A new report details the benefits of using freelance planners and event-tech specialists, and the ways to ensure strong performance from them.

Here’s what you may have missed in the last week: a free sustainability tool, an industry partnership, a hotel tax hike, Hyatt’s stylish new brand, and more.

A veteran planner reports on how Taylor Swift’s engagement-driven approach can make business events better.

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance debuted the ECA Advocacy Network, allowing organizers to more easily promote the benefits of their meetings and trade shows to public officials.

Some attendees of the Democratic National Convention had to deal with a stomach-turning protest incident that could be copied by activists at other association and corporate meetings.

Here are strategic and logistical factors to consider when building the company’s most important meeting of the year.

More than 4,000 workers at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas will soon vote on their first-ever union contract.

The Events Industry Council is looking for input for its Futures Landscape Study. Here’s a link to a short survey that can help our industry create a detailed picture of what’s ahead.

Airfares have dropped notably as both inflation and leisure travel have declined. But recent hotel statistics show groups driving hotel revenue, bringing competition for rooms and event space.