Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM is the President and CEO of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE). She is responsible for the management of its full-time professional staff, ...

As we reach the midpoint of 2025, the exhibitions and events industry continues to experience evolving challenges. The latest Q1 CEIR Index shows overall performance at 8.9% below 2019 levels, with ...

Fintech innovations are poised to reshape the events industry, particularly in payments infrastructure, attendee experience and monetization. At Money20/20 Europe, held June 3-5 at RAI Amsterdam in ...

There’s a lot of noise right now around tariffs and shifting global trade policies. While uncertainty often dominates the conversation, moments like this are also opportunities to demonstrate ...

As trade show organizers, exhibiting companies, and buyers navigate new realties for international trade in the U.S. in 2025, executives for the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) and WTC Miami ...

The coronavirus understandably caught the events industry flat-footed last spring. Who can predict a once-in-a-century disease? But nearly a year into the pandemic, there’s been time to experiment, ...

Upping their games to attract more meeting and convention business in an ever-more-competitive market, major U.S. convention centers are busy with renovation and expansion projects. Here’s what to ...

The future is looking bright for the business events industry, according to the 2023 Global Economic Significance of Business Events study by the Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with ...

A bevy of good news and in-person events held recently signal positive momentum toward a restart of the trade show industry in the United States that effectively has been put on hold since spring of ...

MGM Resorts is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse culture, not just among employees and guests but also within its supply chain. The company prioritizes procuring goods and services from ...

MGM Resorts is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse culture, not just among employees and guests but also within its supply chain. The company prioritizes procuring goods and services from ...

With 25+ years of writing and editing experience, Michele Laufik has written for BizBash, Hotel Dive, Viator, Martha Stewart News and Hotel at Home. Laufik has a B.A. in English from Penn State ...