Business leaders and academics have lined up to help Destination Canada land international conferences.

In the EU, airlines have been required to pay cash compensation to passengers for flight delays for almost two decades. The Biden Administration thinks it’s time for a similar policy in the U.S.

The latest MPI Meetings Outlook survey reports outstanding prospects for business in 2023, but the trials of a hotel seller’s market and staffing issues aren’t going away.

U.S. Travel estimates that the “embarrassingly long” wait times for first-time visa applicants from non-visa-waiver countries will keep 2.6 million people from visiting the U.S. in 2023.

Is there a future for pre-scheduled appointments at exhibitions? One industry leader believes strongly in their value.

In addition to significantly enlarging its portfolio of b-to-b shows, Informa also acquires more brands in the meeting, convention, and trade-show planning field.

Hilton challenges planners to share a story about the power of meetings (with a million-hotel-point prize at stake), plus other just-announced Global Meetings Industry Day news.

The “quick guide” and roadmap, available now from the Net-Zero Carbon Events campaign, are must-reads for organizations thinking about reducing event carbon emissions. Best-practices reports are coming soon, too.

Focus on your people and the fundamentals to keep business thriving in uncertain times.

The organization representing destination management companies in many countries will now be represented by Associated Luxury Hotels International’s global sales team.