It seems the writing could be on the wall for the current business model.

British company Informa formally offered $5.5 billion in a cash-stock deal for London-based event organizer UBM.

Having an emergency response plan in place before a meeting or event occurs is seemingly obvious but not always followed advice.

SPIN, the Senior Professionals Industry Network, initiated a petition in protest of what it deemed as Marriott International’s "special consideration to four of the largest group-booking intermediary companies by honoring 10 percent commission for them," while cutting other third-party intermediary (which it labels as meeting and event planners, DMCs, travel agents and others) commission rates to 7 percent from the current 10 percent.

The commission reduction will take effect March 31, 2018.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Rossi Ralenkotter announced the hiring of Steve Hill to fill the role of President.

IACC revealed the winners of the U.S. Chapter stage of its global Copper Skillet culinary competition, following a competitive cook-off in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. 

Your attendees, staffers and organizations are at risk. So why aren’t you more concerned?

If indeed the government does shutdown, how will it affect the meetings industry in the near term?

SmithBucklin, an association management company, released its annual Circuit publication highlighting 20 key trends it has identified for associations and event professionals to watch and accommodate in 2018.