Meetings journalist Maria Lenhart’s Lost Treasures of San Francisco explores iconic restaurants, venues, and entertainment spaces—offering inspiration for event and meeting planners.

In “The Shape of the Future,” Scott Steinberg reveals how event planners can design for disruption, navigate uncertainty, and stay ahead.