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Visit Florida Keys Introduces AI Trip Planner
Visit Florida Keys has reengineered its entire destination website and rolled out a multilingual AI planning assistant — charmingly named the Conch-cierge — and while it may appear aimed at sun-seeking tourists, meeting pros should be paying very close attention.
Uber’s Robotaxis Are Coming—And They Might Just Fix Your Worst Event Headaches
How Uber’s Robotaxi push could disrupt event logistics—in the best possible way In 2026, attendees at a conference in San Francisco might skip the usual scramble for shuttle buses, surge-priced rideshares, or pricey hotel car bookings—and instead hop into a driverless Lucid Gravity–based robotaxi summoned by Uber. That’s the vision the company rolled out in […]
Access Denied: What 93% of Disabled Delegates Are Still Telling Us
A new report from The Business of Events and ICC Wales just dropped a truth bomb on the industry: 93% of disabled delegates still face barriers when attending events. Let that sink in. Nearly every attendee with a visible or invisible disability has hit a wall — often literally — when trying to fully participate.
All Aboard: 8 Holiday Train Experiences That Deliver for Business Events
At first glance, booking a train for your company’s holiday event might sound like a gimmick. But in reality, it solves a host of logistical and experiential challenges planners face every year.
The Rise of Rage Rooms
Across the meetings and events landscape, a new trend is gaining steam — and losing glassware: rage rooms. Also known as smash rooms, these controlled environments let participants suit up in safety gear and gleefully demolish objects like dishes, furniture, and yes, malfunctioning office printers.
Talk the Talk: The 2026 Incentive Planner’s Glossary
If you’re planning incentive programs in 2026, knowing the lingo is half the battle. Here’s your no-fluff, slightly cheeky glossary to help you sound like a pro.
Raging Bull: How Airline Management Creates Unruly Passengers
Passengers don’t act unruly in a vacuum. Most have already been corralled through TSA like livestock, squeezed into overcrowded gates with no power outlets, and told nothing about why their flight has been delayed for four hours.
Hilton’s 2026 Agenda: Don’t Just Expand—Evolve
Hilton isn’t just adding hotels in 2026 — it’s building a stronger pitch deck for meetings, incentives, and business events. With over 30 properties opening across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East & Africa and Asia Pacific, the brand is planting flags where planners want to go and attendees won’t mind following.
Cincinnati’s $800 Million Convention District Is Redefining the Midwest Meetings Market
In just three months, Visit Cincy will cut the ribbon on the newly reimagined Duke Energy Convention Center—the $264 million anchor of an ambitious Convention District redevelopment that’s turning the Queen City into a contender for the country’s most planner-friendly urban destination.
Convene Hospitality Group Reimagines a New York Landmark for the Experience Economy
In a city that never stops reinventing its event scene, CHG—the company behind Convene and etc.venues—is writing the next chapter of New York hospitality with The Mallory, an independently branded venue inside the storied Terminal Warehouse. Set to open in Q2 2026, it’s less a venue and more a living intersection of architecture, culture, and commerce.
