The meeting and incentive firm’s third purchase in seven years, EventLink International, will give the company a presence in several more industries.

Prices for brandable spaces at meeting sites, airports, and elsewhere in a host city are way up, say planners. Here’s how to negotiate with venues so you can sell sponsor opportunities at a healthy profit.

Two ideas for stronger contract clauses for groups concerned that social or political issues might upend their destination selection.

On the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles, a Hilton Curio Collection property makes its debut with space for groups of up to 400 attendees.

For long-term mental health, get in the habit of naming and taming your emotions.

A planner who had experienced tough times before guided his team through the pandemic by relying on interpersonal skills more than technological expertise.

A veteran conference director was a lifeline to her staff as technology know-how became, for a while, the most valuable quality in a planner.

For a planner who had to coordinate two annual meetings within six months, the support of her teammates and the appreciation of her executives and attendees are what kept her going.

A director of engagement initiatives finds that engagement is precisely what keeps her in the right frame of mind during the toughest moments at work.

Two-plus years of day-to-day uncertainty around business events has taken a human toll, say planners in MeetingsNet’s latest survey. Here, event organizers share their stories of stress along with their advice on how to cope, because the...